CIO: BrownTek registry system remains stable; no state-driven migration identified

Aug 15, 2025

Sam Evans told the Norfolk County Commission the registry's BrownTek system is 'extremely optimized' and remains on an IBM backbone; commissioners asked about past recommendations to move off BrownTek but Evans said there was no current indication the state required a migration.

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During the IT update, Sam Evans described the registry's core platform, BrownTek, as a long-running, secure system and said the county expects only routine hardware upgrades in the coming years. "BrownTek is an extremely optimized system," Evans said, noting the IBM backbone provides strong security.

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