Opening of Proposals - Utility Billing System - Cogsdale Corporation - Part 1

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Server Requirements 32-bit or x64 Database _ Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Enterprise or Standard Edition Operating System 32-bit: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later - Enterprise/Standard Edition x64: Microsoft Windows Server 2016/2012/2012R2 (Standard or Datacenter Edition) Processor 2 Dual Core or 4 Single Core Processors Cogsdale recommendation: at least 4 Cores Minimum Available 8 GB or more RAM Cogsdale recommendation: 16GB or more Network Card _ 1GB Ethernet or higher Virtual Environments^ Hardware Virtualization Supported (Optional) Windows Server 2016/2012/2012R2/2008/2008R2 Hyper-V Cogsdale recommendation: VMware 5.x/6.x works equally well ON PREMISE AND HOSTED OPTIONS Cogsdale's traditional on premise solution requires that the client will deploy the software at their location, on their server. The solution can be installed on individual workstations or connected via Terminal Services or Citrix, allowing remote access. There are benefits and disadvantages to this option. The on premise option means that the client maintains control of the data at all times, however, the client is also responsible for all server maintenance, backups, disaster recovery, and other IT services. The software and hardware purchase can also mean a large initial investment of funds. Cloud or SaaS has been making strides in the public sector industry in the last few years. Organizations see a measurable increase in business productivity with considerable reduction in operational, IT, and maintenance costs. Cogsdale Cloud is a great solution for clients that prefer to leave the administration of all hardware and software components, as well as security, to a trusted partner. When leveraging Cloud, you reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), which includes the following and more: • Initial cost of servers, storage, network gear, etc. • Cost of setup, configuration, and testing of new gear • Cost of developing IT staff to do setup/maintenance/troubleshooting • Cost of setting up high availability • Cost of doing backups and setting up replication/disaster recovery • Cost of keeping environment and network secure • Cost of regularly patching O/S and hardware, etc. • Cost of server room (power, cooling, fire suppression, etc.)