UK spy agencies tackle cloud migrations, as ISC drags heels on hyperscaler report

Current government exploring "new operating model for the Intelligence and Security Committee" after furious broadside

Updated Dec 17, 2025 12:47 PM / Published Dec 16, 2025 10:00 PM 4 min read

UK spy agencies tackle cloud migrations, as ISC drags heels on hyperscaler report — MI6's HQ. Image credit: Garry Knight, CC-by-2.0

As well as tackling terrorists and foreign spies, the UK’s spy agencies are grappling with more prosaic IT issues like over-budget cloud migrations and adapting to new HR software, a heavily redacted new report shows.

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Edward Targett

Ed is a co-founder of The Stack. He previously edited Computer Business Review. He has also covered energy markets. He started his journalism career on local papers. He left school at 15 and has made a living asking "but why?" ever since.