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County Administrator's Report 8. 7.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Microsoft Enterprise Services Work Order - William "Bart" Siders, Information Technology Department Director
That the Board take the following action concerning the Microsoft Enterprise Services Work Order, which will allow the Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Court, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, State Attorney’s Office, and Sheriff’s Office to leverage their Microsoft resources more effectively. The support components provided are: dedicated support account management, proactive service support, reactive service support, and a cyber response team. We will be able to easily collaborate with Microsoft experts, prevent and manage risks both on-premise and in Office 365 and Azure, and receive recommendations tailored to our environments:
A. Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Microsoft Enterprise Services Work Order;
B. Authorize the County to award a Purchase Order, in the amount of $89,931, to Microsoft Corporation, State of Florida Contract # 43230000-15-01; and
C. Authorize the Chairman, Vice Chairman, or County Administrator to execute all future documents related to this service work order without further action of the Board.
[Funding: The funds are available in the current Budget, Fund 001, General Fund, Cost Center 270102] |
| BACKGROUND: |
The Information Technology departments for the Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Court, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, State Attorney’s Office, and Sheriff’s Office all utilize Microsoft technology for their core services. Many of these constitutionals have started using Office 365 and Azure, which allows for more security and disaster recovery. Due to the limitations of staff time and training, we are not able to get the most out of the Microsoft technologies that we utilize. It is a must for us to have access to microsoft engineers, who specialize in the products we use. It would also be more cost effective for the constitutionals to work together to obtain a service work order with Microsoft to have access to these type of engineering resources instead of having to hire specialized engineers.
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| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| The funds are available in the current year, General Fund 001, Cost Center 270102. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| The County Attorney has approved the Microsoft Enterprise Services Work Order for form and legal sufficiency. |
| PERSONNEL: |
No additional personnel are anticipated for the implementation of this Microsoft Enterprise Services Work Order.
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| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| This Recommendation is in compliance with the provision of the Code of Ordinance of Escambia County, Florida, 1999 Chapter 46, Article ll, Division 3, Section 87-901, Purchases and Contracts and F.S. 255-20. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| The Information Technology Department will coordinate efforts on behalf of the County. |
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