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An Arizona state contract-approved vendor, Cox Business has the resources and expertise needed to help Arizona public-sector organizations implement new technologies that can lead to significant savings.

  • Industry Challenges
  • Industry Solutions

  • Industry Challenges

    Following years of revenue declines, government agencies are being pressured to reduce spending and “do more with less.” Government IT departments face staff reductions and aging infrastructures at a time of greater public demand for increased access and transparency.

    Public-sector outages and impacts


    A recent Government Technology readership survey commissioned by Cox Business showed that network disruptions are not as uncommon as many would think. And the impact of network outages can be significant.

    Among the findings
    • More than 50% of respondents report that improving network redundancy is their most important network priority
    • 65% of survey participants cited critical infrastructure failure as the biggest cause of network disruptions
    • 39% of organizations surveyed reported five or more network disruptions/outages in the last year
    • 30% of respondents indicated that a 24-hour network outage would result in a financial loss of $100,000 or more

    Source: Disaster Recovery Survey produced by Government Technology magazine in partnership with Cox Business, October 2010
    “Never before has government had so much data, resting in so many places, protected by so few countermeasures.”
    Source: Center for Digital Government, 2011

  • Industry Solutions

    Cox Business can help Arizona government entities unify interagency communication and collaboration by providing high-speed and secure remote access to centrally stored applications and critical data. Additionally, we support e-Government initiatives by improving public access to records, transactions and information. Specifically, Cox Business can help your agency:

    • Improve network connectivity and flexibility
    • Reduce IT overhead
    • Improve critical data security

    Using the latest technologies, Cox Business provides easily scalable network solutions that aren’t possible with older technologies. For government entities with multiple sites, one of Cox Business’ most valuable offerings is our Metro Ethernet – essentially a Wide Area Network (WAN) that operates with the simplicity of a Local Area Network (LAN). Built according to each customer’s needs, this solution allows clients to connect several locations within a metropolitan area, combining the ease of management associated with traditional Ethernet LAN technology with Cox's highly resilient and reliable optical fiber network.

Talk to our government experts.

In Maricopa and Pinal counties:
Kathleen Dougherty
Enterprise Account Executive – Government
623-328-3986
Kathleen.Dougherty@cox.com
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Kathleen brings 23 years experience in IT and procurement management for the State of Arizona to Cox Business where, for the past several years, she has coordinated the Cox government team of sales engineers, pre-sales support, project managers, order entry and post sales support. Kathleen received her Certified Purchasing Manager’s certification from the Institute for Supply Management and has been particularly effective at helping government organizations like the state, Maricopa County and the federal government leverage their resources to achieve the best telecommunications efficiencies from Cox Business.

Kathleen’s deep knowledge base, integrity and passion to provide the best service to her government clients earned her a spot in the exclusive Cox Circle of Excellence for exceptional performance. In her spare time, Kathleen volunteers for St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix.
In Pima and Cochise counties:
Joe Wells
Enterprise Account Executive – Government
520-867-7575
Joseph.Wells@cox.com
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Joe focuses his attention in southern Arizona providing Cox Business services to large enterprises, government agencies, schools and other communications companies. Cisco-certified, Joe is an expert in AWID, campus LAN, wireless LAN, WAN, IP telephony, security and virtual private networks, network management, video and high-speed networking.

As one of Tucson’s original Telecommunications Policy Advisory Committee members, appointed by the mayor and city council, he is committed to helping southern Arizona businesses become more efficient and competitive. Joe enjoys adventures through old mining towns with his son, taking pictures and discovering amazing artifacts.