Title
Apple IPad Upgrades and Redeployment
History
In 2011, Apple IPads (Gen 1) were introduced to Village of Orland Park Officials and Staff in an effort to go paperless and digitalize whenever possible. The successful deployment effort and now six years later, as part of the High Performance Organizations initiative, this equipment has become less effective for the users. Today's technology advancements and demands (VPN, Email, Mobile Tethering for field workers) on the processor and memory of these old devices has exceeded the capability of these older tablets. The Apple IPad Pro tablets will provide upgraded processors and sufficient memory space for users.
The older Apple IPads (Gen 1) will be repurposed for lighter duty applications and web based activities, such as calendar schedule displays for conference rooms, entry level devices and training purposes for some staff, and access to web based internal and external Village ticketing services from Wi-Fi hotspots across Village facilities.
On January 3, 2017, this item was reviewed and approved by the Technology, Innovation and Performance Improvement Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
Funds have been allocated in the FY2017 budget.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the purchase of fourteen (14) Apple IPad Pro tablets from CDW Government in an amount not to exceed $8,134.56.