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Orange County Information Technologies Strategic Plan <br />• determine current exposure for ensuring availability <br />of critical systems during: <br />o short and long-term electrical failure <br />o short and long-term interruptions in Internet <br />availability <br />o relocation of services to emergency facilities <br />• determine plan for remote storage and retrieval of <br />critical County information <br />• evaluate methods for addressing the above <br />findings, including: <br />o cost information <br />o partnerships with peer governments for <br />support during localized emergencies <br />o partnerships with vendors capable of <br />providing interim solutions during <br />emergencies <br />Information Technologies should bring in an external <br />security auditing firm, as well as security consultants to <br />enact network changes and policies to ensure the <br />evolution of security in proportion to growing security <br />threats. <br />Enterprise Wide OCIT Standards. <br />With the exception of the PC Replacement Program, <br />Orange County's historical approach to upgrading <br />technology has been largely reactive. In addition, <br />application selections have involved IT as a final step in <br />the purchasing process, providing little influence other <br />than an approval/disapproval for even large scale <br />applications. <br />This has resulted in a de facto architecture which has <br />confounded efforts to standardize on specific <br />technologies, which in turn results in: <br />21 <br />Page 20 of 25 12/1 /2008 <br />