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Agenda Section: Consent Report Date: September 16, 2021 N �� Council Meeting Date: September 21, 2021 BRIGHTON building tomorrow today REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consider Approval of Server Room Battery Backup System Purchase DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this report,,� Comments attached Recommendation: Approve the contract to purchase a replacement server room battery backup system. Legislative History: There is no legislative history for this consideration. Financial Impact: The battery backup system will cost $27,601.91. This expense will be covered by the capital funding in the IT fund. Explanation: The City operates a data center for all of our on-site technology needs, including servers hosting applications, data storage for all departments as well as evidence videos, core networking, and many other critical services for the city. The IT department maintains a battery backup system for this infrastructure for two primary purposes. The first is to provide uninterrupted power for the data room equipment. All systems are backed by generator power, but there is a 50 to 200 millisecond switchover time from utility power to backup, which can severely impair or damage sensitive electronic equipment. The second reason is to provide "clean" power to our systems. Our primary data center has seen no less than nine disruptive power events in the past three years, and sees a daily fluctuation in power levels. While these fluctuations are of little consequence for household electronics like radios and hair dryers, they can significantly reduce the lifespan and reliability of data center equipment. The existing battery backup infrastructure is inadequate for our current needs, has suffered several critical failures, and has aged beyond usability. The replacement system proposed by 2NSystems in the attached quote will meet all requirements. Nicholas Kriz IT Administrator