IT requests $729,653 increase for devices, licensing and backup as county documents rising costs
Brazos County IT told commissioners its FY27 M&O request is $729,653 higher than last year, driven by PC and laptop rollouts, a leased backup storage system, CAD upgrade costs, radio subscriptions and higher software licensing fees.
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Eric Caldwell, who leads the county IT department, outlined a $729,653 FY27 increase in the countywide IT services budget driven chiefly by device rollouts, data center licensing and contracted services. He said the largest portion of the jump is a worst‑case estimate for a PC and laptop replacement rollout and noted supply‑chain pressures driven by global demand for memory chips.
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