North Carolina eVP #88-260027-JE

RFI for Data Lake Platform Solutions for Central Piedmont Community College

Central Piedmont Community College is seeking information from vendors regarding modern Data Lake platform solutions to support its hybrid IT environment. - Government Buyer: - Central Piedmont Community College (State of North Carolina) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; this is an open RFI for information gathering - Products/Services Requested: - Data Lake platform solutions capable of hybrid deployment (on-premises and cloud) - Integration with Azure Landing Zones - Support for both on-premises and cloud workloads - Comprehensive responses addressing: - Architecture - Data ingestion and integration - Governance, security, and compliance (aligned with higher education standards) - Data management and analytics - Operations and scalability - Vendor experience, exit strategy, and knowledge transfer - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Emphasis on centralized governance and distributed analytics - Compliance with higher education data protection standards - Focus on future procurement planning; no immediate purchase or contract award - Information will inform future Data Lake platform and related services procurement

Description

Central Piedmont Community College issued an RFI to gather information on modern Data Lake platforms that can operate in a hybrid environment integrating with Azure Landing Zones. The RFI seeks detailed vendor responses on architecture, data ingestion, governance, security, data management, analytics, operations, scalability, vendor experience, exit strategy, and knowledge transfer. The goal is to understand available solutions to support the college's evolving data and analytics needs, including compliance with governance and security standards. Responses are due by May 12, 2026.

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