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What local governments paid Howard Technology Solutions

1 records · 1 states · stated/derived annual cost ranges $77,583 – $77,583. Categories: Backup & Disaster Recovery.

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City of Gulf Shores, AL — Howard Technology Solutions

Assured Data Backup & Restoration: 27 TB server data + 375 Microsoft 365 users (20 GB mailboxes), 36 months
High confidence source re-checked 2026-11-01
Contract amount
$232,749 (3-yr total, billed monthly)
Annual cost
$77,583 (years 2-3 ($6,465.25/month); year 1 prorated $49,882.75)
Term (years)
3
Date
2025-04-07 (Special council meeting (item summary dated 3/26/2025))
Status
Recommended (approve execution)
Category
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Notes
Replaces ThinkGard (acquired by VC3), which cost $6,536/month incl. separate O365 backup. Cost can change with storage usage. Derived: ~$239/month per server TB if all of it were server backup (it also covers 375 M365 users).
Source
Primary (agenda item summary) · record TSP-0116