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Board discusses server redundancy, warranty and potential dedicated servers for new buildings
Summary
Board members and a vendor discussed refurbished vs. new servers, five-year warranties with optional extensions, and the possibility of installing separate servers in any new county facilities to allow remote access for departments such as highway.
During the emergency meeting, board members discussed longer-term IT planning tied to the immediate emergency purchase. Members suggested rotating purchases in future procurement cycles and noted that if a new highway or coroner building is constructed, it should include a separate server to allow remote access for those departments.
Jef Liddiard said a server in a new building would let the highway department remote in, a capability he said they "cannot do right now." Vendor Adam explained warranty and service details, telling the board the servers "come with a five-year warranty, after the five years, you can add on an additional one, two, or three years. Typically, it’s $300.00 - $400.00 per year. For service life, seven to eight years." The board discussed using next-day on-site service options from providers such as Stallard Technologies Inc. as part of warranty/service planning.
