MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · Awarded contract

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Supply of Storage Arrays for MCA Blue Light Data Centre Backup Resilience

Awarded 16 Dec 2020

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Awarded16 Dec 2020

Value£62,157.00

SupplierINSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD

AgencyMCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

RegionSouth East

CategoryIT & Software

Ended 5y 10mo ago15d term

Awarded 16 Dec 2020Expired 31 Dec 2020

About

MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency awarded a contract to INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD for the procurement of three additional storage arrays to implement a resilient backup regime at the Blue Light Data Centres.

This followed a Whitespider Blue Light Data Centre audit that confirmed an urgent issue with the backup solution, which could severely impact HM Coastguard operations.

The contract, valued at AUD 62,157, supports mitigation of total data loss risk, with design and installation to be undertaken by IT directorate teams.

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