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215 Church Avenue
P.O.Box 1130
Oshkosh,Wisconsin
5 903-1130 City of Oshkosh
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: June 27, 2013
RE: IT Backup/Disaster Recovery Planning/Installation Professional Services-
Unitrends, Inc.
BACKGROUND
The City of Oshkosh data storage infrastructure is critical in its nature. The ability to backup and
recover routine data and properly plan for disaster recovery scenarios is crucial for the long term
survivability of the City's data. In the past several months the progressive nature of this data
volume has dramatically increased beyond anticipation due to the increased use of video
technology to record the condition of public infrastructure. In response to this critical issue our
IT division sought qualified vendors that could provide planning and installation solutions to
address the City's needs.
ANALYSIS
After research and consultation with several qualified vendors our IT division felt Unitrends, Inc.
demonstrated the best understanding of our current and future backup/disaster recovery needs and
provided the most economical and cost-effective planning/installation solution. Unitrends Inc.'s
solution resolves our short term demands as well as long term capacity fulfillment. In addition,
their backup appliance with integrated disaster recovery will satisfy all foreseeable future needs
for the City's growing data protection needs.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of Unitrend Inc.'s services is estimated not to exceed $33,500 and was charged to A/N#
100-0110-7202-00000.
RECOMMENDATION
Section 12-16 of the Municipal Code provides that subject to approval of the City Manager, the
City may enter into professional service agreements without following a competitive bidding or
quotation process. In accordance with Section 12-16 of the Municipal Code and because this
cooperative purchase is in excess of$25,000, I am hereby submitting a report of this purchase to
the Common Council. If you have any questions on this purchase please contact me or IT
Manager Tony Neumann.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager