5.2. SR 05-11-2009i
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Bob Pearson, IT Manager
DATE: May I I, 2009
SUBJECT: IT Recovery Update
Item # 5.2.
The City of Elk River has computerized everything from permitting data to public safety
data. One is pressed to come up with data that is not stored in an electronic format.
The City's data resides on hardware called servers. The traditional implementation has
servers dedicated to an individual application. Examples of this would be our "finance
server", "email server", and "video server". The new model for hosting applications is
termed virtualization and implements multiple applications residing an shared hardware.
The purpose of my presentation is two-fold: to explain some of the benefits of virtualization
and also to outline a request for implementation so as to move the Ciry into the next
generation of technology.