HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-65RESOLUTION NO. 2020-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODICITY COUNCILAUTHORIZING
THE PURCHASE OF CORTEX XDR AND PANORAMA
CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT BY PALO ALTO NETWORKS
FROM CDW-G, OF VERNON HILLS, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, as part of the City's efforts to update the aging network security
infrastructure and improve the protection of City network assets, the City will replace
Kaspersky anti-virus with Cortex XDR; and
WHEREAS, the City's current firewall from Palo Alto Networks can be licensed with
Cortex XDR end point protection software; and
WHEREAS, Cortex XDR is a behavioral based analytical software that uses artificial
intelligence and machine learning to find anomalous behavior indicative of attacks, and it
initiates remediation to quarantine infected machines before an attack can spread; and
WHEREAS, Palo Alto Panorama Centralized Management allows staff to monitor real-
time threats against the City's network through using the current Palo Alto firewall; and
WHEREAS, Panorama provides centralized management and visibility of the five
Palo Alto Network firewalls being implemented across the City network, allowing City l.T. staff
to gain insight into applications, users, and content traversing the firewalls, and staff would be
able to centrally perform analysis, reporting, and forensics with the aggregated data; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of the appliance is done through a value added reseller
(VAR) CDW-G, since Hewlett-Packard does not sellthis product directly to customers; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Lodi Municipal Code Section 3.20.077, the lnformation
Technology Manager has the ability to acquire electronic hardware through negotiation,
requests for proposal or competitive bids and award based on "best value" criteria. The
lnformation Technology Manager has selected to utilize the negotiation method for acquiring
the Cisco Email filtering service for the following reasons:
o lT manufacturers will work with one VAR when creating quotes for products for a
single customer.
o Other VARs will not quote a product from the same manufacturer if a prior quote had
already been created for a competing VAR for a single customer.
WHEREAS, staff recommends the purchase Cortex XDR and Panorama Centralized
Management by Palo Alto Networks from CDW-G in the amount of $102,260.48.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the purchase of Cortex XDR and Panorama Centralized Management by Palo Alto
Networks from CDW-G, of Vernon Hills, lllinois, in the amount of $102,260.48.
Dated: April 15,2020
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-65 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 15,2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chandler, Mounce, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
2020-65