Agenda Item Name:
Title
Purchase Order 2021-1865, to CDW-G., in the amount of $190,584.90, for the purchase of the replacement controller servers, annual maintenance and technical support for the Storage Area Network (SAN) equipment located at the Wilson and EOC computer rooms, for Information Services Department.
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Presenter:
Kevin Smith, 338.7300/Larry Sapp, 374.5202
Description:
CDW-G Purchase Order 2021-1865
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the issuance of Purchase Order 2021-1865, to CDW-G., in the amount of $190,584.90, for the purchase of the replacement controller servers, annual maintenance and technical support for the Storage Area Network (SAN) equipment located at the Wilson and EOC computer rooms, for Information Services Department. Pricing per Sourcewell 081419-CDW Tech Catalog.
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Prior Board Motions:
November 10, 2020, Board approved PO 21-1078, in the amount of $61,460.00, for the purchase of Netapp Annual Maintenance and Technical Support for the Storage Area Network (SAN) equipment located at the Wilson and EOC Computer Rooms.
January 14, 2020, Board accepted the Emergency PO 20-1353 (replaced PO 20-1215), in the amount of $58,830.00, for the purchase of Annual Maintenance and Technical Support for the Storage Area Network (SAN) at the Wilson and EOC Computer Rooms.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Funding currently exists for the purchase of these items in the Computer Replacement Fund, account 500.04.0450.513.64.00.
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Background:
The Storage Area Network (SAN) is the central storage for the vast majority of the computer systems used by BOCC agencies including web services, email system, files, etc. The data redundancy service provided by the SAN is also a key component of the disaster recovery and continuation of operation strategies for Alachua County. This will enable ITS to access to technical support, software upgrades, and immediate hardware replacement in case of disruptive failure....
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