Land Registry and Ordnance Survey to share datacentre

Agencies aim for better business continuity in "milestone" agreement

Ordnance Survey will share datacentre space

Land Registry and Ordnance Survey have agreed to share a dedicated secure datacentre in a move that could herald more government inter-agency cost-saving IT deals.

The agreement is for the Registry to lease 219 square metres of services and managed space at its centre in Gloucester to house a proportion of the Survey's production IT infrastructure for the next five years, and support the launch of a new database management system.

A joint statement said: "It will facilitate essential IT business continuity services in conjunction with Ordnance Survey’s new head office and operations base being built in Southampton."

Land Registry is actively pursuing a shared service strategy by marketing extra capacity at its data storage centre, which will use an energy-reducing venting system to reduce carbon emissions.

John Wright, Registry director of information systems, described the deal as "a milestone".

"Looking to the future, it’s also a potential platform for other operations to share services and cut costs,” he said.