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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the procurement of Cohesity Backup and Recovery in the amount of $128,369.60.
SUMMARY
DATE: April 20, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Willie Resto, Executive Director of Information Technology
SUBJECT: Authorize the Procurement of Cohesity Backup and Recovery
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City of Killeen’s network is comprised of a set of hardware appliances and disk drives used to provide reliable and secure backups of the applications and critical data. 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 current backup and recovery solution contains 32 terabytes of storage and is 80% utilized. 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.
Information Technology solicited quotes for a solution that would address the backup and recovery and allow for 3 - 5 years of growth. Netsync Network Solutions provided a quote that addressed the issues. The cost of hardware equipment, control support and maintenance is a one -time payment of $128,369.60.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
1. Purchase Cohesity Backup and Recovery.
2. Do not purchase Cohesity Backup and Recovery.
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
Cohesity Backup and Recovery is designed to maintain the most effective and reliable recovery from disaster, corruption or cybersecurity. Without Cohesity Backup and Recovery, the City would be at risk for loss of critical data and applications. The City would also incur additional costs to recover, if at that point recovery is possible. Option one ...
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