Office of Information Security and Technology Operations & Solutions
The Department of Information Security has four strategic objectives:
- Maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the information entrusted to us by students, families, employees, and retirees;
- Protect the reputation of GCPS by providing proactive protection against cyber threats;
- Ensure the availability and resiliency of GCPS' IT resources; and
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations for data privacy and security.
Arden Peterkin
Executive Director
Executive Assistant
678-301-6479
The Department of Enterprise Hosting & Storage Services is responsible for the selection, procurement, implementation, and management of enterprise servers, operating systems, directory services, storage and backup. Solutions incorporate hardware standards and architecture as well as virtualization services for servers and storage.
The Department of Business Solutions provides application design, build, and implementation in the areas of Peoplesoft, SFO, CPI Reporting, School Nutrition, Applitrack, PD&E, Aesop, Maximo, Content Management and Bus Planner. Level 3 application support, data integration and reporting are also provided by the department.
The Department of IT Solutions and Design provides application design, build, and implementation in the areas of IBM Notes Databases, MS 365, GCPS web pages, Finalsite school websites, portal, collaboration, and database administration. Level 3 application support is also provided by the department.
The Department of Enterprise Testing and Forensics is responsible for Enterprise Testing of designated applications and solutions; as well as digital forensics and incident response for the misuse of technology and e-Discovery. This department focuses on creating and executing various testing strategies and release test plans, as well as the review process of results from the testing phase to assure that the test plan aligns with business requirements.