(1065) Information Technology Division
Division Overview
County of San Benito Information Technology Division (COSB IT) is responsible for the planning, designing, securing, data backup, deployments, and implementations of all information technology related services for the entire County IT infrastructure, serving all County departments and agencies. COSB IT is supported by technical staff that reviews technical information and makes recommendation to the Board of Supervisors’ IT Ad Hoc Committee, then presents recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. COSB IT has five (5) staff members, who coordinate and support projects with internal departments and external agencies. COSB IT’s mission is to secure, support, and complete any IT projects that the County’s departments and agencies need, in order to improve safety and efficiency.
Staff
Recommended Budget
Recent Departmental Accomplishments
- Successfully implemented and expanded additional security services.
- Successfully expanded county network in new and existing locations.
- Successfully expanded wireless internet throughout county facilities.
- Successfully worked with facility maintenance to ensure power uptime in Network Operation Centers: New Generator.
- Recruited and hired Information Technology staff.
- Award of RFP COSB IT #2020-01 for IT Professional Services.
Top Departmental Concerns
- Evolving transformation of security threats.
- Core Network Infrastructure.
- End-user Cyber Security Awareness Training.
- Disaster Recovery.
- Increasing capital improvement cost.
Long Range Planning Goals (3-5 years) For Department
- Continue to improve and expand county network both wired and wireless.
- Implement technology advancements to meet the needs of County staff and evolving technologies, applications and implement additional network redundancies.
- Continue to work with vendors and outside agencies to improve online services.
- Continue to address end-of-life hardware and software technologies.