Council approves purchase of more network storage space
November 10, 2009
By J.B. Wogan
By J.B. Wogan
The Sammamish City Council authorized the purchase of six terabytes of storage space for a total of $193,033.
That was by far the biggest of the three contracts the council approved at its Nov. 3 meeting.
The council approved a contract with Ivoxy Consulting, a Kirkland-based information technology company, to increase the city’s network storage space.
City Manager Ben Yazici said this would allow council meetings to stream online.
Finance Director Lyman Howard said the change had two main purposes.
“We needed more storage space because we were essentially out,” Howard said.
The added space will also allow staff to work outside of the office, which could become useful during a disaster or if the flu spreads through City Hall, Howard said.
The council also approved a $20,000 contract with UpRoar Advertising, Design and Public Relations for graphic design services.
The Seattle-based company produced Sammamish’s Parks and Recreation Guide in 2008 and the Parks Department opted to renew the contract for another year.
The $20,000 covers another recreation guide, plus summer special event marketing materials.
The council also approved an on-call contract for up to $50,000 for electrical service and maintenance from Sequoyah Electric LLC, a Redmond company.
The contract expires at the end of 2010.
Reporter J.B. Wogan can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or jbwogan@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.
The Sammamish City Council authorized the purchase of six terabytes of storage space for a total of $193,033.
That was by far the biggest of the three contracts the council approved at its Nov. 3 meeting.
The council approved a contract with Ivoxy Consulting, a Kirkland-based information technology company, to increase the city’s network storage space.
City Manager Ben Yazici said this would allow council meetings to stream online.
Finance Director Lyman Howard said the change had two main purposes.
“We needed more storage space because we were essentially out,” Howard said.
The added space will also allow staff to work outside of the office, which could become useful during a disaster or if the flu spreads through City Hall, Howard said.
The council also approved a $20,000 contract with UpRoar Advertising, Design and Public Relations for graphic design services.
The Seattle-based company produced Sammamish’s Parks and Recreation Guide in 2008 and the Parks Department opted to renew the contract for another year.
The $20,000 covers another recreation guide, plus summer special event marketing materials.
The council also approved an on-call contract for up to $50,000 for electrical service and maintenance from Sequoyah Electric LLC, a Redmond company.
The contract expires at the end of 2010.
Reporter J.B. Wogan can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 247, or jbwogan@isspress.com.
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They are kidding right? That really doesn’t say “$193,033″ for 6 terabytes of data storage. I have 5 terabytes *at my house* and didn’t spend $1500. Does noone in goverment know how to shop? Need redundancy. Need server quality equipment ok… ok ok got it. $15k – $25k. Tell ya what I’ll even double it and say I could see $50k.
Please tell me you are kidding, or expand greatly on the information in this article.
Its almost enough to make me start voting for Eyman inititives (which I currently discount as a matter of course)
Wait a second, you can stream city council meetings online for less than $400 per month and no onsite storage needed. Council members should check out http://www.avcaptureall.com.
Fixed link – http://www.avcaptureall.com