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Hardware Standards:
1. Computer hardware must be
compatible with the standard
operating system software (see table
below). Compatibility can be
verified by searching the Microsoft
Hardware Compatibility List:
http://www.microsoft.com/hcl.
2. Computers should be configured
with no less than the resources
recommended by the operating system
developer, e.g., memory and
processor speed.
Hardware Upgrade and Replacement
Guidelines:
When County-standard operating
system and office automation
software are upgraded, some older
computers will not have the capacity
to run the new software versions
with acceptable performance. If a
computer configuration falls below
the minimum resources recommended by
the software developer for the
current standard operating system
and business software, it should be
upgraded (increase memory, disk
storage, etc.) or replaced.
As a "rule of thumb", if upgrading a
personal computer costs more than 50
percent of the price of a
replacement PC, replace the PC.
Oconee County Replacement
Schedule:
Oconee County has implemented a
three-year preventive maintenance
replacement schedule for all
personal computers.
Software and Network Connectivity
Standards:
The recommended software and network
connectivity standards for office
automation and e-government
applications are presented in the
table below.
Compliance with Software and Network
Connectivity Standards:
Countywide standards help us manage
the cost of owning and maintaining
information technology, and
facilitate communication and
collaboration throughout the
enterprise. Keeping our standards
current protects our investment in
technology and human resources. The
efficient use of human resources,
both technical and non-technical,
remains a driving force behind
standardization.
It is the County's goal that
nonstandard software and network
connectivity that is not mandated by
State or Federal authorities will be
phased out as soon as possible.
These standards will be reviewed
annually and updated as necessary to
ensure that they are consistent with
advances in technology.
Impact of Implementing
Recommendations:
Once fully implemented, these
standards will:
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reduce the total cost of
ownership of County computer
systems on a per unit basis
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provide an environment which
will enable the County to
implement new systems with a
minimum of upgrades and
additions
-
provide an infrastructure which
allows all County employees to
communicate via electronic mail
and schedule meetings via a
shared calendaring system.
-
provide an infrastructure which
allows the County to build and
deliver web-based e-government
applications to our internal and
external customers.
Achieving these standards will
involve changes to both computer
technology and people. Departments
and citizens will need to be aware
of the cultural change that
implementation of these standards
may bring to their organizations and
the local community in order to plan
ways to help with the adjustment
(i.e., training, user manuals,
conversion of existing systems,
support needs, etc.).
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