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County IT presents modest budget increases, flags software consolidation and cybersecurity needs
Summary
IT Director Matt Sanceros told the advisory board on Oct. 3 that 2026 requests are mainly steady with small increases for travel, professional services and cybersecurity; he asked departments to route software purchases through IT to reduce duplicate subscriptions and to raise concerns about long-term licensing costs.
Matt Sanceros, Grand County IT director, presented the 2026 IT budget on Oct. 3 and asked the advisory board to support modest increases for travel, professional services, off‑premise backups and radio maintenance while calling attention to county-wide software licensing consolidation and cybersecurity initiatives.
Sanceros said his overall budget has not changed dramatically from 2025. He requested small travel increases for staff attendance at security- and operations-related conferences and said professional services pay for cloud workspace, website hosting and occasional project support. He described a planned decrease in an on-premise backup…
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