For City Council Meeting [May 12, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Approve the Purchase of Six (6) Hewlett Packard (HP) Network Switches Consisting of: Two (2) HP Aruba Transceiver Modules, Two (2) HP Aruba Managed Ports, Eight (8) HP Power Supplied, Six (6) HP Expansion Modules, Two (2) HP Expansion Modules, and Four (4) HP Aruba 44 Port Switches from Charity IT in the Amount of $34,458.45.
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BACKGROUND
The Police Department relies heavily on computer systems to facilitate everyday operations. The heart of those systems is the internal computer network which allows department computers to send and receive information both internally and externally via the Internet. Faster, more efficient switches are required to complete critical program upgrades associated with police department operations. The existing core switch gear for the network has reached the end of its life.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Hewlett Packard Aruba and Cisco Catalyst switches are the top switch hardware choices for the government and business networks. While very similar in function and dependability, the Hewlett Packard Aruba switches are a better fiscal choice due to their lower cost and limited lifetime warranty.
Core switch hardware is the center of any government or business network. Network limits are directly affected by the number of ports on the switch, the volume of data throughout the switch is able to handle and speed at which it operates. The proposed Hewlett Packard Aruba switch hardware would improve the police department's network speed and allow for expansion of the computer network based on need.
On December 5, 2019 the bid process for the Hewlett Packard Aruba switches closed. A total of five hundred twenty-five (525) requests for proposals were sent out for this project with eleven (11) being received by the due date.
Pursuant to Section 2.48.110, subsections B, C,...
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