To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Philip Savino, Director, Department of Technology
Prepared By:
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Philip Savino, Director, Department of Technology
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Presenter: Philip Savino, Director; Brian Gilpatrick, Division Manager
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Subject:
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2:45 PM *Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Transition Update
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this study session is to update the board with current transition discoveries and layout options to move forward and progress with cloud infrastructure modernization.
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Background and Discussion: As the County advances to phase two of the cloud infrastructure modernization project, we have discovered mistakes made by the cloud vendor in assessing our storage environment. Now that the cloud environment is set up and half of our infrastructure has completed migration, the true monthly costs showing in the portal are significantly higher than the contracted estimate amount.
This discrepancy raised concerns, prompting the IT department to investigate and engage with the cloud provider. The cloud provider has acknowledged this mistake and will honor the current pricing. However, when the contract is up for renewal in 2027, the price will increase significantly to align with market levels. Currently, we are priced for half of our infrastructure at a cost of $520,000 per year, a flat rate for five years. In the new evaluation, it is estimated that, in the worst-case scenario, the cost to host all of our infrastructure in their cloud environment will be $1.9 million per year. With that being said, there are opportunities here that the cloud provider has made us aware of such as 30 to 35% discounting for contract renewals as well as infrastructure optimization that could bring the expense down to $1.33 million. Additionally, it has been identified that a small portion of our infrastructure functions better on premise indicating that not all of our server w...
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