Expansion of the existing (Net)Backup infrastructure for Evangelische Klinikum Westerwald gGmbH

The aim of the tender is the needs-based expansion of the existing IT infrastructure in connection with the takeover of the Hachenburg hospital site. By procuring additional or expandable NetBackup components, Veeam licenses, Sophos licenses, Citrix licenses, Thin Clients, and Microsoft Windows Server licenses, the technical prerequisites will be created to integrate the acquired site securely, stably, performantly, and in compliance with licensing into the existing IT operating environment. A key objective is the expansion of the existing NetBackup infrastructure to reliably integrate the additional systems, applications, and data of the Hachenburg hospital site into the central data backup and recovery strategy. This will sustainably ensure the availability of IT systems, the recoverability of critical data, and operational security in the event of disruptions, failures, or data loss. The procurement includes - the expansion of the already existing Veeam infrastructure - the expansion of the Thin Client workplace infrastructure already present at the site - the expansion of the existing Sophos licensing - the expansion of the existing Citrix licensing - the procurement of Microsoft Windows Server licenses The decision to expand the existing Veeam licensing, as opposed to an additional backup system, is justified from a technical perspective, as only an expansion of the already productively used Veeam infrastructure ensures seamless integration of additional systems into the existing, coordinated backup and restore processes without creating incompatible parallel structures. Only through the procurement of further uniform Thin Client software can the existing infrastructure be operated in a standardized and uniform manner. Only Thin Clients compatible with the existing environment can be integrated into the existing central management, security, and configuration mechanisms as well as workplace concepts without re-implementation; a switch to another end-device platform would trigger compatibility checks, adaptations to central applications, and additional migration risks. The expansion of the existing Sophos licensing is technically mandatory, as only an expansion of the already implemented Sophos security architecture allows for uniform integration of additional systems into the existing endpoint, XDR/MDR, and central monitoring and alerting processes without security gaps. The expansion of the existing Citrix licensing is technically mandatory, as only an expansion of the established Citrix infrastructure can integrate additional workplaces without breaking the existing homogeneous security and access architecture and without validation and adaptation effort for existing applications; a parallel virtual desktop platform would cause additional interfaces and different security standards with corresponding operational risks. Due to particular urgency, the licenses mentioned in items 6 and 7 of the scope of services must be delivered within 2 days of the award of the contract. Otherwise, the delivery times specified in tab 4 "Delivery Times" of the scope of services apply. Further details on the subject of the services for the expansion of the (Net)Backup infrastructure can be found in the tender documents, particularly in the scope of services.