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County IT director wins approval for backup solution, support and Microsoft licensing
Summary
IT Director Scott Howard won commission approval for a backup solution ($5,008.40), Dell pro-support ($4,532.23) and Microsoft licensing ($11,280); the board discussed warranty timing, budgeting categories and possible redundancy with county alert systems.
Scott Howard, Atchison County’s IT director, presented several budgeted purchase orders and recommended a local backup solution rather than a fully cloud-based alternative.
Howard said a Veeam Essentials backup renewal would cost $5,008.40 through ConvergeOne and recommended a second option to remain on-premises rather than moving completely to a cloud backup due to cost. Commissioners discussed warranty timing for server maintenance and whether the county’s paging and alerting systems (used in drills such as active-shooter or bomb-threat exercises) duplicate other alert mechanisms maintained by dispatch.
The board approved three IT-related purchase orders by voice vote: Dell pro-support ($4,532.23), Veeam Essentials via ConvergeOne ($5,008.40) and Microsoft Exchange Online/Microsoft 365 licensing ($11,280). Howard said he will coordinate with dispatch and emergency-management staff to check for redundancy before finalizing the paging solution renewal.
Next steps: Howard will confirm budget-line placement for Microsoft licensing for FY2025, confirm any overlap with dispatch alert systems, and return to the board or staff with any recommended adjustments.
