The Districts' current technology environment includes, but is not limited to, VMware and Oracle virtualization platforms; Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS); Cisco networking across Layer 2, Layer 3, and datacenter environments, Palo Alto Network security platform; and a range of storage technologies including SAN and fiber channel. Demonstrate the ability to deploy, manage and maintain systems and their corresponding or associated software, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and anti-virus and endpoint protection software, patch management, system monitoring solutions, and backup and recovery systems, as necessary to ensure security, performance and reliability.