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AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS FOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE HARDWARE REPLACEMENT |
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Meeting
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December
2, 2013
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Budgeted:
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Yes
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From: |
David J.
Stoldt, |
Program/ |
Information Technology
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General
Manager |
Line Item
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Fixed Assets |
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Prepared
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Mark A.
Dudley |
Cost
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$34,200 |
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Administrative Services Division
Manager/Chief Financial Officer Review:
Yes |
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Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this
item on December 2, 2013 and recommended __________________. |
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CEQA Compliance:
N/A |
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SUMMARY: Due
to aging server and network storage capacity, staff seeks authorization to
purchase replacement IT infrastructure hardware. This will replace aging hardware and add to
the District computer storage capacity.
The server will augment and eventually replace the existing equipment,
and the storage capacity will be in addition to the existing equipment.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of expenditures not-to-exceed $34,200 to purchase the items listed in the table below:
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Product |
Price |
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NETAPP FAS2220A Network Attached Storage |
$21,200 |
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HP DL380 G8 Server |
$13,000 |
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TOTAL |
$34,200 |
IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: The FY 2013-14 Information Technology budget includes funds of $34,200 in the District budget for these line item purchases.
BACKGROUND: The District IT Infrastructure supports all facets of District’s computing needs including e-mail, Data Storage, Network and Data Security, Water Demand Database Application, GIS Application and Storage, Web Hosting, Financial Applications, SQL server databases and numerous other needs. The District currently houses 14 physical production servers with various purchase dates between 2003 and 2007.
The current fileserver purchased in 2006 is near capacity. The District is currently on a program to replace hardware servers with virtual servers to reduce power consumption and datacenter footprint. This will serve to increase maintenance efficiency and reduce down time.
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