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<br />Preview <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />MinaI Shah, Assistant City Manager-Finance <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />9/15/2011 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Ratify the authority to purchase IT Equipment to maintain the integrity of <br />the City-wide IT infrastructure. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Staff is recommending Commission approve the attached resolution ratifying the <br />purchase of server equipment and software from Dell in an amount not to exceed <br />$76,300. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />The City IT infrastructure is the backbone of the City's core operations. As staff is assessing <br />our current IT system, immediate concerns were identified and required addressing such as <br />firewalls, email gateways, storage solution and an incident asset and change management <br />system. <br /> <br />The City's exis ting storage solution was aging, out of warranty, and its redundancy fails to <br />operate as designed. After several hardware failures directly impacting staff's ability to access <br />to critical data, it was deemed that a replacement solution was required. The solution <br />recommended will support the functions of the current technology and provide additional <br />functionality in allowing the City to replicate its data offsite. Also, IT has identified a need <br />for the virtual appliance to track incidents, assets, and changes in the environment to be able <br />to identify trends, prevent problems, and reduce operating costs long-term, as well as give IT <br />the ability to provide remote assistance. While IT currently has a system for tracking <br />incidents, the other functions that are critical in implementing preventive measures will assist <br />in the performance of the system. Finally, IT has also identified several pieces of firewall <br />hardware that can enhance the City's security system. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />Dell is the sole source vendor for these computer equipment and software updates. The City <br /> <br />http://sibagenda.sibfl.netlagendalPreview.aspx?I temID==590&MeetingID==0&MeetingDate==... 9/8/2011 <br />