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Dell Corporation Limited

Lot 1: Dell Cloud Hosting Service (APEX Private Cloud )

Dell Technologies provide our APEX Private Cloud s a Fixed-Billed, subscription Offering that brings VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus and vSAN Enterprise on VxRail to a customer’s on-premises environment. Our APEX portfolio allows buyers to seamlessly manage all as-a-Service needs from one unified console and effortlessly scale to meet demands.

Features

  • simplified cloud experience as-a-service
  • Consume in or adjacent to public cloud or on-premises
  • Provision services quickly and scale resources on demand
  • Dell Integrated Rack Offering
  • Buyer Provided Rack Offering
  • financial flexibility with transparent pricing and monthly payments
  • Protection against cyberattacks and unplanned downtime events
  • Access to the firmware, drivers and BIOS updates
  • Dedicated Customer Success Manager
  • APEX Console that unifies and modernizes end-to-end journey

Benefits

  • Secure, consistent multi-cloud experience across your entire environment
  • Simplified and consistent multi-cloud
  • Operational and strategic agility
  • Easily and securely migrate workloads across your multi-cloud environment
  • Develop data strategy based on business requirements not cloud lock-in
  • Align technology with business needs and rapidly scale with flexibility
  • Technology that's operated by you, but managed for you
  • Minimize risk and maximize resources
  • Portfolio of elastic, outcome-based IT services

Pricing

£2,400 a unit a month

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

1 9 6 2 8 5 0 5 9 8 9 5 1 4 7

Contact

Dell Corporation Limited Paul Armour
Telephone: 07540 141331
Email: strategic_programmes@dell.com

Service scope

Service constraints
Dell Technologies provide customizable services which can be tailored to meet the needs of each participating authority based on a specific requirement set. Any constraints may have with regards to a specific piece of work would be identified and confirmed during the scoping / qualification phase.
System requirements
  • Authority to Grant Access
  • Cooperation with Phone Analyst and On-site Technician

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Email technical support is available via www.dell.co.uk/support, Email technical support aim to respond within one business day. This service should be used for non-critical issues only.
Web-chat technical support is available via www.dell.co.uk/support, and response is instant.
Dell also provide an option for buyers to log support calls via Twitter (@DellCaresPro) and response is generally within 1 hour.
TechDirect is an online portal Dell provide which allows buyers to submit and track an online ticket for an agent to engage on a case. TechDirect support team aim to respond within 48hours so advisory for use on low effected issues
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
Web chat
Web chat support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
None or don’t know
How the web chat support is accessible
Web-chat technical support is available via www.dell.co.uk/support.

When the buyer clicks the email link, the system automatically reads the service tag number to route the service to the correct team. The buyer has the option of amending the service tag number if, for example, they are using another system to log the fault. This service should be used for non-critical issues only. A technician will maintain contact with the customer throughout the life of the fault, regardless of how long this process takes. The technician will have suitable experience and carry industry recognized qualifications. The customer can track the progress of their call at any time via the online tracking tool at www.dell.co.uk/support. Dell is PCI compliant for its web-chat function.
Web chat accessibility testing
Dell Technologies have a continuous quality management testing regime which operates week on week to ensure the best possible service is maintained without compromise.
Onsite support
Onsite support
Support levels
Dell offer both ProSupport and ProSupport Plus onsite services which provide 24/7/365 telephone assistance with NBD or 4 hour onsite repair options for buyers to choose from. Mission Critical support is Dell’s most rapid resolution service where we are able to provide 4 hour same day onsite response.

Mission Critical enables member institutions to set the severity level of the incident based on the business impact to you. For Severity level 1 incidents you will receive a single point of contact for incident management, escalation and status updates and a Dell engineer dispatched immediately to be onsite with you as soon as possible in parallel with phone-based troubleshooting.

Furthermore, Dell also offer buyers the option ton upgrade to ProSupport Plus. This is an enterprise-class support solution designed to proactively improve the performance and stability of your critical enterprise systems through expertise, environmental intelligence, expert engineers and Technical / Services Account Management (SAM). With this service, a dedicated SAM would be assigned to each buyer and provide day to day escalation management, monthly reporting and expertise on the buyers infrastructure.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Dell Technologies where requested can provide participating institutions technical staff with post-sales technical support in the format of hands-on training or advice sessions and can cover items such as fault diagnosis and general problem resolution.

Dell also provide a supplementary support tool named TechDirect as a value-add service which comes at no charge and provides and abundance of free training and support, primarily aimed at end users IT staff to help support, manage and maintain Dell desktops and notebooks. The tool also provides an option to enable buying trust’s technical support staff to become certified to support your Dell hardware and obtain an accreditation, again at no charge.

Dell also offer a full suite of Dell Education Services training courses best-in-class education that improves your readiness and return on buyers Dell investments. Our learning organization is led by 3K strong staff including over 170+ instructors, portfolio and delivery, content developers, program managers and more in order to deliver a world class training and certification experience to our customers. These sessions can be delivered as Instructor-Led Training, Online Instructor-Led Training, Video Instructor-Led Training or On Demand Lab training.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • HTML
  • ODF
  • PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
Dell Technologies utilize Deployment Verification Tools to ensure the configuration is working as designed and provide full deployment documentation with knowledge transfer at completion of delivery
Dell will capture all pertinent technical and configuration data on the newly deployed components and preload that information into Dell’s technical support systems. In case of issues, this detail will enable Dell Technical Support services to more quickly identify root causes and speed problem resolution. All of this documentation can be provided to buying authorities on request.
End-of-contract process
At the end of the contract duration agreed and signed by the buying authority at the beginning of the contract period, the Dell Technologies contract will terminate without further cost implications. Dell Technologies can provide further services including support and consultancy after the termination / completion of the contract and a price for these additional services can be provided to a buying authority upon their request at point of need.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Using the web interface
Dell Technologies provide our Enterprise Delivery Portal tool which links to TechDirect as a web interface for buyers to access/update information for our deployment services. Assigned Dell Technologies Project Managers are on hand to steer byers through this process.

This interface can be used for entering site readiness details and scheduling deployment project. Examples of items include: confirming details on power requirements and network connections.

Upon project completion, documents relevant to the service can be exported into excel / PDF / HTML by buyers.
Web interface accessibility standard
None or don’t know
How the web interface is accessible
The Enterprise Delivery Portal tool is an online web interface version of our Pre-Engagement Questionnaire completed ahead of Dell performing any deployment services.

Buyers will be added as a primary customer contact by the Dell Technologies project manager (PM) and will be sent an email with details when the project is available in TechDirect.​ Once completed, you can view and manage your project immediately.​
Web interface accessibility testing
Dell Technologies have a continuous quality management testing regime which operates week on week to ensure the best possible service is maintained without compromise.
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
Dell Technologies provide the software code and instructions you need to integrate Dell functionality into your environment—managing your solutions from one central location within our TechDirect portal. As IT environments become more complex, TechDirect APIs (application programming interfaces) can keep you working in the help desk you know. With familiar interfaces built on standard protocols and powered by Dell, your team will be up and running in no time—with little training required and a huge boost to productivity. TechDirect application programming interfaces (APIs) are designed to enable you to securely connect your software solution to Dell's technical support systems through your existing help desk. As an example, Dell provide Warranty Management API, Technical Support Request API, Self-Dispatch Support Requests API.
API automation tools
OpenStack
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
  • HTML
  • PDF
Command line interface
Yes
Command line interface compatibility
  • Linux or Unix
  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Other
Using the command line interface
Dell Technologies provide command line interface options to supplement our array of deployment services.

Scaling

Scaling available
Yes
Scaling type
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Independence of resources
We can apply quality of service (QoS) around all of our platforms.
Usage notifications
Yes
Usage reporting
  • API
  • Email
  • SMS
  • Other

Analytics

Infrastructure or application metrics
Yes
Metrics types
  • CPU
  • Disk
  • HTTP request and response status
  • Memory
  • Network
  • Number of active instances
  • Other
Other metrics
  • Growth forecasting
  • Other telementary information
Reporting types
  • API access
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
User control over data storage and processing locations
Yes
Datacentre security standards
Supplier-defined controls
Penetration testing frequency
Never
Protecting data at rest
  • Encryption of all physical media
  • Scale, obfuscating techniques, or data storage sharding
  • Other
Other data at rest protection approach
Data shredding, log scrubbing and data erasure to meet the required security standards.(SEC)
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
  • Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
  • Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
  • Hardware containing data is completely destroyed
Equipment disposal approach
Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Backup and recovery

Backup and recovery
Yes
What’s backed up
  • Files
  • Virtual machines
  • Databases
  • Luns
  • File systems
  • Snapshots
Backup controls
Users can backup in any format they like, e.g back-up, schedules, manual, customer defined automated processes/scripts.
Datacentre setup
  • Multiple datacentres with disaster recovery
  • Multiple datacentres
  • Single datacentre with multiple copies
  • Single datacentre
Scheduling backups
Users schedule backups through a web interface
Backup recovery
  • Users can recover backups themselves, for example through a web interface
  • Users contact the support team

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
  • Private network or public sector network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Bonded fibre optic connections
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
  • Other
Other protection between networks
Data encryption, SED drives and DARE.
Data protection within supplier network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
Tbc
Approach to resilience
All of our platforms and services are fully resilient with no single point of failure within datacentres or across datacentres.
Outage reporting
Dell website/public dashboard, API, email alerts and Dell's secure connect gateway services.

Identity and authentication

User authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google apps)
  • Limited access network (for example PSN)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Physical and logical segregation and encryption.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least every 6 months
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Limited access network (for example PSN)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
Devices users manage the service through
  • Dedicated device on a segregated network (providers own provision)
  • Dedicated device over multiple services or networks
  • Any device but through a bastion host (a bastion host is a server that provides access to a private network from an external network such as the internet)
  • Directly from any device which may also be used for normal business (for example web browsing or viewing external email)

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
User-defined
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
User-defined
How long system logs are stored for
User-defined

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
NSAI
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
05/01/2022
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
Available on request.
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
Yes
Who accredited the PCI DSS certification
PCI Security Standards Council
PCI DSS accreditation date
01/07/2018
What the PCI DSS doesn’t cover
Available on request
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
  • Distributed Management Task Force
  • The Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams
  • International Committee for Information Technology Standards
  • Internet Engineering Task Force
  • The Open Group
  • Organisation for Advancement of Structured Information Standards
  • Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code
  • Storage Networking Industry Association

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
  • CSA CCM version 3.0
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • Other
Other security governance standards
Cyber Essentials
Distributed Management Task Force(DMTF)
The Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams(FIRST)
International Committee for Information Technology Standards(INCITS)
Internet Engineering Task Force(IETF)
The Open Group
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards(OASIS)
Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code(SAFECode)
Storage Networking Industry Association(SNIA)
Information security policies and processes
Dell Technologies has implemented corporate information security practices and standards that are designed to safeguard the corporate environment and to address: (1) information security; (2) system and asset management; (3) development; and (4) governance. These practices and standards are approved by the Dell CIO and undergo a formal review on an annual basis.

Dell's Product and Application Security organization has established a security program that applies across all Dell products and applications. This framework addresses all aspects of product security: Policy, People, Process and Technology.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Dell Technologies Change Management Process for services would generally consists of the following:
• Change Initiation – All proposed changes will be forwarded to, or originated by, the SPOC and documented. A copy of the proposed change request will be forwarded to the buyer contact. Change requests will be documented using a Change Request Form
• Change Validation – Dell will examine the proposed change and may discuss the change request with the buyer Contact to clarify the details of the request.
• Change Implementation – If the change request is approved, the change will be noted as approved
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Dell strives to help buyers minimize risk associated with security vulnerabilities in our products. Our goal is to provide buyers with timely information, guidance, and mitigation options to address vulnerabilities.
Dell uses a rigorous process to continually evaluate and improve our vulnerability response practices and regularly benchmarks these against the rest of the industry. We are an active participant in SAFECode, FIRST, and adhere to ISO 29147 and 30111.
Dell makes every effort to provide the remedy or corrective action in the shortest commercially reasonable time. Response timelines depend on many factors, such as the severity, impact and complexity.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Dell and buyer will ensure that it has appropriate technical and organizational measures in place to reasonably ensure that the security, confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of services involved in the Processing of any Data.

Our APEX services are generally run on-prem at a buyers data centre, therefore the buyer would still be responsible for their security into the site. For APEX Services run from secure Dell-managed Equinix data Centre, Equinix would assume responsibility for security into the site. Dell Technologies will ensure all hardware we provide as part of an APEX solution is patched and configured to best practice.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
ProSupport and ProSupport are enterprise class levels of support with pre-defined incident management processes to ensure we can offer flexibility in how you may wish to notify Dell of incidents.

Telephone support is available 24x7x365 as well as Online, Chat, and Email Support via the Dell ProSupport website / social media (Twitter).

TechDirect provides a Self-Dispatch Program, and SupportAssist
provides remote monitoring and “call home” error reporting.

For Incident Reports, these are available any time on request to all buyers. Furthermore, with a ProSupport Plus contract, a dedicated SAM will provide monthly reporting including full incident report covering all incidents.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v3.0)

Separation between users

Virtualisation technology used to keep applications and users sharing the same infrastructure apart
Yes
Who implements virtualisation
Supplier
Virtualisation technologies used
VMware
How shared infrastructure is kept separate
Logical security segregation of data and networks or if required physical segregation of all hardware.

Energy efficiency

Energy-efficient datacentres
Yes
Description of energy efficient datacentres
Tbc

Social Value

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

Advancing Sustainability

Moonshot Goal
By 2030, for every product a customer buys, we will reuse or recycle an equivalent product. 100% of our packaging will be made from recycled or renewable material. More than half of our product content will be made from recycled or renewable material
Other Goals
• We will reduce Scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030
• We will source 75% of electricity from renewable sources across all Dell Technologies facilities by 2030 - and 100% by 2040
• We will reduce the energy intensity of our entire product portfolio by 80% (FY12–FY21)
• We will partner with our direct material suppliers to meet a science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 60% per unit revenue by 2030
• We will drive sustainability improvements in our global workplaces through 2030
• Each year through 2030, we will show continued commitments to provide healthy work environments where people can thrive
• Each year through 2030, we will deliver future-ready skills development for workers in our supply chain
• Each year through 2030, we will continue engagement with the people who make our products
Covid-19 recovery

Covid-19 recovery

N/A
Tackling economic inequality

Tackling economic inequality

N/A
Equal opportunity

Equal opportunity

Cultivating Inclusion
Moonshot Goal
By 2030, 50% of our global workforce and 40% of our global people leaders will be women

Other Goals
• By 2030, 25% of our U.S. workforce and 15% of our U.S. people leaders will be Black/African American and Hispanic/ Latino minorities
• Each year through 2030, 90% of our employees will rate their job as meaningful
• By 2030, 50% of our employees will participate in Employee Resource Groups to drive social impact
• Each year through 2030, 75% of our employees will believe their leader is inspiring
• By 2030, 95% of our employees will participate in annual foundational learning on key topics such as unconscious bias, harassment, microaggression and privilege
• Each year through 2030, 50% of the people empowered by our social and education initiatives will be girls, women or underrepresented groups

Transforming Lives
Moonshot Goal
With our technology and scale, we will advance health, education and economic opportunity initiatives to deliver enduring results for 1 billion people by 2030

Other Goals
• Each year through 2030, 50% of the people empowered by our social and education initiatives will be girls, women or underrepresented groups
• By 2030, we will use our expertise and technology to help 1,000 non-profit partners digitally transform to better serve their communities
• Each year through 2030, 75% of our employees will participate in giving or volunteerism in their communities
• To prove our commitment to these initiatives we highlight some of the more recent successes.
Wellbeing

Wellbeing

N/A

Pricing

Price
£2,400 a unit a month
Discount for educational organisations
Yes
Free trial available
No

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at strategic_programmes@dell.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.