2015-2016 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN
Innovation – Commitment to Excellence in Public Service
Published by:
Sacramento County
Department of Technology
799 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.874.7825
July 2016
www.SacCounty.net
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County Mission & Vision
From Chief Deputy County Executive for Internal Services
From the Chief Information Officer
County Organizational Chart
IT Governance
Technology Organization
Hack4Sac
Awards & Recognition
Information Technology Standards
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Information Technologies Strategic Initiatives
Focus 1
Expand Electronic Access to County Services
Focus 2
Enhance the County’s IT Infratructure
Focus 3
Manage Internal IT Serivce Delivery from a Countywide Perspective
Focus 4
Ensure the County Operates in a Secured Techology Environment
Focus 5
Support Community Outreach and Technology Enablement
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Phil SernaDistrict 1
Patrick Kennedy District 2
Susan PetersDistrict 3
Roberta MacGlashan
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Don NottoliDistrict 5
VisionA vision is a compelling conceptual image of the desired future.
This statement describes “what we want to be” in the twenty-first century.
Our Vision is for Sacramento County to be:
• A County that is safe, prosperous and provides quality public services
MissionOur mission statement defines why our organization exists.
It describes “what we want to do” for the community.
Our Mission for Sacramento County is to:
• Improve residents’ quality of life by providing cost-effective public services while
fostering economic health, regional cooperation and stewardship of community
assets.
ValuesThese values are the basic principles and beliefs for the County of Sacramento.
They govern the way we make and carry out our decisions.
Our Values for Sacramento County are:
• Honesty, integrity and respect for the individual
• Quality customer service
• Respect for cultural and ethnic diversity
• Clear communication and transparency
• Efficiency and fiscal responsibility
• Recognition of employee contributions
• Exploration of partnerships and collaborations
Adopted by Board of Supervisors on May 24, 2011
County Mission, Vision, & Values
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Chief Deputy County Executive for Internal Services Message
The Sacramento County 2016-2017 Strategic Information Technology Plan
is the vision for our evolving and dynamic IT operation. This Plan outlines the
importance of securely delivering IT services, but also remains flexible enough
to adapt to future technology needs.
Technology is integrated into nearly every facet of our lives and the County
is committed to transforming County services through technology, while
continually working to enhance mobile access to our services and information.
This IT Plan also recognizes the County’s stepped-up efforts to use technology
for community outreach including the support of local children’s charities and
schools though donations of surplus computer equipment and hosting a civic
technology challenge to enhance access to County services.
Through the strategic use of technology and investment in IT infrastructure, the
County will continue to provide effective and innovative services to residents.
David Villanueva
Chief Deputy County Executive for Internal Services
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Message from the Chief Information Officer
Each year, the Information Technology (IT) Plan frames our systematic approach
to streamline, modernize and optimize technology support services for
Sacramento County departments and residents.
I am pleased to report a completion rate of more than 80% for the projects
outlined in the 2015-16 IT Plan. Significant accomplishments included: hosting
the first Hack4Sac community engagement project; constructing a public safety
radio tower in the Sacramento Delta; implementing a private SacCounty cloud
solution; and completing numerous departmental technology projects.
For the 2016-17 IT Plan, we continue to set ambitious objectives that add value
to our customer departments and constituents, prioritize the modernization of
the County’s aging information systems, strengthen our information security
practices, and continuously improve overall service levels.
Building on the success of past years, we continue to set time aside for
community involvement as we plan for our 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
benefiting Sacramento County children charities, explore new partnerships
with community organizations, and support science, technology, engineering
and math programs in local colleges and high schools.
More than ever, the County uses information technology to engage residents
and provide them with easy access to County services. It is our strategic
investment in technology and infrastructure that also allows the County to
drive efficiencies and cost-saving measures. The Sacramento County 2016-2017
Strategic Information Technology Plan is the map for our evolving and dynamic
IT operation.
Sincerely,
Sacramento County Chief Information Officer
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Sacramento County 2016-17 Organizational Chart
Residents
District 1Supervisor
County Counsel
County Executive
AssistantCounty Executive
AirportsSanitation DistrictsProbation
Office of Financial Management
Agricultural Commissioner
Sealer of Weights& Measures
Environmental Management
Health & Human Services
Child Support
Human Assistance
Conflict Criminal Defenders
Public Defender
Cooperative Extension
Voter Registration
Clerk of the Board
County Clerk Recorder
Finance
General Services
Personnel Services
Revenue Recovery
Animal Care & Regulation
Community Development
Regional Parks
Transportation
Waste Management& Recycling
Water Resources
Technology
Coroner
District 2Supervisor
District 3Supervisor
District 4Supervisor
District 5Supervisor
Assessor District Attorney Sheriff
Chief Financial OfficerFinancial Management
Chief Deputy County ExecCountywide Services
Department Assignments
Chief Deputy County ExecInternal Services
Department Assignments
Chief Deputy County ExecMunicipal Services
Department Assignments
Indicates Elected Official
Legend
Indicates Line of Direct AuthorityIndicates Coordinative Relationship
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Chief Information Officer (CIO)The CIO is responsible for Sacramento County’s strategic use
of technology, managing the Department of Technology, and
working closely with County departments to implement IT
systems that improve business processes and enhance citizen
services. The CIO reviews the acquisition of IT services, systems,
and resources for consistency with established standards, and
works with the County Executive’s Office to secure funding
for IT projects. The CIO is also the County Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO).
Technology Advisory Group (TAG)The TAG coordinates the County IT projects, focuses on
priorities established by County leadership and advises the
CIO in developing countywide IT policies and standards.
Members of the TAG include: IT Division Chiefs, IT Managers,
and departmental managers responsible for IT. The TAG meets
quarterly and is chaired by the CIO.
COMPASS Steering Committee (CSC)The CSC makes policy decisions regarding the use of the
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, sets priorities for
implementing changes, communicates policies and decisions
countywide, and obtains the resources needed to accomplish
the COMPASS mission. Members of the CSC include: Chief
Deputy for the Internal Services departments, Department
Directors of Personnel Services, and Finance and General
Services. The CSC meets quarterly and is chaired by the CIO.
Geographical Information System (GIS) Steering CommitteeThe GIS Steering Committee recommends policies and
provides guidance for the application of Geographic
Information Systems technology in Sacramento County. The
committee advocates for shared resources, coordinated
integration and delivery of geographic information in order
to provide superior service to County departments and
constituents. The GIS Steering Committee meets quarterly
and membership is open to all departments.
Automated Permit System (APS) Steering CommitteeThe APS Steering Committee provides recommendations and
direction regarding the implementation, use and development
of available technology including, but not limited to, the Accela
Automation e-Government Systems Automated Permitting
System and Business License Module.
Integrated Justice Information System (IJIS) Steering CommitteeThe IJIS Steering Committee determines policy direction and
project approval for IJIS. The committee ensures that projects
are designed and implemented to meet the data sharing needs
of 19 stakeholder organizations related to adult and juvenile
criminal justice activities. A subcommittee of the Sacramento
County Criminal Justice Cabinet, the IJIS Steering Committee
is comprised of a technology committee responsible for project
development and implementation and a security committee
which provides oversight for criminal justice data security.
IT Governance
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To improve quality of life through collaboration, innovation and technology
Customer SatisfactionCommitment IntegrityContinuous Improvement and InnovationCollaborationAccountability
Department of Technology
Rami ZakariaChief Information Officer
Debra NadolnaOperations
Josh AbrahamIT Manager
Rich PowersIT Manager
Kurt ScheuermanIT Manager
James WheelerIT Manager
Ronnie RichardsGIS Manager
Jerry GrayIT Manager
Michael AndersonIT Manager
Heather WintersExecutive Secretary
Doug KudickIT Manager
Kin LauIT Mananger (Acting)
Ron BlackburnIT Manager
Joe HowardIT Manager
Kristin EcholsE-Government
Steve BairdCorporate SupportServices, COMPASS
Reddy GurramHuman Assistance
Robert SchultzHealth Services
Patrice DutcherFiscal Services
Tricia CoskerFiscal Services
Mark MusserIT Manager
Dave CefaluIT Manager
Corinna ZollarsIT Manager
Jeff VailIT Manager
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Vision
MissionCore Values
Core Purposes
Partnering with Code4Sacramento, our local Code for America brigade, the Center for Digital Government and the Sacramento
Area Council of Governments, Sacramento County’s Department of Technology planned its first ever six-week long civic
technology engagement event called Hack4Sac.
Sacramento County has over 100 data sets available on our open data portal, data.saccounty.net. While the open data portal
has graphical visualizations for some data, other data sets are not easy for the public to consume. Our goal with Hack4Sac
was twofold:
• To encourage the local technology community to analyze our open data sets and help the
community consume it in a new way and
• Engage the community with County services in a new way.
Early in our planning, we invited County departments to join us in this civic engagement opportunity
to provide specific business challenges and prepare short idea pitches for our Kickoff Event.
On March 1, 2016, we hosted our Kickoff Event and introduced eight public-facing challenges from
departments with service delivery challenges. Many of these challenges had datasets available on the
open data portal; we encouraged participants to build solutions that would help the community understand
these datasets in a new way.
2016 First Place Winners - SacSOS.org
1st Place: SacSos.org, a mobile and web app that provides a consolidated listing of Human Assistance resources;
2nd Place: Polling Accessibility App, a web app that allows voters with specific needs to identify accessibility barriers at their
assigned polling place and identify alternative voting options;
3rd Place: The Human Assistance Resource Exchange app, an online platform that facilitates the donation process between
organizations with surplus equipment and individuals needing supplies.
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Information Technologies Strategic Initiatives
With more than 50 services available online,
www.SacCounty.net is our busiest public service
counter. Our newly implemented responsive design
portal provides easy access from any size device.
Focus Area 1: Expand Electronic Access to County Services
Goal 1: Enhancing Information & Community Access to County Services via the Internet
Whether from a smartphone or a desktop computer,
citizens experience a consistent look and feel when
accessing our online information and services. In
the next year, we will continue to make it easier for
citizens to engage with the County online.
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Our online inclusion objectives include:
• Create single sign-on system for County residents to
connect to the County web applications
• Create SacCounty app container for all SacCounty
apps and standardize look and feel
• Implement integration between Transportation’s
maintenance management system (Hansen) and
the 311 customer relationship management (CRM)
System
• Implement a mobile GIS viewer
• Expand County Cisco phone and Calabrio call
recording systems to the Human Assistance
CalWORKs Service Center
• Enhance My Benefits CalWIN to include electronic
signatures and email or text reminders for customers
• Develop a new 311 mobile app
• Develop a new Voter mobile app
• Develop In-Home Support Services (IHSS) electronic
forms
• Implement new narcotic assistance software for
Health and Human Services Primary Health
Focus Area 1: Expand Electronic Access to County Services
Sac County 311311 Communication Center: Provides the County’s non-emergency service to allow residents to report:• Abandoned vehicles• Garbage piles or illegal dumping• Graffiti• Pot holes• Stray, deceased or dangerous animals• Street lights• Abandoned shopping carts
The 311 Communication Center is the 24/7 answer-ing point for public service assistance. 311 averages 800 calls daily, more than 40 email inquiries and 12 mobile application service requests.
Your Connection toCounty Services
• Enhance policy and procedure tracking for
Child Protective Services
• Implement facilities management software for
Health and Human Services
• Enhance Cisco call reporting for Health and
Human Services
• Redesign the County Intranet portal and
departmental Intranet sites
• Redesign the SacCounty News site
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Focus Area 1: Expand Electronic Access to County Services
Our business technology objectives include:
Airport• Upgrade emergency air traffic control tower ring-
down circuit
• Replace automated fuel accounting system plus
car wash
Clerk Recorder • Complete Phase II of County Clerk/Recorder
integrated system implementation to include
recording and cashiering
Community Development• Implement Online Permit Fee Estimator (Accela)
Finance• Complete property tax business requirements
project
• Create a Request for Proposal to replace the
ageing property tax system
• Upgrade document imaging storage
system(FileNet)
General Services• Implement Construction Management Daily Diary
System
Our second goal is to partner with County departments to become a strategic asset enabling them to drive business value and increase customer service through a digital business strategy.
Goal 2: Supporting Major Business Projects to Promote Growth
Probation• Upgrade document imaging storage system
(FileNet)
Revenue Recovery• Upgrade Debt Management And Collection
System (DMACS) infrastructure
Special Districts• Modernize Direct Levy Management System
Transportation• Upgrade transportation maintenance
management system (Hansen)
• Upgrade the right of way coordination system
Countywide• Upgrade document image storage system
(FileNet)
• Upgrade Intranet sites from SharePoint 2010 to
2013
• Select the new electronic payment vendor for the
County
• Integrate new credit card processing system with
existing systems
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Focus Area 2: Enhance the County’s IT Infrastructure
County of Sacramento’s Wide Area Network (CoSWAN)
architecture supports fully integrated voice, video and
data, and has a robust extranet environment, delivering
services and resources to over 160 (mostly law enforcement
and public safety) partners. Our network is a hybrid WAN
environment, acting as a service provider to these extranet
partners. To provide better service to both internal and
external customers, we are migrating from a legacy IP
network to Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS). While IP
networks make routing decisions based on layer 3 address
information, MPLS affixes “labels” in between layers 2 and 3,
allowing for much more granular control of traffic flows and
better data security.
This new architecture allows us to implement Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP) and replace 38 ISDN circuits with two Ethernet
connections. Implementing SIP and decommissioning
the existing ISDN circuits reduces telephony costs by
approximately $180,000 per year; increases flexibility in call
capacity; makes all 30,000 County phone numbers routable
through multiple gateways; and enables a suite of new
collaboration services.
VoIP and data objectives include:• Implement Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
trunking to deliver telephone services
• Refresh access layer router for MPLS customer
edge sites
Goal 1: Improving the Capabilities of the Voice and Data Networks
• Complete phase II of IV of the access layer switch
refresh
• Deploy Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) at the
perimeter and design address plan
• Complete Phase II of WAN layer refresh –
complete new gear migration from Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) / Time Division Multiplexing
(TDM) infrastructure [smaller bandwidth, more
costly transport service] to AT&T Switched
Ethernet (ASE) circuit [larger bandwidth, more
cost efficient transport service]
• Implement network security structural
recommendations from security architecture
assessment
• Refresh Skype for Business infrastructure
• Purchase additional storage for Downtown
NetApp infrastructure (data storage)
• Refresh Branch Center NetApp infrastructure
• Refresh Airport virtual server infrastructure
• Upgrade media distribution system to enable
sharing media at workstations and conference
rooms
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• Implement HADOOP (big data) enterprise
infrastructure
• Implement SOLR (indexing and search platform)
enterprise infrastructure
• Implement JIRA (issue tracking and task
management application) enterprise infrastructure
• Develop purchasing and asset management
application/process
• Implement departmental travel request, training
request, and travel reimbursement processes in
JIRA
• Implement departmental personnel processes in
JIRA including interviewing, on-boarding, and off-
boarding
• Develop process/application for tracking software
licensing
• Automate internal service request processes
for new virtual servers, databases, websites, and
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
monitoring
Goal 2: Improving the Cost Effectiveness and Utilization of IT Resources and Services
Utilization of IT resources and services objectives include:
In the next fiscal year, we look to better utilize our
existing technology solutions through extension to
additional business processes. This realizes cost savings
and staff efficiency, as we leverage familiar solutions
across multiple business units and processes.
• Review project management reporting needs
• Deploy GIS FME Server 2016 for internal and
external spatial workflows
• Upgrade WebEOC (emergency incident
management tool) with ArcGIS Online (geographic
information system/mapping software) integration
• Migrate SQL databases to the Shared SQL
environment
• Migrate to Oracle Service Cloud for 311
• Install and test SharePoint 2016
• Complete phase I of in-house developed
application upgrades
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Twitchell Island TowerThe Sacramento River Delta provides goods, services, and drinking water to 22 million Californians. Interoperability is imperative to support emergency operations during natural disasters.
The State Department of Water Resources awarded SRRCS and four neighboring counties a grant to construct a radio tower on Twitchell Island in the Delta to improve public safety communication needs. The tower is now complete and fully operational. A regional Delta Interoperable Communications exercise was completed in April 2016.
The Sacramento Regional Radio Communications System
(SRRCS) is a region-wide public safety communications
system resulting from a twenty-year partnership of many
governmental jurisdictions that have collaborated and
shared resources to develop and operate a state of the
art public safety communication network.
In January 2013, SRRCS began an eight year transition
from the analog radio system to a new Project 25 (P25 or
APCO-25) compliant system. P25 is a suite of standards
for digital radio communications for use by federal,
state, and local public safety agencies in North America
to enable them to communicate with each other during
emergencies.
In March 2014, SRRCS completed the first phase of the
P25 transition project. This highly successful project
accomplished the most difficult part of the transition to
P25. The core infrastructure was upgraded along with
Our radio communication upgrade goals include:
• Continue P25 upgrade by adding
12 new channels
• Upgrade the Folsom radio site for P25
compliance
• Research/recommend alternatives for
relocating the Walnut Grove site and document
implementation plan
Goal 3: Upgrading Countywide Radio Communications Infrastructure
the installation of six new P25 compliant channels.
The major work of the upgrade is done with Phase I, and
now SRRCS will turn its attention to adding capacity to
the P25 compliant system. Phases II, III, IV and V of this
transition project will add an additional 24 channels to
the P25 system. At the completion of Phase V, the P25
system will have a total of 30 channels available. The
transition project will be complete by the end of 2022-
2023 fiscal year.
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Featured Project
Focus Area 3: Manage Internal IT Service Delivery from a Countywide Perspective
Goal 1: Deliver IT Services in a Consistent Manner Countywide
By streamlining our daily tasks and revitalizing our internal systems, processes and practices, we create efficiencies
that lead to consistent IT services across the County. We reduce time spent on lengthy or redundant procedures and
eliminate time lost in order to find scattered information.
• Develop requirements for a countywide budget system
• Evaluate Internal Services departments forms for
automation and digital signatures
• Streamline vendor invoice processing
• Add special district contractors and board/
commission members to COMPASS (County SAP
Enterprise Resource Planning software) payroll
• Acquire and track County software license assets
• Implement service center technologies for
Department of Revenue Recovery
• Update technology policies in the Countywide
Administrative Policy Manual
Our organizational objectives include: Department of Human Assistance
• Redesign Human Assistance Intranet site
• SMART redesign for CalWORKS service center
• Implement an operational management dashboard
phase I and II
• Develop a Human Assistance Account
Management Database
• Standardize forms and redesign Kofax
Transformation Module (KTM) to process new
forms
• Implement Northwoods Lobby Management dashboard for lobby redesign
• Deploy lobby PCs and scanners for customer service excellence
• Implement customer information portal for service centers
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Focus Area 4: Ensure the County Operates in a Secured Technology Environment
Goal 1: Deliver IT Services in a Secure and Consistent Manner
In light of headline-grabbing information security breaches in the past few years, Sacramento County is on high
alert to protect our valuable information assets. Ever changing attack protocols require an adaptive multi-layered
defense strategy consisting of systems to protect the County’s perimeter, network, hosts, applications and data.
There is no silver bullet to prevent cyber-attacks; today’s cyber criminals are too persistent and adaptable to be
turned away by traditional counter measures. Our goal for the next year is to implement several programs to
enhance our information security posture.
• Implement phase I of privileged account management system (Active Directory accounts)
• Implement policy, staffing, and procedures recommended by security architecture assessment
• Roll out Mobile Iron mobile device management (MDM) countywide
• Roll out SacDrive (Kiteworks) countywide (Sacramento County cloud platform)
• Implement new countywide IT Acceptable Use Policy
• Complete Countywide IT security architecture assessment
Our organizational objectives include:
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Focus Area 5: Support Community Outreach and Technology Enablement
Goal 1: Develop Partnerships with Community Organizations
The Department of Technology takes pride in
supporting community charities through the County
Employee Giving Campaign. In October 2013, at the
CIO’s direction, the department held its 1st annual
Charity Golf Tournament to benefit two local children’s
charities -- The Sacramento Children’s Home and The
Children’s Receiving Home. The event raised more
than $24,000 and more than 25 vendors sponsored the
sold out golf tournament at Sacramento County’s Ancil
Hoffman Golf Course. Building on the success of the
first event, the 2nd annual Charity Golf Tournament
garnered 30 vendors and raised more than $62,000 for
the same charities in October 2014. Last year, the event
brought in more than $71,000. This continued growth
and success provided the opportunity to give to two
additional organizations: Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA) and the robotics program at the
School of Science and Engineering. The 4th annual
Charity Golf Tournament is planned for October 2016.
For many years, County surplus computing equipment
could only be disposed of through a recycling program,
even if the equipment was still in working condition. In
2014, the Board of Supervisors approved a donation
program; now working surplus IT equipment finds a
second home in community school districts, special
districts, and public non-profit charitable organizations
after removing the hard drive to ensure the security
of County information and returning to original
manufacturer state. We look forward to continuing
this donation program with the Department of
General Services in the coming year.
In the past year, the department has focused
on outreach to local colleges and universities to
provide technology internship opportunities. Eight
student interns in the areas of technical writing,
programming, network engineering and GIS have
been hired. Two former interns also accepted full-
time IT Analyst positions with the County in the last
year. The students bring a fresh perspective to the
teams and perform valuable work for the County.
Our community outreach goals:
• Hold 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
to benefit children’s charities in Sacramento
County
• Continue to expand collaboration
opportunities with local high schools and
colleges
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Awards & Recognition
Best of the Web - 1st Place Winner
Digital Counties Survey Winner – 3rd Place
Recognition from the Public Technology Institute
The Center for Digital Government announced Sacramento County’s website took first place honors in
its 2015 Best of the Web Award, County Portal
category. For 20 years they have recognized cities, counties
and states throughout the U.S. for their outstanding portal
websites. In addition, the county was recognized for the Best
of the Web Digital Government Achievement Award, which
looks at projects at the application and infrastructure level.
For this honor, the County won for its creation of the Sacramento County website: www.saccounty.net.
Sacramento County continues its upward momentum as a top digital leader,
securing third place in the Center for Digital Government’s 2016 Digital Counties
Survey. Nationally, Sacramento County is leading the way in IT-related initiatives
that involve citizen engagement, policy, operations and technology/data.
Sacramento County is one of three jurisdictions nationwide to receive the 2015 Tech Savvy designation.
Through this award, the Public Technology Institute recognizes local governments who represent a culture of
excellence through technology governance and enterprise-wide practices.
Sacramento County has also been designated as a 2015-2017 Citizen
Engaged Community in recognition for excellence in the County’s 311
Connect program.
The Public Technology Institute also recognized Sacramento County with 6
Technology Solutions Awards in Web Services and E-Government; Geographical
Information Systems; Public Safety and Emergency Management; Sustainability;
Data and Performance Metrics; and Cybersecurity. In addition, the County was
recognized with 5 Significant Achievement Awards.
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Information Technology StandardsHardware/OS Standards
Desktop HP / Dell
Notebook HP / Dell
Tablet HP / Dell / Samsung / Apple
Desktop Operating System Windows 7 / 10 Professional Edition
Server HP / Dell
Storage NetApp, HP
Phones Cisco VoIP
Network Printer HP
Software - Desktop
Word Processing Microsoft Word
Spreadsheet Microsoft Excel
Database Microsoft Access
Email Microsoft Outlook
Presentation Microsoft PowerPoint
Project Management Microsoft Project
Desktop Publishing Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Creative Suites
Internet Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer
Diagram Tool Microsoft Visio
PDF Software Adobe Acrobat
Computer Aided Drafting AutoDesk AutoCAD
Fax Software Xmedius Fax
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows
Optical Character Recognition Adobe’s Acrobat Standard or Pro
Streaming Media Format MP4 (for county created media)
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Communications & Network
Antivirus Trend Micro, IronPort, Sophos
Firewalls CheckPoint
Internet Blocking CheckPoint
Network Protocol IP
Network Topology Switched Ethernet
Public Safety/Local Govt. Radio Motorola P25
Remote Network Access Juniper for SSL VPN, NetMotion
Routers Cisco
Spam Blocker IronPort
Switches Cisco
Video Conferencing Microsoft Lync, Lifesize
Wireless Protocol 802.11 n/ac
Wireless Access Points Cisco/Meraki
Wireless Authentication Server Cisco RADIUS (no preshared keys)
Wireless Radio Infrastructure Dragonwave licensed, Ubiquity unlicensed (point to point)
Application/Website Development
Database Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle
Applications Development Microsoft Visual Studio
Internet / Intranet Microsoft SharePoint
Source Code Control Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Atlassian Bitbucket (Git)
SQL Source Code Management Redgate
Integration Atlassian Bamboo
Software - Desktop
Tablet Operating System iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows 10
Messaging — Conferencing Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business
Media Player Windows Media Player
Voice Recognition Dragon Naturally Speaking
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Software - Enterprise
Enterprise Resource Planning SAP
Utility Billing SAP
Agenda Management System Sire Technologies
Authentication and Directory Microsoft Active Directory
311 / Customer Relationship Manage-
ment (CRM)Lagan
Open Data Portal Junar
Applications Authentication Microsoft Active Directory
Enterprise Content
ManagementIBM FileNet
Web Content Management Microsoft SharePoint
Data Warehousing Microsoft SQL Server
Enterprise Service Bus Software AG webMethods
Scanning Kofax
Forms Classification &
SeparationKofax KTM
Collaboration Microsoft SharePoint
Virtual Server VMware
Permits - Licensing Accela
Call Center Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise
Badge Access C-Cure
Backup Software Snap Manager for NetApp, Symantec Back-Up Exec, ComVault
Business Intelligence Business Objects, Microsoft SharePoint Performance Point
Cashiering Accela Cashiering, POS
Online Credit Card Processing Official Payments
Data Reporting Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Logi Analytics
E-Mail Microsoft Exchange
E-Mail Encryption IronPort / Cisco Registered Envelope Service (CRES)
Project Management BrightWork, JIRA
Task Management/Process Automation Atlassian
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Software - Enterprise
Enterprise Certificate Services Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Fingerprint Scanning/ID Live Scan
Geographical Information
SystemESRI ArcGIS
Hard Drive Encryption CheckPoint
Help Desk ServiceNow
Microsoft Patch Management Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
Network Load Balancer F5
Software/ OS Deployment Microsoft SCCM, Acronos, LanDesk
Permits/Business Tax Accela
Plant Maintenance SAP, IBM Maximo
Work Order/Asset Management Infor Hansen, IBM Maximo, ServiceNow, SAP
Server Monitoring Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Server OS Windows Server 2008
Video Surveillance OnSSI
Voice Call Recording Calabrio
Speech Analytics Calabrio
Workforce Management Calabrio
Voice Mail Cisco Unity
Vulnerability Scanning Rapid 7
Web Server Infrastructure Microsoft IIS, Apache Tomcat
Wireless Security Min of 128 bit encryption via WPA2, or IPSEC (on separate network)
Policy Exceptions:
Deviations from the IT Standards established for the purchasing of IT products and services shall require the Depart-
ment Director and the Chief Information Officer approval.
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Phil Serna, 1st DistrictPatrick Kennedy, 2nd District
Susan Peters, 3rd DistrictRoberta MacGlashan, 4th District
Don Nottoli, 5th District
Navdeep S. Gill County Executive
County of SacramentoBoard of Supervisors
2016
Published by:
Rami ZakariaChief Information OfficerCounty of Sacramento
799 G Street, Suite 709
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.874.7825
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