Cloud platform delivers peace of
mind for law enforcement
B
ritish cloud hosting firm UKFast
Group Ltd and software provider
JML Software Solutions Ltd are
teaming up to deliver a cloud-based
software-as-a-service platform for Thames
Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary,
helping both forces to deploy resources
more safely and efficiently.
JML’s Chronicle software protects police
officers by providing real-time asset
management, tracking and monitoring
to ensure police resources are safely and
appropriately dispatched during incidents
and that officers have sufficient training
and equipment to deal with situations as
they arise.
All 43 Home Office Police Forces and
five National Law Enforcement agencies
use the Chronicle system. Thames Valley
Police and Hampshire Constabulary
are the first to deliver the critical crime
fighting solution through a cloud platform,
reducing the IT burden and increasing
communication capabilities between
forces by virtue of being hosted on a
single integrated system.
UKFast is providing the private cloud
platform from its government-approved,
UK-based data centres, which are
connected to the Public Services
Network (PSN).
JML’s Managing Director, Russell Osborne,
said: “Historically, police forces have been
wary of cloud hosting, but the access we
can offer through UKFast’s secure UK sites
means this is now a better alternative than
hosting locally. It’s the way government
and the College of Policing want things
to go, with a more efficient, joined up and
integrated approach.”
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Inspector Chris Young, Chief Firearms
Instructor for JOU, said: “Chronicle is a
critical resource for us because we have
been able to centralise the storage of all
of our training and operational records in
one place.
“The ability to access this information
across the footprint of both Hampshire
Constabulary (Hampshire and the
Isle of Wight) and Thames Valley
Police (Oxfordshire, Berkshire and
Buckinghamshire) makes meeting our
day-to-day working requirements and
deployments much easier.
“We have the ability to review incidents
and deploy resources wherever they are
needed to help with the changing and
diverse requirements of our operations.”
“Having a cloud-based solution with
remote access enables us to now
monitor our training provision to
individuals and teams within our
joint operational units. This ensures
consistency in the training, delivery and
content of each lesson.”
UKFast’s Head of Public Sector, Stephen
Jewell, said: “Delivering Chronicle to the
police from a secure cloud infrastructure
enables JML to centrally manage the
application software and focus on the
delivery of their services, whilst UKFast
provide the assured infrastructure
and connectivity.
“No longer requiring on-premise
hardware or manually installed software
updates, the cloud-based service offers
greater resilience, security and value
for money to the police. We are seeing
a significant change in the adoption of
cloud in the justice sector, as confidence
and understanding increases in the
compliance and security offered by our
private cloud solutions.” ◊
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The three-year contract sees JML and
UKFast working together to deliver
considerable cost efficiencies for the
police force, enabling greater resources to
be directed to front-line policing.
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