RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Groupware Technology, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $252,011 for the Rubrik r348 hardware appliances and support services, for the period from January 22, 2018 through January 21, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
Health Services Department’s Information Technology Unit currently owns Rubrik backup hardware. Rubrik manages most of Health Services Department backups for recovery of critical systems and their data. The new appliances will be used for the expansion of existing backup capabilities including the number of servers and the amount of data being backed up. Health Services Department is also purchasing support and maintenance services for this hardware for a one-year term. The County has executed two agreements with Rubrik, Inc.: the Rubrik End User License and Limited Warranty Agreement, governing the license for the software that operates the hardware, and the Rubrik Products Warranty and Support Services Policy, governing the support services.
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