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Preview P FL,a C /rr OF SUS h�0 TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Page 1 of 2 City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947 -0606 City Hall (305) 949 -3113 Fax MEMORANDUM The Honorable Mayor and City Commission Minal Shah, Assistant City Manager- Finance 3/15/2012 Purchase IT Equipment to sustain and improve the integrity of the City- wide IT infrastructure RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending City Commission approve the attached resolution to purchase a server, a data storage appliance, 28 desktops, 6 laptops from Dell in an amount at a cost not to exceed $56,500 REASONS: As staff is assessing our current IT infrastructure, critical concerns require immediate attention. The City is in need to purchase a stand - alone, management server for our networking infrastructure. This addition will empower the Department to proactively identify, correct, and optimize network traffic and connectivity issues across our entire network. In addition, the Police Department's outdated mass - storage server requires frequent downtime due to maintenance and malfunction, thus disrupting a critical, 24/7 operation. This new proposed storage device requires minimum maintenance. However, when it does, the system will not be required to be "turned off' for maintenance and will allow for continuous operation. In addition, this server will increase storage capacity while providing continuous and reliable data replication. The City is in need to replace 25 aging, slow, and out -of- warranty computers, some which have been placed in service since November 2007 and August 2008. In order to assure optimal performance, the IT Department established a replacement cycle of 3 to 4 years. Besides the 25 computers that are being replaced, the City is addition 8 computers for the new positions created from the reorganization. Agenda Item 10 I http: / /sibagenda.sibfl. net / agenda /Preview.aspx ?ItemID= 725 &MeetingID: Date 3 • is-