Commissioners approve immediate replacement of county servers, citing lower five‑year cost

Davidson County commissioners on Monday authorized the immediate purchase of replacement servers for three county locations — the government center, the sheriff’s office and the 9‑1‑1 center — after staff said support for the existing servers expires this year.

County staff presented the purchase request as part of the capital improvement plan. The staff presentation said renewing support on the current servers would cost approximately $300,000 per year over five years (about $1.5 million total) while replacing the systems now, including five years of support, would cost less over the same period.

The county presented a low bid from a Raleigh‑based vendor identified in the packet as TIGO and recommended approval to buy the servers using capital reserve funds. IT Director Daniel Perish told commissioners TEGO/TIGO had worked for county departments previously and had provided quotes for Lenovo servers; he described the choice between virtualization technologies (VMware versus Nutanix) and noted the county could repurpose the replaced machines for testing before securely wiping them when they fail.

Commissioners voted to authorize the purchase, to permit the chairman to sign a contract subject to County Attorney approval, and to approve the necessary budget amendment to move capital‑reserve funds for the purchase.

The total cost listed in the meeting packet read as $791.87 (as presented to the board); staff said the funds would come from the capital reserve fund. The board approved the purchase by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.