Municipalities
Across the U.S., cities and towns increasingly need to strengthen their IT networks and digital capabilities to:
- Provide digital services to the public, e.g., sharing community information online.
- Collect online bill payments, e.g., for taxes and fines.
- Provide Wi-Fi in public buildings.
- Securely store public records.
- Facilitate public employees’ work, e.g., by expanding the number of devices connecting to a network and leveraging cloud applications.
At the same time, municipalities often face significant budget and compliance restraints, which can make it difficult to add the IT solutions and strategies needed to thrive in this digital age.
How Municipalities Can Improve IT
Although municipalities face headwinds that can make it seem like upgrading IT isn’t possible, it can be more expensive in the long run to use outdated technology that hampers productivity and creates security risks.
Hydrasat, a Cisco Premier Certified Partner, can help municipalities implement the IT hardware and software needed to support enhanced digital capabilities in a secure, reliable, cost-effective manner. We can also help you build and manage IT strategies to ease the burden on cities and towns with limited IT resources.
In particular, we can help municipalities in areas like:
- Implementing fast, secure wireless networks.
- Managing networks to prevent unauthorized access and ease capacity constraints.
- Reducing cybersecurity risks such as ransomware and phishing.
- Adding IT devices and applications that public employees need to perform their work.
Managing IT devices and applications to maintain performance and keep firmware and software up-to-date.