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Recommendation to Approve the Purchase and Installation of a Storage Area Network (SAN) Server and Switches in the Amount of $300,227 to Replace the Existing Disk Storage Server that Has Reached its Space Capacity and End of Life. (Information Technology 704)
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NOTE: The report was revised on July 3, 2018 and is attached as "Staff Report - REVISED"
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Acting City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Approve the Purchase and Installation of a Storage Area Network (SAN) Server and Switches in the Amount of $300,227 to Replace the Existing Disk Storage Server that Has Reached its Space Capacity and End of Life
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda's existing Dell mid-range Compellent Disk Storage Server was implemented in 2011 and has reached its end of life expectancy that is typically 5-7 years of useful life. The server has also reached its limit for disk storage capacity. The server was originally purchased to store a single data system (i.e., iManage data). Since the server was implemented, the City has also been storing multiple data system on it. Staff is requesting that the City Council consider approving the purchase and installation of replacement of the existing data storage hardware.
DISCUSSION
Staff researched various solutions for a comprehensive storage platform to allow for future technology growth. Staff recommends purchasing and implementing Tegile's comprehensive Storage Area Network (SAN).
About Tegile
Tegile uses newer solid-state drive technology that will greatly improve speed performance, increase the amount of data storage space available and continue to reduce server replacement costs through virtualizing servers throughout the City. Virtualization moves many smaller physical servers into one larger server.
This new SAN will allow the City to move forward with the upcoming projects such as:
* Microsoft Exchange's required upgrade;
* Perform an upgrade...
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