IT Information Request

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Dear Hertsmere Borough Council,

On behalf of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide me with the following information;
1) Your total annual budget.
2) Your current number of full time employees.
3) Your annual IT budget.
4) A copy of your current ICT strategy document.
5) What storage vendor(s) and model do you currently use?
a. When was the installation date of above storage vendor(s)?
b. When is your planned (or estimated) storage refresh date? (Month/year)
c. What is your estimated budget for the refresh?
d. What date does your storage support contract end? (Month/year)
e. What is the value of your storage support contract?
f. What is the capacity of the storage data in TB?
6) What backup software do you use?
a. How much data do you backup in TB?
b. When is your planned (or estimated) backup software refresh date? (Month/year)
c. What is the estimated budget for your backup software refresh?
d. When does your backup support contract end? (Month/year)
e. What is the value of your backup support contract?
7) What compute vendor(s) and model do you currently use?
a. Number of servers?
b. Virtualisation platform?
c. When is your planned (or estimated) compute refresh date? (Month/year)

Yours faithfully,

Jack Daniels

foi, Hertsmere Borough Council

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Dear Jack Daniels,

 

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request received
7^th December 2016.

Your request has now been considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act and/or Environmental Information Regulations and we are
able to respond as follows:

 

Your Request:

 

Dear Hertsmere Borough Council,

 

On behalf of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide
me with the following information;

1)    Your total annual budget.

2)    Your current number of full time employees.

3)    Your annual IT budget.

4)    A copy of your current ICT strategy document.

5)    What storage vendor(s) and model do you currently use?

a. When was the installation date of above storage vendor(s)?

b. When is your planned (or estimated) storage refresh date? (Month/year)
c. What is your estimated budget for the refresh?

d. What date does your storage support contract end? (Month/year) e. What
is the value of your storage support contract?

f. What is the capacity of the storage data in TB?

6)    What backup software do you use?

a. How much data do you backup in TB?

b. When is your planned (or estimated) backup software refresh date?
(Month/year) c. What is the estimated budget for your backup software
refresh?

d. When does your backup support contract end? (Month/year) e. What is the
value of your backup support contract?

7)    What compute vendor(s) and model do you currently use?

a. Number of servers?

b. Virtualisation platform?

c. When is your planned (or estimated) compute refresh date? (Month/year)

Yours faithfully,

 

Jack Daniels

 

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Our Response:

 

1)      2016/17 £11,939,900

 

2)      300 FTE

 

3)      2016/17  £966,000

 

4)      The ICT Strategy is attached to the responding email. Please note
the ICT Strategy is currently being renewed and an updated version
available later this year.

 

5)      Netapp - FAS2040 - FAS2240

a.       FAS2040 installed September 2011, FS2240 installed October 2015.

b.      February 2018

c.       Not known at this time

d.      February 2018

e.      Support of the storage was included in the cost of the hardware
and backup solution and it is not possible to separate out.

f.        20TB

 

6)      Unitrends Virtual Backup

a.       20TB

b.      February 2018

c.       Not known at this time

d.      February 2018

e.      Support of the backup software was included in the cost of the
hardware and backup solution and it is not possible to separate out.

 

7)      IBM HS22 and Dell FX2

a.       101

b.      VMware 5.1 and VMware 6.0

c.       November 2020 (estimated)

 

If you have any queries about the processing of your request then please
do not hesitate to contact me.  Further information explaining the
Council's process for responding to information requests together with a
complaints/appeals procedure is available in our reception or via our
website at:

 

http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/councildemoc...

 

The Information Commissioner oversees the application of the Freedom of
Information Act.  You may contact the Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House, Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire    SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545700

Website:  www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

 

Please include the above reference number on all correspondence related to
this request.

 

Thank you for your request.

 

Kind regards

 

Information Services

 

Hertsmere Borough Council | Civic Offices | Elstree Way | Borehamwood |
Herts | WD6 1WA
t: 020 8207 2277

 

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Apologies IT Strategy was not attached to original reply.

 

From: foi
Sent: 30 January 2017 09:25
To: '[FOI #379803 email]'
Subject: HBC_FOI_2017005 - Information request response

 

Dear Jack Daniels,

 

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request received
7^th December 2016.

Your request has now been considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act and/or Environmental Information Regulations and we are
able to respond as follows:

 

Your Request:

 

Dear Hertsmere Borough Council,

 

On behalf of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide
me with the following information;

1)    Your total annual budget.

2)    Your current number of full time employees.

3)    Your annual IT budget.

4)    A copy of your current ICT strategy document.

5)    What storage vendor(s) and model do you currently use?

a. When was the installation date of above storage vendor(s)?

b. When is your planned (or estimated) storage refresh date? (Month/year)
c. What is your estimated budget for the refresh?

d. What date does your storage support contract end? (Month/year) e. What
is the value of your storage support contract?

f. What is the capacity of the storage data in TB?

6)    What backup software do you use?

a. How much data do you backup in TB?

b. When is your planned (or estimated) backup software refresh date?
(Month/year) c. What is the estimated budget for your backup software
refresh?

d. When does your backup support contract end? (Month/year) e. What is the
value of your backup support contract?

7)    What compute vendor(s) and model do you currently use?

a. Number of servers?

b. Virtualisation platform?

c. When is your planned (or estimated) compute refresh date? (Month/year)

Yours faithfully,

 

Jack Daniels

 

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[1][FOI #379803 email]

 

Is [2][Hertsmere Borough Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Hertsmere Borough Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:

[3]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...

 

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

 

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Our Response:

 

1)      2016/17 £11,939,900

 

2)      300 FTE

 

3)      2016/17  £966,000

 

4)      The ICT Strategy is attached to the responding email. Please note
the ICT Strategy is currently being renewed and an updated version
available later this year.

 

5)      Netapp - FAS2040 - FAS2240

a.       FAS2040 installed September 2011, FS2240 installed October 2015.

b.      February 2018

c.       Not known at this time

d.      February 2018

e.      Support of the storage was included in the cost of the hardware
and backup solution and it is not possible to separate out.

f.        20TB

 

6)      Unitrends Virtual Backup

a.       20TB

b.      February 2018

c.       Not known at this time

d.      February 2018

e.      Support of the backup software was included in the cost of the
hardware and backup solution and it is not possible to separate out.

 

7)      IBM HS22 and Dell FX2

a.       101

b.      VMware 5.1 and VMware 6.0

c.       November 2020 (estimated)

 

If you have any queries about the processing of your request then please
do not hesitate to contact me.  Further information explaining the
Council's process for responding to information requests together with a
complaints/appeals procedure is available in our reception or via our
website at:

 

[6]http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/councildemoc...

 

The Information Commissioner oversees the application of the Freedom of
Information Act.  You may contact the Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House, Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire    SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545700

Website:  [7]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

 

Please include the above reference number on all correspondence related to
this request.

 

Thank you for your request.

 

Kind regards

 

Information Services

 

Hertsmere Borough Council | Civic Offices | Elstree Way | Borehamwood |
Herts | WD6 1WA
t: 020 8207 2277

 

[8]www.hertsmere.gov.uk

 

Keep up to date with Hertsmere through our FREE e-alerts ‘News for You’,
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