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An example of how travellers will benefit is the Mayor of London’s bicycle rental scheme. Gilbert says: “TfL has the information about whether a bicycle is available for hire at a particular location, and if a slot is available at the destination point to park the bike. What we need to do is get that information out to travellers on their mobile devices before they start their journeys, and integrate it with bus schedules and information about the Underground.” Bailey adds: “It’s important that customers understand what their transport options are so they can choose what suits them best. It helps make London a more efficient city that’s easy to get around.” Cloud Platform for Developers Saves TfL Millions of Pounds Without Windows Azure, delivering on the Mayor of London and the government’s vision for open data would have cost TfL millions of pounds in a new physical IT infrastructure and upgraded data centres. Gilbert says: “Frankly, that would not have been a priority for us, given our need to deliver value for money to the taxpayer.” With Windows Azure, Microsoft took that load away from TfL. Gilbert says: “The cost to the taxpayer and the travelling public is marginal in comparison to what it would have cost to build a new infrastructure inside our own data centres. We’re now able to deliver a series of open data initiatives for travellers that would have not been financially achievable otherwise.” Building for the Future in Partnership with Microsoft Services The London Underground TrackerNet launch was seen by TfL as a solution that had huge potential for what is one of the largest transport operators in the U.K. Bailey says: “Making our data available to developers is a key element of our broader digital strategy, which couldn’t have been achieved without Microsoft Services. We have many other data sets that we’re keen to make available to the public. If Microsoft Services and the Windows Azure platform can be used to make more of these data sets available then that’s something we want to look at for the future.” Microsoft Services Microsoft Services helps customers and partners discover and implement Microsoft solutions that generate rapid, meaningful, and measurable results. As the consulting, technical support, and customer service arm of the world’s leading software company, Microsoft Services enables the successful adoption, deployment, and use of Microsoft solutions and technologies for all customers, from the individual to the enterprise. For more information about Microsoft Services, go to: www.microsoft.com/microsoftservices
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