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Catawba County

Rethinking Government’s RoleRethinking Government’s RoleChanging:Changing: the way we think, the way we think,

the way we interact, the way we interact, the way we do business.the way we do business.

IT Governance MeetingMay 21, 2009

GreenIT &everything else

The

CountLittle Things……

Empower the Workforce…Unbounding Tools

• Mobilization

• Wireless Connectivity

• Online – Applications– Expense Reporting– Benefit Enrollment– Time Reporting– Documents

Reduce Downtime… …Mobilize

• Mobile Field Inspection

• Building

• Food and Lodging

• Well and Septic Inspectors:• Mobile Field Tools for

• Home Health Services

• School Nurses• Geographic Scheduling• Maintenance Work Order System• Mobile Field Based Reporting for Law

Enforcement• Teleconferencing /Webinars

Best Practices and Shared Resources……Virtual Technology/SAN(Storage Area Network)

• March 2006 – 70 physical servers, 4.5 terabytes storage

• Today 128 servers – 108 virtual and 20 physical servers– 12 terabytes storage used– 27 terabytes of storage available.

• Full redundancy for disaster recovery• Approximately $400,000 in server savings• 300 square feet of additional space

ThinkDon’t Be

A Virtual Packrat

Before You Print

My Personal Green IT Checklist:• Unplug phone chargers, iPod chargers, GPS chargers and

other chargers when not in use.   • Turn off your computer• Don’t forget monitor, the speakers, the printer, the scanner,

and even the paper shredder.  • Don’t be a “Virtual Packrat”. • Don’t print just because you can. • Use handouts only if necessary• Use the sleep mode• Buy an LCD Monitor• Check energy consumption on all purchases. • Technology has become part of our lives but remember, at

times you need to turn it all off and enjoy time without it.

Rethink Green in Your Organization

• Donate old functional computers to school children that do not have home computers.

• Send old computer equipment to a company that recycles electronic devices.

• Exchange CRT computer monitors with LCD monitors when computers are replaced.

• Provide computer applications at employees' homes, so they can complete required paperwork without having to drive to their office.

• Virtualization and server consolidation.• Initiate a “Think before you print” campaign.• Use Web/video conferencing to reduce mileage costs.• Scan and store documents for reduced paper and easier access• Make online access to information a strategic direction

Visit www.catawbacountync.gov Earth Awareness

Broadband in Catawba County

Greatness or Mediocrity

“To build an economy that can lead this future, we will begin to rebuild America… It means expanding broadband lines across

America, so that a small business in a rural town can connect and compete with their counterparts anywhere in the world….”

President Barack Obama

What is the Definition of High Speed Internet Service?

In March 2008, an FCC order developed speed tiers to define broadband services.New FCC Broadband Speed Tiers

1st Generation Data 200 kbps to 768 kbps

Basic Broadband Tier 1 768 kbps to 1.5 Mbps

Broadband Tier 2 1.5 Mbps to 3 Mbps

Broadband Tier 3 3 Mbps to 6 Mbps

Broadband Tier 4 6 Mbps to 10 Mbps

Broadband Tier 5 10 Mbps to 25 Mbps

Broadband Tier 6 25 Mbps to 100 Mbps

Broadband Tier 7 Greater than 100 MbpsSource: FCC Wireless Competition Bureau

How Much Bandwidth is Needed?

• Most studies indicate that America needs at least 100Mb to the Home by 2012.

• European nations are already developing networks at 100Mb to 1 GB and higher.

• The City of Wilson, NC is delivering 100Mb to the home and 1 Gb to businesses today.

• They are meeting strong opposition from Time Warner and Embarq who do not have a competitive product.

• Currently there is no known plan for 100Mb or higher to the home in Catawba County.

Japan 60 Mbs /second US

5 Mbs /secondJapan France

United States Luxembourg

5 Mbs /second

60 Mbs /second$35 /month

$55 /month

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Wilson vs Carriers

Tier 4- 6 to 10 MBps

30 Counties in NC have better coverage than Catawba County

Economic Benefits of Broadband

• The US Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that for every dollar invested in broadband returns another $3 to the economy.

• Conversely, the failure to make necessary investments in broadband is projected to reduce productivity by one percent per year or more.

• A 1 percent increase in a state’s broadband penetration results in .2 to .3 percent increase in employment.

• The effect of high speed Internet access translates into $1000 to $1500 increase in per capita income.

Name That Site

Name That Site

• Keep-up-with-Catawba-County.

• Thatacatabacounty

• The Catawba County Connection!

• ***Citizen Alert***

• CatCo Citizen Alert

• Community Alert

• You Gotta Read This!

• Watch Out For...

• Cat-Co Knows (stands for Catawba County Knows)

• Psst....Catawba County

• Catawba County's 411

• CATCO Did you Know?

• CATCO Lowdown

• First things first

• Catawba County Connections  

• The Catawba County Communicator

• iKnow - Important Knowledge Now On the Web

• New News Now Know Now!

• ePSA

• The CoCat PSAGE (PSAs Given Electronically)

• Catawba County Cares

• Catawba County Outreach

• Catawba County Bloggers

• Catawba County Platform

• Catawba County Citizens

YouTube and Flickr

Reaching Out to Catawba County

Processes

How Do Your Processes Stack Up?

Assignments for the Next Month

• Choose 5 favorites for the PSA Blog

• Identify one video opportunity for our YouTube site.

• Look at your processes and identify one that could be improved.

Catawba County

Rethinking Government’s RoleRethinking Government’s RoleChanging:Changing: the way we think, the way we think,

the way we interact, the way we interact, the way we do business.the way we do business.

IT Governance MeetingMay 21, 2009