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Approve 2 agreements, the first with Key Government Finance, Inc. and the second with ConvergeOne, for a total of $278,350, to pay for one-time setup cost and recurring costs being paid in 5 year installment payments for the purchase of Cisco Stealthwatch software licenses, for the term of June 25, 2019 through June 24, 2024; and Authorize the Chief Information Officer to execute the agreements and any necessary amendments up to 15 percent of the contract amount within annual appropriations
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) recommends the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve 2 agreements, the first with Key Government Finance, Inc. and the second with ConvergeOne, for a total of $278,350, to pay for one-time setup cost and recurring costs being paid in 5 year installment payments for the purchase of Cisco Stealthwatch software licenses, for the term of June 25, 2019 through June 24, 2024; and
2. Authorize the Chief Information Officer to execute the agreements and any necessary amendments up to 15 percent of the contract amount within annual appropriations.
SUMMARY:
Network security is important to Solano County, so to strengthen the County's overall security posture and comply with regulatory requirements, a robust internal network security monitoring tool needs to be implemented.
Cisco Stealthwatch is a network security monitoring tool that will dramatically improve network visibility, security and incident response across the entire network. Stealthwatch will provide real-time situational awareness of all users, devices and traffic on the network, in the data center and in the cloud. This allows the security team to quickly and effectively detect and respond to threats by providing real-time, continuous monitoring and pervasive view into all network traffic.
Cisco is offering a financing arrangemen...
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