Tenders Are Invited For Servers – Backup-Storage

Servers – Backup-Storage. The Progressive Digitization And The Increasing Need For Highly Available It Services Within Health Of North Hesse (Gnh) Require A Reliable, Scalable And Secure Backup-It Infrastructure. The Aim Of This Tender Is To Choose A Future-Proof Solution That Meets The Highest Requirements For Data Security, Backup And Recovery Times As Well As Automation. A Modern Backup Infrastructure Should Be Faster, More Flexible And Safer Than The Status Quo In Order To Meet The Growing Business Requirements. For This Purpose, A Solution Is Sought That Can Be Dynamically Adapted To Changing Conditions And At The Same Time Ensures Safe And Efficient Data Backup Strategy. Automated Data Backup And Recovery Should Significantly Increase The Operational Safety Of The Gnh Compared To Today, Minimizes Downtime And Ensure That The Business Operates Smoothly At Any Time. With This Tender, Gnh Is Looking For A Partner Who Not Only Meets The Technical Requirements, But Also Offers An Innovative And Future-Proof Approach To Optimize The Backup Strategy. Health North Hesse Holding Operates A Total Of Around 700 Vms In Its Data Centers On Approx. 30 Esxi Servers And A Network From Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Hpe). Highly Performant Storage Systems Are Used As A Central Storage Solution. Vms And Application Data Are Used At Different Intervals, At Least Once A Day. The Memory Units Currently Used Will Soon Be End Of Life And Must Therefore Be Renewed. The Backup Repository Servers Are Housed In An Isolated Network. The Backups Are Checked For Their Integrity With Surebackup Every Week. In Addition, An Instant Vm Recovery Is Possible At Any Time. Completed Backup Orders Are Also Secured As An Airgapped Backup On An Lto Tape Library. All Backup Jobs Are Managed Centrally Via The Backup Software Veeam Backup And Replication. The Veeam Backup And Replication Software Is Already In Use And Not The Subject Of The Tender. Analyzes Have Shown: Current Backup Strategies Not Only Have To Restore Damaged Data Quickly And Completely In The Event Of An Error, They Must In Particular Be Resilient Against The Effects Of Cyber Attacks Such As Ransomware Attacks. On The One Hand, This Means That Backup Systems Themselves Are Resistant To Attacks In Order Not To Be Encrypted Themselves And, On The Other Hand, That The Restoration Of The Systems Can Be Carried Out As Quickly And Completely As Possible. In Addition To The Security Requirements Of A Criticism Environment, The Increased Requirements With Regard To Storage Scope And Speed Must Also Be Taken Into Account. Specifically, This Results In A Very Fast Primary Backup Destination About The Backups In The Required Intervals And The Available