District staff has successfully used the Azure service and StorSimple device to establish cloud-based disaster recovery (DR) capabilities.  Cloud-based DR services allows the district to recover data from virtually any location with an Internet connection, and test our DR plans without impacting production systems and applications. In addition the district staff has migrated key infrastructure applications to the Azure service.  This agenda item authorizes continued use and expansion of Microsoft’s Azure cloud-hosted and infrastructure services.

The term of this amendment is for a one-year period, with an annual renewal, subject to negotiations and mutual agreement.  The Superintendent is authorized to approve any renewal agreements, per the terms of the specifications.  Microsoft requires the School Board Chair's signature to acknowledge acceptance of this amendment prior to Microsoft's final signature.