Decision details
ICT Infrastructure and Data Centre Review
PDF 68 KBDecision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Executive will be asked to consider proposals relating to investment in the Councils core IT infrastructure. Including the replacing the old Storage Area Network (SAN) and the server virtualisation platform; improving the Councils IT disaster recovery service and the provision of a new, fit for purpose, Data Centre facility.
Decision:
The Executive considered the outcome of a comprehensive review of the Council’s ICT infrastructure, including the data centre, and approved a proposed ICT Investment programme set out at Option 2 in the report (SAN, Virtualisation and DR Platform in a new date centre).
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 – maintaining existing infrastructure and data centre and replacing components as and when. This was not proceeded with as the overall cost would be higher than Option 2.
Reason Key: Significant expenditure or savings;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: N/A
Decision Reference: ED1654
Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None
Forward Plan Reference: CCCS28
Other reasons / organisations consulted
N/A
Contact: Paul James, Corporate and Support Services Email: paul.james@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161-474-5430.
Report author: Adrian Davies
Publication date: 17/12/2014
Date of decision: 16/12/2014
Decided at meeting: 16/12/2014 - Executive
Effective from: 24/12/2014
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