ITEM:

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

4.

AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE HARDWARE REPLACEMENT

 

Meeting Date:

December 9, 2013

Budgeted: 

Yes

 

From:

David J. Stoldt,

Program/

Information Technology

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:

Fixed Assets

 

Prepared By:

Mark A. Dudley

Cost Estimate:

$34,200

 

Administrative Services Division Manager/Chief Financial Officer Review:  Yes

Committee Recommendation:  The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on December 2, 2013 and recommended approval.

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

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:

 

Product

Price

NETAPP FAS2220A Network Attached Storage

$21,200

HP DL380 G8 Server

$13,000

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. 

 

EXHIBITS

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