Procurement Summary
Country: Germany
Summary: Operation of File & Storage, Backup & Restore, Data Center and Virtualization
Deadline: 11 May 2026
Posting Date: 06 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 139052652
Document Ref. No.: E48448759
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The German Aerospace Center (DLR) intends to commission an IT service provider to provide services in the areas of file & storage, virtualization, data centers and Backup&Restore takes over and ensures the diverse requirements and the continuous development of the company-wide IT infrastructure. In the area of file and storage, the existing storage systems are generally close to the location to operate the respective business premises. If local use is uneconomical, the connection to the nearest or technically best-connected location must be decided by central DLR IT. Systems are currently coming from NetApp, FAST-LTA and other manufacturers (e.g. Synology) are used. The storage is divided into different storage and SLA classes, where the hardware selection is determined by the storage class, but the guaranteed uptime is determined by the associated one SLA class is determined. In addition, the institute's own storage systems (IuE systems) can be supported upon request; Here the respective IT manager of the institute is the contact person for the IT service provider. The provider provides support in the virtualization service the DLR's central virtualization platform, which includes both central and decentralized as well as institute-specific services. The environment consists of a central cluster in the main data center (ZRZ) and several decentralized sites (DRZ), which be operated uniformly according to a defined architectural standard. All clusters, hosts and resources are administered across the board using a central administration tool, ensuring consistent configuration and high operational security is. The data center service assumes overall operational responsibility for the DLR data centers. The core tasks include the coordination of all providers, access management including...
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