To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with Computacenter United States Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, to execute a purchase order, with Computacenter United States, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $380,000 for the purchase of Rubrik Security Cloud hardware, licensing and support for the period of February 4, 2025, through February 3, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of this purchase will be covered within the Department's budget for FY 24/25. 100% User Departments.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Information Technology (DOIT) Network Services team has identified 45 network servers that are outdated and no longer under maintenance or support, with ages ranging from 5 to over 10 years old. These servers are crucial for the County and various departments, but replacement parts and firmware upgrades are unavailable. Failure or compromise of these servers could cause significant outages. DOIT recommends replacing them with a Private Cloud infrastructure to consolidate and enhance the server environment, extending the lifecycle and reducing the risk of hardware failures.
As part of the Enterprise Private Cloud project, Rubrik hardware will serve as a high-performance backup and data management appliance, ensuring robust data protection, archival, and recovery. With Rubrik Security Cloud licensing, the solution extends to include ransomware detection and remediation, immutable backups to safeguard against tampering, data governance for compliance and insights, and cloud archival for flexible storage. The system integrates seamlessly with Cisco UCS, ensuring security, compliance, and proactive threat detection. Together, Cisco UCS and Rubrik provide unified management, scalability, enhanced security, and streamlined compliance, creating a secure...
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