The CIU 10 IT department is seeking approval to purchase hardware and software support for its Scale Computing server clusters. The attached quote covers continued support for their existing Scale environment, indicating that Scale Computing is the incumbent platform for virtualized server infrastructure. With this renewal, the primary vendor decision is made, but the support term signals ongoing reliance on this infrastructure. This is relevant for vendors that integrate with or complement Scale, as well as for those offering monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and performance optimization services for virtual environments, especially as the unit’s storage and compute demands grow.
Item is specifically to cover hardware and software support for existing Scale Computing clusters, n...
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