For data storage, please provide the following information:
1. Storage vendor?
DellEMC
2. Volume of data?
~200tb
3. Date of contract end?
Final end date of 4th September 2027
4. End of support life?
31st August 2026
5. What hypervisors are in use?
This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 31(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Prevention or Detection of Crime).
Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held; however, this information constitutes valuable intelligence, that could be leveraged by a motivated cyber threat actor to inform a successful attack against Council infrastructure. Releasing this information would therefore increase the chances of the Council becoming the victim of a cyber-attack.
The Council has considered the public interest in releasing this information and recognises there is a public interest in openness and transparency. However, there is a stronger public interest in the Council maintaining the security and integrity of its IT systems. Significant weight should be applied to this public interest consideration given the current elevated cyber threat landscape facing public sector organisations.
Therefore, the balance of public interest weighs in favour of withholding this information from disclosure.
6. What hyperscalers are in use?
This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 31(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Prevention or Detection of Crime).
Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held; however, this information constitutes valuable intelligence, that could be leveraged by a motivated cyber threat actor to inform a successful attack against Council infrastructure. Releasing this information would therefore increase the chances of the Council becoming the victim of a cyber-attack.
The Council has considered the public interest in releasing this information and recognises there is a public interest in openness and transparency. However, there is a stronger public interest in the Council maintaining the security and integrity of its IT systems. Significant weight should be applied to this public interest consideration given the current elevated cyber threat landscape facing public sector organisations.
Therefore, the balance of public interest weighs in favour of withholding this information from disclosure.
7. Who manages the data storage?
Infrastructure Team, Digital and Technology Service
8. Storage manager contact details?
This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data). Devon County Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance, release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore the information is withheld.
We can advise that the job title of the person responsible is the Infrastructure Team Manager. Telephone contact can be made via 0345 155 1015 and asking for the person by job title.