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Lake County officials seek $735,575 for Microsoft 365 migration, cite cybersecurity and end-of-life software
Summary
County staff asked commissioners to approve $735,575 from a Q-cap fund to migrate the county email system to Microsoft 365, saying the current Exchange server is reaching end-of-support and the cloud move will improve cybersecurity and disaster recovery. Staff said support costs will rise but operations and security gains justify the change.
Lake County officials asked the county commissioners to approve a $735,575 appropriation from the county’s Q-capital fund to migrate the county email system from an on-premises Exchange server to Microsoft 365 and to move the juvenile center’s case-management system to a cloud platform.
County staff said the existing Exchange server is going out of Microsoft support and that moving to Microsoft 365 will provide stronger cybersecurity and improved disaster-recovery capabilities. A staff member who presented the request said, "the current email system is going out of support by Microsoft," and described…
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