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County IT warns Exchange server end-of-life, recommends email migration and backup review
Summary
Ravalli County IT advised commissioners that the county's on-premises Exchange server is end-of-life and recommended a one-time migration fee to move mail to Office 365; staff also flagged end-of-life battery backups and high Veeam licensing costs as capital pressures.
Ravalli County IT staff told the Board of County Commissioners on May 12 that the county's on‑premises Exchange server operating system is at end of life and that migrating to Microsoft Office 365 or a state-hosted service would require a one‑time migration expense and likely higher licensing costs.
"The operating system for the email server is end of life. And so we need to migrate that," Rick said, recommending a $10,000 one‑time migration fee to move mail to Office 365 and noting potential ongoing license increases.
Rick also raised concerns about other IT capital and contract…
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