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Supervisors decline to release $754,129 for interim data‑center equipment; reserve remains
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted Tuesday not to release $754,129 in reserve funds requested by the Department of Technology to equip an interim data center at a leased site known as 200 Paul, citing concerns about duplicated costs, timing and lack of a permanent site. The reserve remains on the books.
The Budget & Finance Committee voted on March 18 not to release $754,129 in reserve funds that the Department of Technology (DT) sought to buy networking equipment for an interim data‑center location at a commercial hosting site the department calls 200 Paul.
DT Deputy Director John Walton told the committee the city’s mission‑critical systems are currently housed at 1 Market Plaza, a facility that was converted from office space and lacks redundancy in generators, battery backup and power density. Walton described a long search for a permanent center and said the department had identified three options — a commercial retrofit (the preferred lower‑cost option), Brooks Hall and a retrofit of 1 South Van Ness —…
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