Request for Proposal For Private Cloud - Storage/Server Refresh & Vdi

Request For Proposals (Rfp) For Private Cloud - Storage/Server Refresh & Vdi. Open Date: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 1:00 Pm (Pacific/Auckland Utc+12:00) Close Date: Friday, 19 May 2023 5:00 Pm (Pacific/Auckland Utc+12:00) Tender Type: Request For Proposals (Rfp) Tender Coverage: Sole Agency Regions: Bay Of Plenty Waikato Required Pre-Qualifications: None Overview: The University Of Waikato (Uow) Invites Solution Proposals For Private Cloud - New Server Compute, Storage And Associated Networking Resources To Replace The Current Aging Infrastructure. It Is Expected To Be An On-Premise Solution With The Location Likely Being A Yet To Be Confirmed Co-Located Data Centre Facility. The Proposed Solution Must Leverage Our Existing Backup Solution And Must Include An Offsite Disaster Recovery Capability, And Enable Us To Achieve Our Business Continuity Recovery Objectives. Some Of The Key Benefits We Would Like To Achieve Include: Grow And Scale On Demand Rather Than Projecting 5 Years Hardware Capacity Investment Up Front. Support For Automation Through ApiS And Integration With Common Toolsets Such As Ansible. Simplified Design, Management And Support Risk Mitigation Through Modern And Integrated Cyber Security Controls Disaster Recovery That Scales When ItS Needed Reduced Environmental Impact By Using Technologies That Are Sustainable By Design Uow Also Invites Solution Proposals For A New Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (Vdi) That Uses Virtual Machines To Provide And Manage Virtual Desktops To Serve Our Students. This Is Considered A Green Field Deployment. Through Delivering A Vdi Solution To Our Students We Hope To Achieve The Following Benefits: A Personalised And Overall Better Digital Workspace Experience For Our Students Greater Access And Digital Equity For All Of Our Students Unlimited Student Access 24X7x365 Without Implications Enhanced Bring Your Own Device (Byod) Experiences For Students Anywhere And Anytime Access For Students To Their Digital Workspace Simplified It Management Within Our Student Computer Labs Uow Invites Solution Proposals For Either Or Both Of These Platforms, Noting That Each Must Include 24X7x365 Production Support (Service Level Agreement) For The Hardware. We Are Also Asking For Proposals To Include Optional Management Support For The Hardware And Hypervisor. Note We Require For The Declaration (Section 7) Of The Rfp Response Form To Be Signed And Emailed As A Pdf To The Uow Point Of Contact Via Email - [email protected], Before Requesting Supplementary Information / Asking Questions. Tender Link : Https://Www.Gets.Govt.Nz/Uw/Externaltenderdetails.Htm?Id=27264094