PORT OF
SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.      5a 
Date of Meeting     April 27, 2010 
DATE:    March 31, 2010 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Peter Garlock, Chief Information Officer 
SUBJECT:  Internap Data Center Contract 
FIVE YEAR AMOUNT: $1,800,000    SOURCE OF FUNDS: ICT Expense
Budget, 100% General Fund 

ACTION REQUESTED: 
Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute appropriate contract documents
to continue Internap data center contract for up to five years and $1.8 million. 
SYNOPSIS: 
Internap provides server co-location and internet connectivity data center services to the
Port of Seattle. 
BACKGROUND: 
Internap provides the Port's secondary data center located at Fisher Plaza. It houses all of
the Port's servers that provide redundancy for the primary data center at the airport. In
addition, Fisher Plaza is the primary data center for the Port's PeopleSoft Financials
system. Finally, Internet access for all Port waterfront locations, including Pier 69, is
provided through Fisher Plaza.
In July 2003, the Commission approved the IT Infrastructure Improvement Plan,
including the selection of a secondary data center. This approval led to executing the 
Internap contract in October 2003. The contract is perpetual, with termination on 60 days
notice by either party. The agreement with Internap does not fit completely into
categories established by Resolution No. 3605, because the agreement has aspects of a
purchased service and a lease. It is a lease since the Port leases the space for its servers
from Internap, and receives associated electric power. It is a purchased service due to the
Internet connectivity provided by Internap.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
March 31, 2010 
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Internap bills the Port monthly. The 2010 annual cost of the Internap agreement is 
approximately $350,000. The amount stated is for five years and reflects Internap's
recent patterns of fee increases. ICT will revisit this arrangement within the next five 
years. The rates charged by Fisher Plaza are competitive. Moving to another location
would cost approximately one million dollars, and would cause significant disruption of
the Port's information systems and Port operations. 
SOURCE OF FUNDS: 
Payments to Internap for 2010 are already included in the ICT expense budget which is 
100% General Fund. Payments for future years will be included in future ICT annual
expense budgets. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTION: 
There has been no previous Commission action related to the Internap contract.