Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
Orange County Information Technologies Strategic Plan <br />o A wide range of technologies for which OCIT must <br />support, thus expanding the scope of expertise <br />(consequently diluting the depth of expertise) to be <br />covered by asize-constrained organization <br />o Few economies of scale in purchasing, <br />maintenance and shared componentry <br />o Few opportunities to architect cross-departmental <br />data solutions <br />o Inability to pro-actively develop an over-arching <br />technology plan <br />Orange County IT has effectively adopted a partner <br />relationship with Purchasing and Budget departments to <br />develop a technology approval process that requires <br />forethought, planning and comprehensive analysis in <br />order to most efficiently manage County computing <br />budgets and most effectively meet public needs. This has <br />required significant changes in the way departments <br />investigate technology solutions to their business <br />challenges. It has also required that departments change <br />the way they plan for evolving business needs. <br />The results of this partnership have been technology <br />purchases which are consistent, more supportable, more <br />aligned to enterprise needs and ultimately less costly to <br />the County. <br />Enterprise E-mail <br />Email has evolved from a useful communication option to <br />the single most critical technology to County operations. <br />As such, its continuous availability is a top priority for <br />OCIT <br />The County's transition from Novell Groupwise to <br />Microsoft Exchange/Outlook now finds us in a more <br />supportable, fully functioning environment. Information <br />Technologies will continue to manage and evolve the <br />email system as a top priority application. <br />22 <br />Page 21 of 25 12/1/2008 <br />