County IT requests $91,216 for backup hardware expansion

Paulding County IT (Mr. Lyons) asked the board to approve purchase of an object-storage backup hardware expansion unit from SHI for $91,216.55, funded by the general fund and procured through a Sourcewell contract. Lyons said data growth since the initial unit has exceeded 55% and current hardware is above 80% capacity even with compression, making an expansion necessary to meet data-protection and retention best practices. He told commissioners the backup space had been requested and approved in the current budget and that he had solicited additional quotes to confirm price competitiveness.