Dear Reading Borough Council,

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?

ii) How many sites are there on your network and how many require
high speed (greater than 1Gig) connections?

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.

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.

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.

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

Yours faithfully,

Joe Hellard

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Dear Barnfield, John,

Thanks you for your prompt reply.

I meant to ask how many sites were connected to your WAN-is that
information available?

I would also like to know who manages DR for the council to
understand how that is accomplished with a single DC - are you able
to give me the contact details?

Yours sincerely,

Joe Hellard

In the order of 90+ sites.

4 main localities connected 100 meg, the rest typically 10 down to 2 or
ADSL

No specific officer handling DR, so comes to me.

Single data centre doesn't sort DR, however in discussions with
neighbouring authorities for potential future shared use of data centre
space.

Main issue on DR is no funding to progress - hence approach to other
Council to reduce this cost.

John Barnfield

IT Programme & Service Delivery Manager
IT Client
Civic Offices
Reading
Berks
RG1 7AE

Tel 0118 937 2860
[mobile number]
Fax 0118 937 2922

Email: [email address]

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Dear Barnfield, John,

Thanks VERY much for your help John.

Yours sincerely,

Joe Hellard