Trumbull commissioners to buy countywide computer

WARREN

Trumbull County commissioners are expected to authorize the purchase of a $1.14 million countywide computer “network core” today to replace the 10-year-old core in use now.

Dave Ranttila, county information-technology director, called the core the “brain” of the countywide computer network and said it “has been utilized well past industry standards.”

The provider of the current system stopped providing parts for it about two years ago and no longer provides a service agreement, requiring the county to obtain one from a third party.

The core is located in the IT center on the third floor of the Trumbull County Administration Building.

The IT Department, a division of the Trumbull County Auditor’s Office, recommends purchasing the new core through MCPc, 1801 Superior Ave., Cleveland. The county will pay for it over five years.