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Isilon storage replacement with Pure equipment and Evergreen…

Southern Illinois University-System Office
Detected
Jul 9, 2026
120 days ago
Sector
Information Technology
Est. value
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THE 30-SECOND BRIEF

What's planned

In April 2026, the SIU School of Medicine awarded a 916886.40 contract to CDW Government LLC to replace its Isilon storage with Pure Storage chassis equipment and an Evergreen subscription. This represents a significant refresh of storage infrastructure supporting the School of Medicine’s data needs.

What it means for vendors

The move to Pure’s Evergreen model suggests a strategy of ongoing, non‑disruptive upgrades and predictable lifecycle costs. Although the storage hardware contract is awarded, this change in infrastructure opens follow‑on needs such as data migration services, backup and disaster recovery integration, performance monitoring, and support for research and clinical workloads that leverage the new storage environment.

Background

Funded from non‑appropriated General Educational Operations funds; focuses on storage modernization in the medical school environment.

From the meeting

Source
Isilon storage replacement with Pure equipment and Evergreen subscription
Meeting date
July 9, 2026
Agency
Southern Illinois University-System Office

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