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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Support Services Agreement with Sable Computer Inc. dba KIS Computer Company for an Additional Three Years for Two IntelliFlash Storage Area Networks (SAN) in the Amount of $59,699. (Information Technology 704)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To continue to support the City of Alameda's (City) data storage needs, staff is recommending a three year renewal of the support agreement with Sable Computer Inc. in the amount of $59,699.
BACKGROUND
The City replaced its Dell mid-range Compellent Disk Storage Server in 2018 because it reached its end of life expectancy and its limit for disk storage capacity. Staff researched various solutions for a comprehensive storage platform to allow for future technology growth. The City purchased and implemented Tegile's comprehensive Storage Area Network (SAN).
Tegile developed what the company calls IntelliFlash Metadata Acceleration, which is a way to store metadata on high speed solid state disks, apart from the underlying data. As a result, Tegile was named Storage Company of the Year in 2015, making them a leader in the industry. Sable Computer Inc. dba KIS Computer Company (KIS) is the company that the City used to purchase, install and provide support services for the the IntelliFlash Storage Area Network . Council approved the purchase of the hardware and accompanying maintenance and installation services in the amount of $300,227 at its July 10, 2018 meeting.
Staff is requesting that the City Council to approve an additional three years of support services with KIS for the two Tegile IntelliFlash SANs.
DISCUSSION
In 2018, after researching various solutions for a comprehensive storage platform to allow for future technology growth, Staff recommended and the City Council approved the purchase and installation of Tegile's comprehensive Storage Area Network (SAN) The equipment was installed and su...
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