# VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES FOR SABC

> This tender closed on 2026-08-28.

- **Reference:** RFI/IT/2026/10253003/1
- **Issuer:** [South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/south-african-broadcasting-corporation-limited.md)
- **Region:** National
- **Type:** Expression of interest
- **Published:** 2026-08-06
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-28 14:00 SAST
- **Sectors:** [Administrative and support services](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/N.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**RFI to gather information on virtualization technology requirements and capabilities to support SABC’s on-premises virtualization environment and future cloud-adoption pathway.** This is an information-gathering exercise for virtualization/hypervisor solutions; responders should have industry experience in hypervisor management, storage integration, and related certifications, with insight into legacy systems and on-prem storage.

#### Requirements
- Centralized management VM/server with automated load balancing across hosted hypervisors and HA clustering.
- Multiple VM snapshot capabilities.
- Support for multiple virtualized data centers across geographic locations.
- NetBackup VM backups of entire VM with backup-licensing cost considerations.
- Dynamic Resource Scheduling for CPU/memory load balancing across hypervisors.
- Virtualization of multiple networks and SAN storage array support with centralized management.
- Clarify whether licensing is perpetual or subscription-based.
- Preference for in-house hosted solutions (not full cloud or hybrid cloud) due to long-term data growth costs.
- Real-time CPU/memory/network/disk utilization reporting and dashboards.
- Hot-add support for virtual CPU, memory, and disks; compatibility with Hitachi/ HP appliances.
- Certification requirements: HPE Certified (DL380 Gen12); Hitachi SAN Storage and Brocade SAN switch certified; iSCSI SAN/NAS support.
- Demonstration of the proposed solution; SA footprint and client list; migration plan from VMware with documentation.
- Formal training for 2+ SABC administrators.

#### How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 28 August 2026 12:00; electronic copy to RFPSubmissions@sabc.co.za (RFI document).
- Registration: express interest by emailing RFPSubmissions@sabc.co.za with company name, contact person, phone, cell, email; include RFI number for addenda (RFI document).
- Documents to submit: one electronic RFI response; format per RFI guidelines; include demonstration, migration plan, and training plan (RFI document).
- Briefing: N/A (no briefing session) (RFI document); in-person briefing address appears in metadata, not in the RFI text.
- Where to obtain documents: Government E-Portal etenders.gov.za and SABC tenders page (RFI document). 
- Additional notes: RFI is not a proposal; no awards or price evaluations from this request (RFI document).

## Description

VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES FOR SABC

VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES FOR SABC

Conditions: N/A

## Documents

- RFI-IT-2026-10253003-1 VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES FOR SABC (002).pdf..pdf
- RFI-IT-2026-10253003-1 VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES FOR SABC (002).pdf

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