的 国家警察协调中心(NPoCC) has reached another significant milestone in enhancing its national coordination capabilities by re-platforming its Mercury digital platform to the 亚马逊网络服务(AWS)云. 的 platform enables forces across the UK to efficiently coordinate efforts in response to globally significant events. 这一战略性工作为平台的未来奠定了坚实的基础, 确保改进的可伸缩性, 安全, 和可用性.
NPoCC，由 国家警察局长委员会 (全国政协)在协调国家执法工作方面发挥着至关重要的作用. 它使用水星平台来管理和协调超过5,英国各地警方每年收到的互助请求多达1万份, 支持协作资源, 日常和大型活动的策划和运营, 特别行动, 以及国家紧急情况. Recent events include the state funeral of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, HRH Charles III’s coronation, the 格拉斯哥COP26气候大会，和 英联邦运动会 在伯明翰.
作为对即将结束的托管基础设施的响应, 以及对增强韧性和安全性的需求, NPoCC与Informed Solutions合作，对这一关键服务进行了重新平台化和未来验证. 该项目的主要目标包括关闭本地数据中心, 确保端到端服务安全, 最大限度地减少停机时间，并在全球重大事件期间实现经济高效的扩展.
的 successful re-platforming required effective leadership and detailed dependency management across a broad group of key stakeholders, 包括NPoCC, 警察数码服务, Aristi(独立网络安全保障), 沃里克郡警察(提供关键的连接), 和JML软件解决方案(用于部队人力资源系统集成). Informed Solutions采用了高度协作的方法, 通过PRINCE2敏捷方法管理复杂的交付, which provided flexibility to explore and take-on opportunities for optimisation and improvement within a controlled and risk-managed framework.
该项目还受益于AWS的采用 警察保证着陆区(PALZ); a best-practice architecture to enable police forces to implement cloud technology by deploying a pre-approved, 在云中操作警察工作负载的预先保证蓝图.
Informed Solutions的AWS认证架构师与AWS自己的解决方案架构师一起工作, 采用AWS最佳实践, 采用AWS安全服务. 在整个项目中, 利益相关者管理, 建筑勤奋, and independent expert assurance played pivotal roles in addressing emerging risks and challenges.
由于Informed Solutions的AWS专业知识和高度协作, 灵活的交付方式, 水星平台于2023年8月成功重新搭建, 实现NPoCC的利益包括:
- Scalability: 的 solution can now automatically scale to meet peak demand during national events. NPoCC can quickly and cost-effectively spin-up and spin-down environments for training purposes within a matter of hours (previously this involved months of lead time)
- Improved performance: Use of DevSecOps and Infrastructure-as-Code techniques has enhanced deployment agility by enabling zero-downtime deployments, 改进的灾难恢复能力, 并通过运营监测确保更快地识别和响应问题.
- Increased availability and 安全: Cloud-native and serverless technologies enhance availability while AWS 安全 services can evolve to counter emerging threats.
- Future-proofing and innovation: Access to AWS offerings enables rapid integration of new technology and advanced data analytics capabilities.
在关键服务成功重新平台化之后， 总警司马特·劳勒, NPoCC的负责人, 表达了这一转变的重要性, 他说:“水星是英国日常和主要警务行动的重要平台, 以及迁移到AWS云, 我们在平台安全方面迈出了重要的一步. This transition not only boosts efficiency and scalability but also presents opportunities for integrating cutting-edge technologies. 这项工作对于满足未来警务资源需求至关重要, ensuring the NPoCC Mercury service remains at the forefront of law enforcement for years to come. Informed Solutions的AWS专业知识和高度协作性, 灵活的交付方式 were critical to achieving success and we look forward to continuing to develop the Mercury platform for the benefit of policing.”
David Lawton, Informed Solutions技术总监 also added: “的 ongoing development of the Mercury platform exemplifies the transformative power of technology in promoting collaborative policing. 我们为与NPoCC的持续合作感到自豪, 通过协作来增强和调整Mercury平台的功能. This latest strategic re-platforming further enhances NPoCC’s 安全 posture and ability to leverage innovative new technologies.
“像这样的大型战略项目需要合作和创新，但是, 以正确的方式交付, they also show the art of the possible when it comes to migrating national-scale critical services to the cloud. We are very proud to be continuing to support NPoCC and helping it stay at the forefront of innovation in the policing sector.”
