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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
DECEMBER 3, 2007
TITLE:
CONTRACT AWARD FOR
BACKUP AND RECOVERY SOFTWARE
(SPEC. NO. 07-104)
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1st Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
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FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Award a contract to CommVault for the purchaser trainingr and support of
CommVault software in an amount not to exceed $144r250.
DISCUSSION
The City of Santa Ana Data Center hosts and manages key citywide
applications including payrollr e-mailr financialsr utility billing and the
Santa Ana Property Information Network. A second data center supports the
Police Department operational and administrative computer applications
including computer-aided dispatchr jail managementr and records management.
The volume of computerized data in these two data centers has exceeded the
capabilities of the current backup and recovery software systemr and as a
resultr the time required to backup data exceeds the time span between
normal City business hours. AdditionallYr it is critical that the
integrity of the data used and stored by these two data centers be
protected by a reliable and robust data backup and recovery software system
to guard against data loss and/or damage.
The Information Services Division researched the backup and recovery
software industry. EMC Networker, Veri tas NetBackup and CommVaul t were
identified and were invited to demonstrate their product. The assessment
team made up of staff representing Micro Support r Network Engineering,
Information Services and Police Computer Services conducted extensive
technical analysisr onsite testing of each software applicationr checked
references, and found CommVault software to be an adaptabler flexibler and
effective data management solution with the most comprehensive training
component. CommVault architecture and design ensures the security and
integrity of the data it backs UPr recovers in a highly efficient manner
and provides the best solution to meet needs yet to come. CommVaul t is
the creator of CommVault software. As a result, staff recommends Council
approval of the recommended action.
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Contract Award for Backup and Recovery Software
December 3, 2007
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FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the Technology Plan Miscellaneous Citywide Projects
account (no. 109-600-6661).
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[If Francisco Gutierrez ~
Executive Director
Finance and Management Services Agency
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