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Resolution to Approve Schedule 3 of the Interagency Agreement for Collaborative Technology and Services for Enterprise Backup Services (Washtenaw County, Provider) ($410,428.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution which authorizes a four year commitment to Washtenaw County for access to Washtenaw County’s EMC Avamar Gen 3 Enterprise Backup platform at an annual service cost of $102,607.00 for four years beginning with FY2012. Services would be provided under the terms of the Interagency Agreement for Collaborative Technology and Services between the City, Washtenaw County and the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority.
Washtenaw County intends to enter into a four-year lease with EMC for a Avamar Gen 3 with Reduplication with enough backup capacity to handle both organization’s immediate and future (assuming an annual 10% storage growth rate) needs.
There are many benefits to the City of Ann Arbor in subscribing to this Washtenaw County-provided service.
1. The City of Ann Arbor avoids having to expend its own capital for a similar investment.
2. The City and County can develop best practices for managing and configuring the Avamar Gen 3 Enterprise Backup platform to meet the data backup needs of both organizations. This includes providing backup staffing, coordinating system upgrades and jointly managing the performance of the system.
3. By choosing to collaborate on this service offering, the City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County will also be able to provide common backup, recovery and business continuity services to both organizations.
Included in the Washtenaw County service offering are software updates, access to EMC technical support and retention of the proper licenses for use of the software. The City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County also agree to the City having access to 50% of the capacity of the backup system, to scheduling mutually agreeable maintenance windows and to establish standard respon...
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