Explanation
Background:
The Department of Technology has an immediate need to replace servers that are old, some are out dated, others have reached their end of life cycle, and due to out-dated and obsolete parts, maintenance for the existing servers has become difficult. The replacement of these servers is associated with the Virtualization Project that will allow for the consolidation of multiple servers. This consolidation will provide for more efficient utilization of these resources, reduce time-consuming efforts of managing separate devices and will help staff perform more easily tasks associated with recovery, backup, and archiving, in less time. Also, these servers contain data, information and applications; such as yet not limited to Accela application, used to issue building permits, track code enforcement activities and monitor the performance of the One-Stop-Shop; 311, a call center that provides residents with a single point of contact for requesting all non-emergency services (such as trash pickup); and the Division of Fire EMBERS system, which provides tracking and reporting of emergency runs; and the FleetAnywhere system, which provides for accountability with tracking an unlimited number of city owned fleet equipment such as refuse trucks and various other on road vehicles that support the daily operational requirements of city government, and allows for the collection and management of maintenance data on a citywide basis.
This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to purchase disk storage hardware; server hardware, sever software; maintenance; education and training credits; and necessary equipment and related services, associated with the Virtualization project. This purchase will allow the Department of Technology to replace the old servers, needed prior to December 2008.
Through the Purchasing Office, due diligence was exercised by compl...
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