Information requested
- What is your annual IT Budget for 2021, 2022 & 2023?.
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Storage:
- What storage vendor(s) and models do you currently use?
- What is the capacity of the storage data in TB & How much of this is utilised?
- What were the installation dates of the above storage vendor(s)? (Month/Year)
- When is your planned (or estimated) storage refresh date? (Month/Year)?
- Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier?
- What is your estimated budget for the storage refresh?
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Server/Computer:
- What server vendor(s) and models do you currently use?
- What were the installation dates of the above server vendor(s)? (Month/Year)
- When is your planned (or estimated) server refresh date? (Month/Year)
- What is your estimated budget for the server refresh
- Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier?
- Which operating systems are used?
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Backup, DR and BC:
- What device/system do you use for your daily backups (e.g tape or disk)
- What backup software do you use?
- How much data do you backup, in TB?
- Do you use a third party to provide a Business Continuity service (e.g. office workplace recovery or infrastructure ship-to-site solutions)?
- Does your current recovery solution meet your stakeholder’s RTO/RPO expectations?
- Do you already backup into the cloud?
- Do you have a documented disaster recovery & business continuity plan in place?
- Number of Physical servers?
- Number of virtualised servers? & Which Virtualisation platform do you use
NHSCFA response
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What is your annual IT Budget for 2021, 2022 & 2023?
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) IT budget for the financial year 2021/22 is £1.9m. This excludes some of the IT capital budget as this is yet to be confirmed.
The NHSCFA IT budget for financial years 2022/23 and 2023/24 is yet to be confirmed.
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Storage:
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What storage vendor(s) and models do you currently use?
HP SAN and Blade Storage
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What is the capacity of the storage data in TB & How much of this is utilised?
75/65+
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What were the installation dates of the above storage vendor(s)? (Month/Year)
Various dates over the last 10 years.
To extract this information would exceed the appropriate limit of £450.
If you were to frame your request for a narrower category of information, it may be that we can comply with your request.
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When is your planned (or estimated) storage refresh date? (Month/Year)?
Not Applicable
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Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier?
Yes. HP
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What is your estimated budget for the storage refresh?
Not Applicable.
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What storage vendor(s) and models do you currently use?
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Server/Compute:
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What server vendor(s) and models do you currently use?
HP DL range
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What were the installation dates of the above server vendor(s)? (Month/Year)
Various dates over the last 7 years.
To extract this information would exceed the appropriate limit of £450.
If you were to frame your request for a narrower category of information, it may be that we can comply with your request.
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When is your planned (or estimated) server refresh date? (Month/Year)
Not Applicable.
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What is your estimated budget for the server refresh?
Nil
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Do you have any extended warranties, if so, with which supplier?
Yes, HP.
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Which operating systems are used?
Windows, Linux.
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What server vendor(s) and models do you currently use?
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Backup, DR and BC:
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What device/system do you use for your daily backups (e.g tape or disk)
Tape.
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What backup software do you use?
Arcserve
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How much data do you backup, in TB?
60
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Do you use a third party to provide a Business Continuity service (e.g. office workplace recovery or infrastructure ship-to-site solutions)?
No
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Does your current recovery solution meet your stakeholder’s RTO/RPO expectations?
Yes
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Do you already backup into the cloud?
Yes.
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Do you have a documented disaster recovery & business continuity plan in place?
Yes.
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Number of Physical servers?
65
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Number of virtualised servers? & Which Virtualisation platform do you use
80 - VMware
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What device/system do you use for your daily backups (e.g tape or disk)