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Council hears explanation of server virtualization purchase; ordinance introduced for equipment and software
Summary
At first reading of Ordinance 11‑2025 on March 10, staff explained a planned purchase of server virtualization hardware and software from Bridal Integrations, technical reasons for the purchase, vendor changes that prompted it, data‑center placement and an expected multi‑year migration to cloud services; no council action was taken.
The Upper Arlington City Council on March 10 introduced Ordinance 11‑2025, authorizing the purchase of server virtualization equipment and software from Bridal Integrations; staff described the purpose, scope and timeline at the first reading and no vote took place.
Director Kassem explained virtualization as software that lets multiple applications run on fewer physical servers to increase efficiency and reduce power use. "So basically, we can run, say, a hundred applications on one physical server," Kassem…
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