Data Center Security Systems
Tender to Setup a State Data Center And Some Questions
The detailed tender notice also asks for 3 years experience in managing a 2500Sqft datacenter.
I am not a Data Center expert, but I did some research about the nuances of setting up a Datacenter, called up a few friend who are working in data centers and who has experience in setting up these. My findings follows.
Setting up a a datacenter involves purchase of high value equipments.
Majority of the “non technology” work is about setting up power delivery systems, Air conditioning, fire safety and access control devices.
Once you have all these, then you need skilled manpower to manage the rest, and that’s something you have plenty in Kerala. Most of the datacenters around the world are supported from Kerala.
Now the question is, why the deposit money of 50 Lakhs. Is it to ward off smaller companies in Kerala who might have the know how to do it.
Could we have split the tender into different tenders , for equipment purchase, setting up physical space, providing operations support etc ?
Why is it that companies with more turnover gets more points in the tender evaluation process ?
Are we overlooking the security aspects of a datacenter that might hold sensitive government data
I am pretty sure only Reliance, Tata and Bharati will be bidding for this.
And why do these folks always write a stupid clause in every tender ?
You are partially right here. They are purposefully trying to drive away any company that do not have the financial stability to work on such large projects. But think about the practical side. A smaller company may be technically qualified to do the job. But they would take large financial risks to execute the project, and there is a good possibility of them overlooking many unseen overheads which might even stall the project.
Setting up a data center is not rocket science. Its as simple as setting up a good computer lab, just that you will be dealing with more costlier equipments and need qualified manpower to operate those equipments. We have got that manpower in Kerala, and that too plenty.
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