Rowan County IT wishes to purchase a SAN from Data Network Solutions. A storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated network of storage devices used to provide a pool of shared storage that multiple computers and servers can access. A SAN allows for manageable, scalable and efficient deployment of mission-critical data. Our current SAN is reaching its end-of-life. Advances in storage technology will allow for higher performance and lower latency. It is time to replace the current device in order to continue to improve business productivity and support of data intensive enterprise applications.
Data network is approved through the State contract, NC-204X and the quote far exceeds the discounts secured on the State contract. The software/hardware will sustain the department for five years without any additional maintenance or service cost. Amount not to exceed $162,745.63.
Board of Commissioners to authorize the County Manager to purchase needed software/hardware from Data Network Solutions for an amount not to exceed $162,745.63.
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