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Orange County Information Technologies Strategic Plan 1 9 <br /> Server Replacement Projects <br /> Significant strides have been made in addressing the <br /> County's server equipment. The average age of our • <br /> servers is now 3 years. This upgrade of our server <br /> equipment has resulted in more reliable infrastructure, <br /> increased availability of critical programs and better <br /> performance of server programs. Recommendations for <br /> servers include: <br /> • Server replacement <br /> It is critical that Orange County continue to follow its <br /> server replacement program, for reasons similar to the <br /> PC replacement program. Server replacements are <br /> perhaps even more critical than for desktops, as server <br /> outages can have profound adverse affects that would <br /> be largely avoided by a regular schedule of retirement. <br /> • Server consolidation <br /> Some of the newer releases of software allow for <br /> greater consolidation of users onto a single server. In <br /> the case of email, past restrictions on the numbers of <br /> supported users per server no longer exist. It is <br /> imperative that OCIT pursue server consolidations. <br /> These provide for greater efficiency of support as well <br /> as freeing up useful server hardware that can be used <br /> to replace aging equipment <br /> • SAN expansion <br /> • The County's implementation of a Storage Area <br /> Network has yielded significant benefits in <br /> managing the County's growning data needs. <br /> The SAN is an enterprise level data respository <br /> that many of the County operations use to store <br /> and maintain data. The SAN allows the County <br /> to respond to storage needs on a more timely <br /> basis, while reducing costs of server <br /> implementation. <br /> The County should continue to expand the SAN as <br /> storage needs warrant. <br /> Page 18 of 25 2/9/2009 <br />