Specific Explanation:
The Chief Information Officer recommends that City Council approve an ordinance to appropriate $1,024,708.67 from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800) for the planned Data Center Refresh. The following project is budgeted in the approved FY2022 Capital Improvement Plan adopted by City Council.
The project description with allocation amount is as follows:
PROJECT PROJECT NO. AMOUNT
Data Center Refresh WBS# X-680003* $1,024,708.67
This data center infrastructure equipment refresh is required to maintain and support the City's growing technological needs. The requested appropriation will allow for the purchase and replacement of data center infrastructure, including network devices, server systems, racks, security devices, and power infrastructure, which provide services to departments supported by the City's data center. The requested appropriation will also allow for the purchase of professional services. The existing agreements with Cisco Enterprise, Selrico, and Assetworks will be utilized for the purchase of hardware, software, and peripherals. The existing agreements for Information Technology Managed Services and Ricoh will be utilized for the professional services portion of the project.
This was presented at the August 5, 2021 Transportation, Technology, and Infrastructure Council Committee Meeting.
Fiscal Note:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Lisa Kent, Chief Information Officer
Houston Information Technology Services
Outline Agreements #s:
OA# 4600014574
OA# 4600014598
OA# 4600014739
OA# 4600015664
OA# 4600014125