Dr Carlton Brand BA. MSc. EngD

Director of Resources

Joe Hellard

[[FOI #28456 email]]

Fax: 01225 718399

Direct Line: 01225 718467

Operator: 0300 456 0100

E-mail: [email address]

Please ask for: Lesley Crawford Our ref: RFI 2041 Your ref:

8^th February 2010

County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8JN

Dear Joe Hellard

Request for Information - RFI 2041 - ICT Implementation

Thank you for your request for information received 5^th February 2010.

As of 1^st April 2009 Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury and North Wiltshire District Councils and Wiltshire County Council ceased to exist and a unitary authority, Wiltshire Council, was created.

In response to your request for information, please find below our officer's reply:

i) Who are the incumbent suppliers of the "basic connectivity (Layer 2)" for your Wide Area Network Services? Are any contracts due for renewal in the next six months?

Answer:

H20, BT & Global Crossing. None of these contracts are up for renewal in the next 6

months.

ii) How many sites are there on your network and how many require high speed (greater than

1Gig) connections?

Answer:

We have in excess of 260 sites with varying degrees of connections speed. We currently only have 5 main sites connected at 1Gig. At the moment no site is classed as requiring anything faster than 1Gig.

iii) Do you build and operate your own network or do you use a Systems Integrator or Outsourcing company to do that? If so, please specify who and when the contract expires.

Answer:

We own and operate some of our local network. Our 1Gig wide area network is

operated by BT and H20. The BT element is set to expire 31^st March 2012, whilst the

H20 element expires 30^th September 2013.

iv) How many Data Centres do you use and are they on council premises or third party premises? Please specify post codes for DC locations. If third party please specify the company and when the contract expires.

Answer:

We have inherited, own and operate 5 data centres. We currently have a project underway to consolidate those into 2 main data centres that we own.

SP1 3UZ

SN15 1ER

SN10 2AT

BA14 0RD

BA14 8JN

v) Do you operate your own Data Centres or do you use a Systems Integrator or Outsourcing company for that? If so, please specify who and when the contract expires.

Answer:

We own all data centres

vi) Do you use "Co-location" Services ? If yes who is the supplier and when do the contracts need to be renewed?

Answer:

No and not applicable

The Council has not withheld any information in relation to this request under the exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I hope the information received is what you were expecting.  However if you are unhappy with what has been provided, you can raise a complaint under the Council's Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure (enclosed) or you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, 01625 545745. If you would like to discuss any of the information provided to you or would like further information on the complaints procedure, please contact me on the above number.

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Yours sincerely

Lesley Crawford (Mrs)

Corporate Information Officer