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the District will finalize a full DR test plan cycle, so that DR facilities and systems are tested
on a recurring periodic basis.

Data Center Efficiencies

As new applications are implemented, there is an increased need for storage and servers.
However, installing servers without an overall strategy can quickly lead to inefficiencies
related to costs, server usage, power consumption, and creation of multiple data silos. To
help improve power and storage efficiencies, the District's datacenter will move toward a
more flexible and scalable architecture, where servers, storage, and network bandwidth are
not permanently allocated to each application. Through virtualization, resources can
dynamically be allocated based on need and priority of application, with the highest priority
applications always having the necessary resources.

By leveraging new datacenter technologies, various requirements can be more efficiently
managed. An enterprise datacenter can incrementally increase storage, reduce the overall
physical server hardware footprint, and reduce power consumption as demands increase.
The addition of a secondary datacenter will provide enhanced resiliency for critical Business
Continuity in the event of a planned or unplanned outage. This secondary location is
important for uninterrupted day to day operations, delivery of instructional content and
assessments.

Cyber Security
Cyber security focuses on protecting networks, computers, and applications from
unauthorized access, changes or destruction. It is important for the District to safeguard
against the ever evolving, ongoing, and sophisticated cyber-attacks to protect business and
personal information as well as keeping system downtime to a minimum.

Leveraging Partnerships in Palm Beach County and State of Florida

By partnering with local and State agencies, IT will investigate cost-effective opportunities to
leverage existing technologies, reduce operating and support costs, improve service delivery,
and lay the foundation to be prepared for future demands. Additionally, IT will continue to
set higher standards of performance in technology infrastructure, support, and systems
administration, as well as to drive the solutions needed to achieve these standards.
Partnerships were established with Florida Lambda Rail (FLR) and FPL FiberNet in the past
two years and we will continue to enhance our services with these partners, as well as seek
out new partners. Northwest Regional Datacenter in Tallahassee is another partner
leveraged for Disaster Recovery needs.

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