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Marquette County authorizes migration from GroupWise to Microsoft 365, estimates six-week data transfer
Summary
The board approved staff recommendation to authorize a contract to migrate county email and data from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft 365, with an estimated six-week data-migration window and initial funding from reserves and the tech fund.
The Marquette County Board approved a staff-backed plan to migrate county email and data from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft 365. Staff said the migration is a comprehensive, multi-component project that requires vendor expertise; Carhu Cyber recommended contracting with "12 34 Micro Technologies" based on value and technical capability.
A presenter described the migration timeline as approximately six weeks for the data transfer, contingent on county data storage and cloud transfer rates. Staff said initial funding will come from reserves and the county tech fund; ongoing licensing and support costs will be allocated to users in future years. The motion to authorize the vendor and delegate signing authority was made, supported and approved by the board.
Why it matters: The county's email and file infrastructure will move to a supported cloud platform, which staff said will modernize operations and improve security. Commissioners asked for timing and cost clarifications and were told the vendor can complete the data move in about six weeks under current estimates.
Provenance: Presentation and board motion during action items.
