County IT requests staff increases, platform migration and capital refresh to improve security and continuity

Aug 12, 2025

The county’s IT and GIS teams requested funding to add staff, consolidate services on Google Workspace, upgrade cybersecurity tooling, and complete a one-time virtualization infrastructure refresh that would reduce recurring costs and improve continuity.

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Grand County’s Information Systems director presented a multi-part 2026 budget request to the Board of County Commissioners that would add staff and fund a one-time capital refresh of the county’s virtualization platform, accelerate an operational migration to Google Workspace to consolidate disparate services, and expand cybersecurity and continuity tools. The board also heard a separate but related presentation from GIS staff about licensing and imagery cost-sharing.

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