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An Ordinance approving the Award of Bid No. 2019-031 for the acquisition of a Unitrends Data Back Up Solution from Alexander Open Systems, Inc. and authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute an agreement for the same on behalf of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri in the amount of $137,156.22. (F&BC 11/5/18)
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Key Issues:
· The existing backup solution is approaching its end of life.
· The existing backup solution is now undersized for the volume of data managed for our organization, and does not backup our virtual servers natively.
· Alexander Open Systems (AOS) was the low bidder.
· The Unitrends system was determined to be the best fit for the City’s needs, based on months of system reviews, demonstrations, and interviews with leaders in the backup industry.
· This hardware is included in the Managed Equipment Replacement Program ("MERP") and the funds for the replacement are in place through the annual payments into this program.
Proposed Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for second reading of An Ordinance approving the Award of Bid No. 2019-031 for the acquisition of a Unitrends Data Back Up Solution from Alexander Open Systems, Inc. and authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute an agreement for the same on behalf of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri in the amount of $137,156.22.
SECOND MOTION: I move for adoption of An Ordinance approving the Award of Bid No. 2019-031 for the acquisition of a Unitrends Data Back Up Solution from Alexander Open Systems, Inc. and authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute an agreement for the same on behalf of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri in the amount of $137,156.22.
Background:
A solid, reliable backup of the City’s files, databases, and servers is an important component of proper IT management. The needs range from the recovery of an accidentally deleted file, to the recovery of a crashed server, or the recovery of all servers in the case of a catastrophic even...
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