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Body of Knowledge

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535 sources, in Harvard (author–date) style following the Cite Them Right convention. In-text citations across the site link here.

Where a page did not supply a title we have derived it from the page address; 66 references are marked [Title to be confirmed] and will be completed in the next sourcing pass. Where an organisation is the author, the organisation is named. All sources were accessed on 14 October 2026.

  1. R001 Adexchanger (n.d.) Rokt acquires mparticle for 300 million. Available at: https://www.adexchanger.com/commerce/rokt-acquires-mparticle-for-300-million (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  2. R002 Adshead, A. (Computer Weekly) (2026) Data dive: mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence. Available at: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366643799/Data-dive-Mapping-the-UK-public-sectors-hyperscale-dependence (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  3. R003 Airbus (2020) 93549ec2260052c7af64d1187978f0d6 en airbus ad press release airbus signs MOD skynet6a. Available at: https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/93549ec2260052c7af64d1187978f0d6_EN-Airbus-AD-Press-Release-Airbus-signs-MOD-Skynet6A.pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  4. R004 Alantra (n.d.) Long path partners public tender dalet. Available at: https://alantra.com/ib-transaction/long-path-partners-public-tender-dalet (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  5. R005 Alterahealth (n.d.) Harris completes purchase of allscripts hospitals and large physician practices business segment. Available at: https://www.alterahealth.com/newsroom/harris-completes-purchase-of-allscripts-hospitals-and-large-physician-practices-business-segment/ (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  6. R006 Amazon (2024) SAP and amazon web services help BBC simplify its IT systems in cost effective move to the cloud. Available at: https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2024/11/sap-and-amazon-web-services-help-bbc-simplify-its-it-systems-in-cost-effective-move-to-the-cloud (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  7. R007 Amazon Web Services (2021) NHS digital launches NHS login AWS. Available at: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/nhs-digital-launches-nhs-login-aws (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  8. R008 Anthropic (2026) Gov UK partnership. Available at: https://www.anthropic.com/news/gov-UK-partnership (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  9. R009 App (n.d.) [Title to be confirmed]. Available at: https://app.mercell.com/tender/-910883877/award (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  10. R010 Army (2025) Move over chat gpt. Available at: https://soldier.army.mod.uk/issues/march-2025/soldier-life/technology/move-over-chat-gpt (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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  12. R012 Atos (n.d.) Atos opens a new chapter with the successful closing of its financial restructuring. Available at: https://www.atosgroup.com/en/press/atos-opens-a-new-chapter-with-the-successful-closing-of-its-financial-restructuring (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  13. R013 Aura (2026) Aura completes Qoria acquisition. Available at: https://www.aura.com/press/release/aura-completes-qoria-acquisition (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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  15. R015 Becker's Payer Issues (2026) Unitedhealth completes sale of UK business to tpg. Available at: https://www.beckerspayer.com/m-and-a/unitedhealth-completes-sale-of-uk-business-to-tpg/ (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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  21. R021 Bristol (2023) [Title to be confirmed]. Available at: https://bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/november/supercomputer-announcement.html (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  22. R022 BTW Media (2025) Tech giants pledge over $40bn to UK AI infrastructure. Available at: https://btw.media/en/tech-giants-pledge-over-40b-to-uk-ai-infrastructure (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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  32. R032 Capita (2022) Capita agrees sell payments processing business pay360. Available at: https://www.capita.com/news/capita-agrees-sell-payments-processing-business-pay360 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  33. R033 Capita (2022) Capita announces five year extension tv licensing contract. Available at: https://capita.com/news/capita-announces-five-year-extension-tv-licensing-contract (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  34. R034 Capita (n.d.) Capita agrees sell secure solutions and services. Available at: https://www.capita.com/news/capita-agrees-sell-secure-solutions-and-services (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  35. R035 Capita plc (2024) Completion of Capita One sale. Available at: https://www.capita.com/news/completion-capita-one-sale (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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  37. R037 Cgi (n.d.) Cgi and city edinburgh council extend managed IT services contract 2029. Available at: https://www.cgi.com/uk/en-gb/news/government/cgi-and-city-edinburgh-council-extend-managed-it-services-contract-2029 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  38. R038 Channelweb (n.d.) Redcentric re centres itself with 127m sale of datacentre arm. Available at: https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2025/redcentric-re-centres-itself-with-127m-sale-of-datacentre-arm (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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  50. R050 Comms Business (2024) AWS announces £8 billion in UK investment. Available at: https://commsbusiness.co.uk/content/news/aws-announces-8-billion-in-uk-investment (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  51. R051 Companies House (2026) Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited: persons with significant control. Available at: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09274699/persons-with-significant-control (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  52. R052 Computer Weekly (2023) The welsh are building a dragon of an NHS app. Available at: https://computerweekly.com/news/365534184/The-Welsh-are-building-a-dragon-of-an-NHS-app (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  53. R053 Computer Weekly (2023) UK government quietly renews public sector preferential pricing agreement with AWS. Available at: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366562418/UK-government-quietly-renews-public-sector-preferential-pricing-agreement-with-AWS (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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  55. R055 Computer Weekly (2024) Police scotland did not consult ico about high risk cloud system. Available at: https://computerweekly.com/news/366589095/Police-Scotland-did-not-consult-ICO-about-high-risk-cloud-system (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  56. R056 Computer Weekly (2025) HMRC rolls out microsoft copilot AI. Available at: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632865/HMRC-rolls-out-Microsoft-Copilot-AI (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  57. R057 Computer Weekly (2025) Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight. Available at: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632040/Microsoft-hides-key-data-flow-information-in-plain-sight (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  58. R058 Computer Weekly (2025) Ministry of justices openai deal paves way to sovereign AI. Available at: https://computerweekly.com/news/366633421/Ministry-of-Justices-OpenAI-deal-paves-way-to-sovereign-AI (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
  59. R059 Computer Weekly (n.d.) Met police data platform 64m over budget. Available at: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366549272/Met-police-data-platform-64m-over-budget (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
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