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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the purchase of Cohesity Backup Expansion and license true-up from Netsync Network Solutions in an amount not to exceed $68,699.04.
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DATE: January 9, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Willie Resto, Executive Director of Information Technology
SUBJECT: Cohesity Backup Expansion and License True-Up
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
In April 2021, council approved the purchase of Cohesity Backup Solution. Cohesity is a premier provider in backup and disaster recovery solutions. The solution allows the city the ability to back up its critical data from all major software systems as well as unstructured data. The expansion of two nodes and license true-up provides the city with one year of subscription licensing and an additional 72 terabytes of storage to continue use of the solution.
This system creates copies of data that can be restored and recovered to an operating state in the event of disaster, security breach or missing and deleted files. The lack of ample unused backup storage raises the risk of not being able to recover from application and data corruption in a timely manner. This is caused by shortened data retention and the inability to grow and backup newly added applications and data.
Netsync Network Solutions provided a quote that addressed the issues. The cost of hardware equipment and software is a one-time payment of $68,699.04.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
1. Do not purchase Cohesity Backup Expansion two nodes and licensing true-up allowing the licensing to expire, not receive security updates, fixes, software downloads, and hardware replacement support.
2. Purchase Cohesity Backup Expansion two nodes and license to continue to receive security updates, fixes, software downloads, and hardware replacement support.
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
The Cohesity Backup expansion two nodes and license true-up to continue to receive security updates, fixes, software downloa...
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