REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the Issuance of Three Purchase Orders for Networking Equipment for Colocation Facility and Additional IT Security Tools (F18-203, F18-204, F18-205)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to authorize the issuance of three purchase orders to: 1) Integrated Archive Systems, Inc. (IAS) of Palo Alto in the amount of $757,789.84 for Cisco networking equipment (connectivity/communications), 2) Palo Alto Networks in the amount of $513,590.30 for networking equipment (firewalls/IT security subscription services), and 3) NetApp Networks in the amount of $339,630.73 for networking equipment (enterprise storage), three years of maintenance and support, and implementation of required IT security subscription services. Approval is also requested to delegate authority to the City Manager to renew the maintenance and support up to two additional years, subject to available funding and acceptable pricing and services.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $100,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On September 26, 2017, Council approved a contract with Zayo Group LLC (RTC No. 17-0880) to provide a colocation facility (Co-Lo) for city data centers (F17-104). As such, the City will be moving server and data storage equipment from two current data centers into the Co-Lo. In support of this, the City needed to upgrade the current network and storage infrastructure while at the same time increasing the IT security functions. The new network equipment will provide connectivity to the Co-Lo and re...
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