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<br /> Grayson Governmental Data Center <br /> Talmadge Buie, City Manager <br /> City of Sherman, Texas Evaluation of Data Center and <br /> (214) 892-4545 Development of a Data Processing Plan <br /> . Assessment of Needs <br /> The Grayson Governmental Data Center is a cooperative effort among the Cities of <br /> Sherman and Denison, Denison Independent School District, and Grayson County, <br /> Texas. The Data Center has been in existence for eight years, and recently the <br /> four owning entities selected LWFW to conduct an evaluation of the Data Center <br /> and its major user's needs, plus develop a data processing plan for the Data Center <br /> and each owner. <br /> 8 Mainframe Computer Use <br /> Consultants from LWFW evaluated the Data Center's staff, documentation, <br /> application software, and computer hardware. <br /> 8 Communicating with Non-Technical Staff <br /> In parallel with the Data Center evaluation, extensive interviewing of management <br /> personnel at each owning entity was completed to determine the levels of user <br /> satisfaction and information needs. <br /> 8 Development of General Data Processing Plans <br /> The data gathered was reviewed and integrated, resulting in detailed data <br /> processing strategies and plans for each owning entity. <br /> 8 Communicating and Working with Non-Technical Management <br /> Work sessions were held with each of the owning entities to discuss strategies and <br /> to review the recommendations for their data processing needs. Based upon those <br /> work sessions a data processing plan for the Data Center was developed and <br /> presented at a workshop with all owning entities. <br /> 8 Implementation of System <br /> 15 <br />