Orange Park Police Dept. | IT Assist Team

Summary

The OPPD faced high costs maintaining both an outdated AS/400 system and a new server because years of archived data couldn’t be migrated. ITAT resolved this issue by developing a secure, browser-based cold storage system, allowing the data to be extracted and the AS/400 decommissioned, saving the township a significant amount in expenses.

The Problem

By law, OPPD is obligated to maintain all of its archived data. The Client had moved from a dated AS/400 to a new server to maintain their criminal justice system used to track all arrest records, 911 call logs, and evidence inventory. The vendor maintaining the new server did not support the old AS/400 and therefore could not import years of archived data into the new system. As a result, the township was forced to support expensive maintenance contracts for both the AS/400 and the new server. They needed a way to defer the costs of maintaining the old legacy system.

The Solution

ITAT was engaged by the OPPD to design and develop a separate browser-based, cold storage system to run on-premises in the existing virtual server environment. The system was designed to leverage the existing network security by integrating with the active directory domain. As a result, the client was able to extract all archived data from the AS/400 and import it into cold storage so that the AS/400 could be decommissioned and no longer remain a financial burden to the township.

The Technical Environment

The Town of Orange Park engaged ICG (now Compass MSP) to manage the IT infrastructure. Working closely with ICG, ITAT focused on the MSaaS side to build a stand-alone LAMP stack which could easily be ported into the virtual server environment of the township. OPPD was able to benefit from the close cooperation between the MSP and the MSaaS provider.

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