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Meeker County approves new Dell Data Domain backup system after QNAP failure
Summary
The county board approved a vendor quote to replace a failing backup system with Dell Data Domain hardware and software to improve security and supportability after repeated QNAP failures; staff said the device should be installed by April.
Meeker County commissioners voted March 4 to approve a vendor quote to replace the county’s failed backup system with Dell Data Domain backup hardware and software, installed and configured by Marco Technologies LLC.
Rob Oster, the county IT director, told the board the county’s prior backup hardware from QNAP failed in October and repeated support attempts were unsuccessful. The county used available storage from a recent network upgrade as a temporary backup solution but needs durable hardware with modern security features. Oster described immutability features in the Dell offering that prevent edits to backups for a set retention period and said dedicated vendor account support had been reliable during the procurement process.
Commissioner Hoberg moved to approve the quote from Marco Technologies; Commissioner Samkee seconded. After discussion about support and data security, the board carried the motion by voice vote.
Oster said the county could expect installation by April and that the device will provide on-site backups pushed to the cloud for redundancy. He listed the types of county data covered by backups, including law enforcement and tax files.
No price was stated on the public record during the item; the vendor quote and contract details are held with county procurement records.
End note: the board approved the purchase by voice vote; the IT director and vendor will proceed with procurement and installation steps.
