DATE: April 12, 2022
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RESOLUTION SELECTING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH Nth GENERATION COMPUTING, INC, FOR VMWARE VCLOUD SUITE SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $182,404.00, AND AUTHORIZING SUBSEQUENT SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE RENEWALS. FY22 EXPENDITURES ARE BUDGETED IN THE DISTRICT'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM CAPITAL OUTLAY APPROPRIATED ITEM AND EXPENDITURES FOR FUTURE SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BUDGETED IN THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET, SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL UPON ADOPTION OF EACH FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The District's enterprise server environment uses virtualization technology as part of its standard set of operations. This technology allows the District to extend the life of the hardware as well as reduce the physical footprint and power requirements of the datacenter. The District relies on VMware technology to provide these services.
Incorporating a monitoring solution delivers intelligent operations management, with application-to-storage visibility across the virtual infrastructure. Any performance degradation or unavailability of those servers can severely impact the entire business infrastructure resulting in outages and loss of productivity. This tool is essential for IT to identify the root cause of an issue and receive proactive alerts and recommendation for remediation. It will allow staff to implement policy-based monitoring and compliance enforcement.
The District issued Request for Bids number 21-35SN-R (RFB No. 21-35SN-R) on January 13th, 2022, and allowed for a two week submission period. The District publicly posted the request for bids and it was engaged by 14 bidders. Nth Generation was found to be responsive, responsible, and the lowest bidder.
This equipment is funded through the District's Economic Recovery Program Capital Outlay Appropriated item.
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