To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Michael Dawisha, CIO
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RE: Approval to renew VMware annual licensing through SHI International, under the Michigan Master Computing Program Contract, for the county data center infrastructure
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval to renew VMware annual licensing through SHI International, under the Michigan Master Computing Program Contract, for the county data center infrastructure
BACKGROUND:
The Genesee County utilizes VMware in its datacenters to virtualize its servers to run on a smaller hardware footprint. VMware requires annual licensing for support and security updates for the product.
DISCUSSION:
The IT department requests the authorization to renew its annual VMware licensing through SHI International. The licensing helps provide support and security updates for the products. Virtualization of servers is the industry standard in the IT field due to its flexibility, security, and resilience, all of which benefit Genesee County as a whole.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There is no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This licensing is being renewed under the Michigan Master Computing Program Contract # 071B6600113 and is a budgeted expense, not to exceed $58,824.00, to be paid from 1010-228.01-933.001 - $46,898.04 and pre-paid account 1010-000.00-123.00 - $11,925.96. This renewal will cover a period of 12/14/2025 - 12/13/2026.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There is no impact on Facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
Reviewed by IT.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Virtualization of servers allows the County to meet its computing needs and reduces the overall cost of maintaining datacenters. This leads to the long-term financial stability of Genesee County.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee Co...
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