Decision details

To approve essential corporate ICT hardware and software upgrades for 2017/18.  This principally involves the development of a new shared platform to replace end of life server and storage infrastructure, the implementation of cyber/security solutions, end user device replacement and telephony modernisation.

Incur capital expenditure of £6,000K on essential corporate ICT infrastructure upgrades (ESP) for 2017/18.  In particular: building a major new platform that will replace previous end of life server and storage infrastructure.  This platform will host many of our critical applications and services and will be capable of being shared with other public service partners across the city. Significant investment will also be made in ‘cyber/IG’ processes and solutions to help ensure that the ongoing threat to our information and systems is minimised.  We will also upgrade all the PC’s and laptops across the organisation to Windows 10 and we will replace the Cisco telephony estate with MS ‘Skype for Business’; completely unifying our telephony environment with a single lower maintenance modern ‘collaboration’ solution.  In addition, we will replace a significant number of PC’s and laptops that are over 7 years old. There will also be a range of medium/small size but important initiatives that are required to be undertaken in order to keep our overall infrastructure up to date, including the deployment of devices to staff and members of the public to help bridge the digital divide. This expenditure includes the engagement of specialist internal and external resources and the associated project management to implement this programme of work.

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