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	Fairfax County Increases Its Ability to Promote Open Government While Reducing Costs Progress

Fairfax County Increases Its Ability to Promote Open Government While Reducing Costs

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Fairfax County, one of the largest counties in the nation, was facing a challenge in responding to the high-volume of requests from their constituents regarding property history information. The data was stored in disparate databases and file systems and in different formats, making it difficult to effectively search. The county needed a solution that would integrate this data, maintain its integrity, and make it easy to access. They also needed a solution that would fit with their existing IT infrastructure, and have a low and predictable total cost of ownership. Read More
About Customer	Fairfax County, located in Virginia, is one of the largest counties in the nation, with over 1 million residents and a budget larger than four states. As the most populous jurisdiction in both Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area, the county's population exceeds that of seven states. The median household income of Fairfax County is one of the highest in the nation and over half of its adult residents have four-year college degrees or more educational attainment. Fairfax is a diverse and thriving urban county, and it is home to the headquarters of agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Counterterrorism Center, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Read More
Solution	Fairfax County developed a repository for land use data that makes it easier for county employees, land developers and residents to access real-time information about zoning changes, county land ordinances and property history. The land data repository, based on the MarkLogic Enterprise NoSQL (not only SQL) database, boosts the productivity of county employees who no longer have to search through multiple databases to find pertinent information. It also gives residents an online source to access information on their computers or smart phones. As the only Enterprise NoSQL database, MarkLogic provides integrity to all information stored in the repository. With its embedded search engine and application server, MarkLogic provided Fairfax County with quick deployment of the new applications it needed. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Fairfax County, one of the largest counties in the nation, was facing a challenge in responding to the high-volume of requests from their constituents regarding property history information. The data was stored in disparate databases and file systems and in different formats, making it difficult to effectively search. The county needed a solution that would integrate this data, maintain its integrity, and make it easy to access. They also needed a solution that would fit with their existing IT infrastructure, and have a low and predictable total cost of ownership.

About Customer

Fairfax County, located in Virginia, is one of the largest counties in the nation, with over 1 million residents and a budget larger than four states. As the most populous jurisdiction in both Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area, the county's population exceeds that of seven states. The median household income of Fairfax County is one of the highest in the nation and over half of its adult residents have four-year college degrees or more educational attainment. Fairfax is a diverse and thriving urban county, and it is home to the headquarters of agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Counterterrorism Center, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Solution

Fairfax County developed a repository for land use data that makes it easier for county employees, land developers and residents to access real-time information about zoning changes, county land ordinances and property history. The land data repository, based on the MarkLogic Enterprise NoSQL (not only SQL) database, boosts the productivity of county employees who no longer have to search through multiple databases to find pertinent information. It also gives residents an online source to access information on their computers or smart phones. As the only Enterprise NoSQL database, MarkLogic provides integrity to all information stored in the repository. With its embedded search engine and application server, MarkLogic provided Fairfax County with quick deployment of the new applications it needed.

Impact #1	Delivered a system to maintain and increase its service delivery to constituents, supporting open government goals and enhancing its reputation with citizens and businesses
Impact #2	Contributed to goals that reduce overall IT TCO
Impact #3	Boosted the productivity of county employees who no longer have to search through multiple databases to find pertinent information

Impact #1

Delivered a system to maintain and increase its service delivery to constituents, supporting open government goals and enhancing its reputation with citizens and businesses

Impact #2

Contributed to goals that reduce overall IT TCO

Impact #3

Boosted the productivity of county employees who no longer have to search through multiple databases to find pertinent information

Benefit #1	The first phase of consolidating the county's data was completed in two months

Benefit #1

The first phase of consolidating the county's data was completed in two months

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Fairfax County Increases Its Ability to Promote Open Government While Reducing Costs

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