REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 13, 2022
FROM
LARRY AINSWORTH, Chief Information Officer, Innovation and Technology Department
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Amendment to Agreement with SUSE LLC, for SUSE Software Licenses
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 21-648, including non-standard terms, with SUSE LLC, which includes an Addendum, the SUSE Volume License Agreement, and the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server End User License Agreements, for SUSE license subscriptions for purchase amounts as authorized by County Policy, updating the terms and extending the period of the Agreement by one year for the total contract period of October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Larry Ainsworth, Chief Information Officer, 388-5501)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement is non-financial in nature and does not commit the County to make any purchases. If future purchases are made under the Agreement, the Innovation and Technology Department (ITD) will adhere to County purchasing policies and return to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval, if necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ITD manages multiple enterprise systems and hosts countywide departmental applications for many County departments. These systems and applications utilize several different operating systems. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a computer operating system that supports basic computer functions to run other software applications. SLES is needed for County departments to utilize applications, such as FileNet, InfoSphere, WordPress, GIS, and IBM Cognos.
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