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Virtualization Technology Requirements And Capabilities For Sabc

Reference: RFI/IT/2026/10253003/1

South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited

Tender details

BuyerSouth African Broadcasting Corporation Limited
TypeNational Gov.
Published6 Aug 2026
Closes28 Aug 2026, 14:00

9 days left

Submission deadline: 28 Aug 2026, 14:00

About this tender

SABC seeks information on hypervisor virtualization solutions to support legacy applications and on-premises infrastructure, requiring centralized management, multi-site deployment, NetBackup integration, dynamic resource scheduling, and certification compatibility with HPE and Hitachi storage.

Requirements to bid

What you need to qualify for this tender

CSD RegistrationNot stated
Tax ClearanceNot stated
Compulsory BriefingNo
Also required
  • Centralized management virtual machine server/appliance for automated load balancing
  • HA Cluster functionality for hypervisor hardware failure mitigation
  • Multiple VM Snapshot capabilities
  • Multi-site/geographical datacenter support
  • NetBackup virtual machine backup integration
  • Dynamic Resource Scheduling with CPU and Memory load balancing
  • Network virtualization support
  • Multiple SAN storage array support with virtual datastores
  • iSCSI SAN/NAS technology support
  • Hot add features (virtual CPU, memory, virtual hard disks)
  • Hitachi OPS Center and HP iLO Amplifier appliance support
  • CPU, memory, network and disk utilization reporting and live dashboard
  • Demonstration of proposed solution
  • South African footprint and client list
  • Complete setup, installation, configuration, testing and data migration plan from VMware
  • Formal training for 2+ SABC administrators
  • Clarification of perpetual vs subscription-based licensing model

Tender description

VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES FOR SABC

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