Monroe Public Schools’ Technology Department has requested Board approval to purchase two new Dell PowerEdge R760xs servers to replace aging storage and backup infrastructure that is over eight years old and no longer under warranty or supported by Cisco. The proposed acquisition includes one 80TB Tier 2 storage server and one 120TB backup server, both to be covered by a five‑year Dell hardware service agreement and funded through the district’s Technology Millage. The district solicited quotes from People Driven Technologies and Charter Technologies, with the Technology Department recommending People Driven Technologies’ proposal at a total cost of 45,035.72. While this memo indicates the recommendation rather than the final vote, it effectively identifies People Driven Technologies as the likely incumbent for core server hardware and support, highlighting a five‑year support horizon and the district’s shift from Cisco to Dell due to pricing volatility. This creates follow‑on opportunities for integration, virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, and future lifecycle refresh planning around Dell-based infrastructure.

Existing Cisco-based servers are over eight years old, out of warranty, and no longer supported; pri...