QUESTION
What does the 2018 contract's stipulation on transaction capacity for New York City Public Schools entail?
0:59:41
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Council Member Shekar Krishnan confirms that the 2018 contract stipulates a transaction capacity of 400 per second, which is still in effect.
- The 2018 contract with IBM specifies a system capacity of 400 transactions per second.
- This requirement remains in place according to the New York City Department of Education contracts.
- The relevance of this stipulation is emphasized in the context of increased digital usage during the global pandemic.
- Deputy Chief Information Officer Scott Strickland confirms the ongoing applicability of this contractual requirement.
Shekar Krishnan
0:59:41
I mean, first, just to be clear, so the contracts from 2018 has stipulated at 400 transactions per second.
0:59:51
Right?
0:59:51
That's what's currently in place right now at the DOE.
Scott Strickland
0:59:54
That's what the contract says.
0:59:55
Yes.
0:59:56
I might have just pro been providing more.
Shekar Krishnan
0:59:58
Right.
0:59:58
And that contract is in existence.
0:59:59
Right?
1:00:00
Like, it continues in existence right now.
1:00:01
Yes.
1:00:02
So currently, given as Councilman didn't, which said before too, a global pandemic, everyone logged on.
1:00:09
In this current moment, as we speak right now, the contract with IBM is still for 400 transactions per second.
Scott Strickland
1:00:16
Correct.
