Server catalog / Procurement checklist
SO-TECH / PROCUREMENT

Procurement checklist

A checklist that turns server procurement from a set of specs into verifiable acceptance criteria: configuration, SLA, security and responsibility.

CPU/RAM/storage IOPS security baseline acceptance criteria

Which search requests this page answers

We cover commercial and engineering scenarios for server infrastructure choice: TCO, checklist, migration, SLA/SLO, RPO/RTO and ownership.

server procurement checklist server purchase checklist server acceptance criteria CPU RAM storage IOPS checklist server security baseline server ownership boundaries

What the checklist includes

We document what can later be accepted, verified and handed over to operations.

What the checklist includes

Configuration baseline

CPU, RAM, NVMe/storage, IOPS, network, IP/VPN and expected utilization.

CPU/RAM storage network
What the checklist includes

Operations baseline

Monitoring, maintenance window, incident response, support model and escalation contacts.

monitoring support escalation
What the checklist includes

Security baseline

Firewall, VPN, DDoS, access policy, logging, SIEM and compliance expectations.

firewall VPN logging
What the checklist includes

Acceptance criteria

Performance check, backup check, availability check, documentation and ownership boundaries.

performance backup ownership

Where the checklist is most useful

The checklist reduces the risk of buying the wrong model or accepting infrastructure without required checks.

Where the checklist is most useful

ERP and database workloads

Latency, IOPS, backup, recovery, maintenance windows and predictable capacity matter.

ERP database IOPS
Where the checklist is most useful

Production security contour

Access policy, VPN, firewall, DDoS, logging and incident response must be visible before launch.

access policy DDoS incident response

Procurement output

The team receives checks and acceptance criteria, not just a commercial proposal.

Procurement output

Acceptance list

What must be verified before production handover.

handover readiness checks
Procurement output

Ownership matrix

Which layers are owned by the client, SO-TECH and external providers.

client SO-TECH provider

Services for the checklist

Use the checklist with server models where acceptance criteria matter.

Dedicated Dedicated server

Clear hardware baseline and predictable capacity.

Open service
Database Database server

IOPS, backup, latency and recovery checks.

Open service
Security Security server

VPN, firewall, logging and incident response baseline.

Open service

FAQ

Can the checklist be used before a commercial proposal?

Yes. It is useful before a proposal because it clarifies acceptance criteria, ownership boundaries and hidden cost drivers.

Build the procurement checklist

Describe the service, workload and constraints: we will prepare a checklist for choosing and accepting server infrastructure.

Send a request or contact us about the project: a SO-TECH engineer will estimate TCO, compare SLA/SLO, backup, RPO/RTO and help choose the server model for your budget, workload and launch timeline.