Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT), to establish a purchase order from an existing Universal Term Contract (UTC FL005254) with OnX USA LLC, which expires June 30, 2015 in the amount of $403,086.02. The purchase order will provide for a new tape library ( HP hardware, software, installation and support services). The period of service will be one year from the date of a certified purchase order.
As part of contingency planning required by regulatory authority, the Department of Technology (DoT) is obligated to provide for the recovery and reconstitution of internally managed information systems to a known state after a disruption, compromise, or failure. A central capability required to achieve this objective is the backup and recovery of electronic data. This capability is provided by DoT’s enterprise backup system.
In early 2013, DoT completed the first phase of an enterprise backup system upgrade necessary to keep the system up to current design and configuration standards and meet rapidly growing capacity requirements. The final phase of the upgrade is the purchase of new tape library necessary to meet long term data retention requirements.
The current tape library is approximately 6 years old. The technology utilized in the hardware, referred to as LTO3, is three generations behind the current standard and has reached end of life. A new tape library, utilizing LTO6 technology, will provide performance and capacity benefits ranging from 3 times to 10 times the current system. This will allow the backup system to continue growing as needed to meet the needs of the City of Columbus.
This ordinance also authorizes the transfer of appropriation and cash between projects within the Information Services Bond Fund, and will amend the 2013 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB), passed by Columbus City Council April 1, 2013 via Ordinance # 0645-2013, to accommodate f...
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