Socium announced as an approved supplier on the G-Cloud framework

The G-Cloud Programme is a cross government initiative and is testament to the government’s commitment to cloud services. There were four lots within the £60m framework which were: Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Software as a Service and Specialist Cloud Services. As a result of this, the range of services being offered on the G-Cloud, cover all aspects of Cloud Computing.

The Online Validation Service

The Online Validation Service, Socium’s first offering to the market, provides an independent, simple and easy to use way of validating spatial data against a set of standard or user-defined business rules. By providing the service in the cloud, Socium are embracing innovation trends and eliminating the need for users to invest in software or infrastructure, whilst all in all being able to benefit from state of the art innovation.

Socium is a wholly owned subsidiary of 1Spatial Group Ltd. As a Software as a Service company it opens up the world of data quality to everyone by offering new, online data validation and management services in the cloud. By doing so Socium are embracing innovation trends and eliminating the need for users to invest in software or infrastructure, whilst after all benefiting from state of the art research.

Socium’s first offering, the Online Validation Service, provides an independent, simple and easy to use way of validating data against a set of standard or user-defined business rules in seconds.

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