OIT Data Center Co-location
2014 NACo Achievement Award Winner
Baltimore County, Md., MD
Best In Category
About the Program
Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)
Year: 2014
On September 2011, an evaluation was conducted on the pre-existing data centers within Baltimore County Office of Information Technology (BCG-OIT) and Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). It was decided that to save operational expense in the long-term the two data centers will be co-located in Towson at BCG-OIT. BCG will make space available for BCPS personnel visits, equipment staging and development testing. BCG-OIT and the BCPS have significant data and information assets that need to be managed and co-located for efficient cost of ownership, maximize Information Technology (IT) investments and improved operations.