FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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PURCHASE ILAND'S DISASTER RECOVERY AS A SERVICE
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Approve a Purchase Order to Nth Generation Computing, Inc. for the purchase of software, hardware, and services to implement and configure the iland Disaster Recovery as a Service, Specification No. #E-2022-1300BD, for a three-year period for a total amount not to exceed $475,425; and
B. Approve a contingency in the amount of $47,542 (10%).
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BACKGROUND
Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) current server and storage computing infrastructure for the Office Disaster Recovery solution has reached the end of its life. Performance of the hardware at The Switch, a disaster recovery site in Las Vegas, worked well previously, but is no longer adequate and requires replacement with a modern, robust solution. Staff recommends replacing the hardware at The Switch with a cloud-based solution that can better support OC San's requirements.
iland Disaster Recovery as a Service (iland) is a hosted cloud solution that provides infrastructure and storage services. It works well with Veeam Backup & Recovery, which is a tool OC San's Information Technology (IT) Division uses to back up the Office and Industrial Control System environment. iland can replicate OC San's backups to their cloud, as well as run workloads in the cloud in the event of a disaster.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* 24/7/365 treatment plant reliability
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* Maintain a culture of improving efficiency to reduce the cost to provide the current service level or standard
* Protect OC San assets
PROBLEM
After five years, the current infrastructure at The Switch has reached the end of its life (5+ years), is now underperforming, and is due for a hardware refresh. OC San's lease recently came to an end as well. Ra...
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