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IT director outlines license increases, cloud plans and a phased laptop replacement program
Summary
The city’s IT director said Microsoft licensing costs and cloud migration discussions with the finance system vendor are driving higher IT service costs; the department requested capital for end‑of‑life laptops and server/storage upgrades while noting staffing is a single‑person operation plus a part‑time assistant.
The city’s IT director (Cooper) presented the IT budget and told council members that licensing increases and planned migration to cloud services are the principal drivers of an increased IT request.
Cooper said the city is in active discussions with the core financial software vendor (BS&A) about moving desktop services to the vendor’s cloud offering, and that staff expect a vendor…
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