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Resolution to Approve Schedule 17 of the Interagency Agreement for Collaborative Technology and Services for Additional Enterprise Backup Services (Washtenaw County, Provider) ($80,643.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution which authorizes a continued commitment to Washtenaw County for expansion of the Enterprise Backup and Recovery system at a service cost of $80,643.00 for two years beginning in FY2014. Services are provided for under the terms of the Interagency Agreement for Collaborative Technology and Services between the City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County.
Expansion of the Backup and Recovery system with de-duplication capabilities provides enough additional backup and storage capacity to handle both organizations immediate and future needs until the next generation backup, storage and recovering solution is acquired.
There are many continued 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 continues to use best practices for managing and configuring the Enterprise Backup and Recovery system 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 continue 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 response times for unp...
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