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Agenda Item: 9(c) |
Prepared By: Jose Duran, Director |
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Business: Consent Agenda Item |
Department: Information Technology |
Subject:
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Authorize the Purchase of Storage Area Network from CDWG in the Amount of $214,609.55, Budgeted and Approved in Capital Budget FY25 - Jose Duran, Director, Information Technology
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BACKGROUND:
This purchase will provide the City the following advantages:
• Provide on-site server and data redundancy in the event of current SAN hardware
failure, ransomware, natural disaster
• Adds automated multi-cloud connectivity for data backups and restores from the cloud
. (Microsoft Azure Cloud, Amazon Cloud Services)
• Offers IT the ability to shut down SAN and perform hardware and software maintenance with
virtually no downtime to employees during regular work hours
• Possibility of housing backup SAN at Collier or Lee County EOC adding an additional layer of
resiliency
• Additional needed data storage
• SAN (Storage Area Network) Providing off-site server and data redundancy in the event of
SAN hardware failure, ransomware, or natural disaster
• Purestorage C Series - (includes 3 years warranty & support)
• Quoted from SHI & CDWG vendors with Sourcewell contract pricing
• Build is based on current and future needs
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: Approved in FY25 Capital Budget.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the purchase of the Storage Area Network (SAN) from CDWG in the amount of $214,609.55.
POTENTIAL MOTION: “Approve the purchase of the Storage Area Network (SAN) from CDWG in the amount of $214,609.55.”