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MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT <br /> Management Information Services Division <br /> MEMORANDUM 2013-4 <br /> November 18, 2013 <br /> MEMO TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager <br /> Gerard J. Bauer, Assistant City Manager for Administration <br /> Randy G. Aldrich, Manager, MIS Division <br /> SUBJECT: Server n <br /> e and Data Storage Upgrade for MIS <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve the <br /> attached resolution, authorizing the attached quote of Alexander Open Systems (AOS) <br /> of $56,146.19 for the purchase and installation of Cisco Blade Servers and additional <br /> EMC Data Storage capacity at the Civic Center. <br /> BACKGROUND: This purchase is the second phase of the City's server virtualization <br /> project and will increase capacity and performance in our server "farm". The CISCO <br /> Unified Computing System (UCS) purchased in phase one is being expanded to handle <br /> the City's growing computing demands. Phase one included EMC Storage Area <br /> Network for data storage and this upgrade will expand storage and take advantage of <br /> the increased performance capabilities of the EMC and CISCO systems. Recent <br /> additions of software applications resulting in the need for more individual servers and <br /> increased storage and file demand make this upgrade vital for continuing the current <br /> level of service to the City. <br /> Alexander Open Systems is the vendor used in the City's most recent purchase of virtual <br /> server and storage equipment. In this instance, this vendor has secured the best <br /> possible pricing from Cisco and EMC as the "preferred vendor" for the City's account. <br /> AOS also has the installation and configuration knowledge of the City's current server <br /> "farm". Because of these two facts, staff recommends a sole source purchase from <br /> Alexander Open Systems for this project. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTORS: None anticipated. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Gerard J. Bauer, Assistant City Manager (424-2801); Randy <br /> Aldrich, MIS Manager (450-2239). <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: The $56,146.19 cost for this project was anticipated <br /> and included in the current "stub" fiscal year MIS Division budget. <br /> 2 Attachments <br />