Approval of an Agreement with Hewlett Packard Company (Oak Park CA) for the Purchase of Servers and Related Installation Services to Consolidate Servers and Support Implementation of the Information Technology Department s Green IT Initiative in the City s Data Center. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 12/10/2007 Item Number: A 9 AGENDA ITEM: Approval of an Agreement with Hewlett Packard Company (Oak Park CA) for the Purchase of Servers and Related Installation Services to Consolidate Servers and Support Implementation of the Information Technology Department s Green IT Initiative in the City s Data Center. Contact Person/Dept.: John Richo Phone Number: 310 253 5950 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Action Item: X Public Hearing: Public Notification: E Mail Master Notification List on 12/05/07 Hewlett Packard representatives on 12/05/07. Department Approval: John Richo (12/05/07) Fiscal Impact Review: Marlee Chang (12/05/07) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (12/05/07) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (12/05/07) Attachments: X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve an agreement with Hewlett Packard Company (Oak Park CA) for the purchase of servers and related installation services to consolidate servers and support implementation of the Information Technology Department s Green IT Initiative in the City s Data Center. BACKGROUND: Over the last ten years the City s use of technology and the supporting technology infrastructure has grown dramatically. Many departments have deployed specialized applications to support business processes and increase productivity. One major effect has been the increase in the number of servers needed to support these client side applications and processes. Approximately seventy physical servers are located in our Data Center (Attachment 1). The increase in servers has resulted in the second effect of our growth. As currently configured our ...
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