Hewlett-Packard Company, now known as HP Inc., is a multinational provider of hardware and software components. Since the 1960s, HP has specialized in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, and networking hardware for many small to mid-sized organizations. On the surface, it seems ludicrous to turn to anyone other than this established manufacturer to support your HP servers, switches, or …
As the major server product manufacturers continue to raise support costs year after year, businesses are increasingly turning to third party providers for a more valuable maintenance alternative. OEMs like Dell, HP, and IBM are preoccupied by innovation and marketing their latest technology. While this makes for top-quality servers, it places support on the back burner. Meanwhile, third party maintenance …
HP has created outstanding storage, server, and networking products for decades now, so it’s not surprising their equipment is hugely popular in data centers across the globe. However industry leaders like HP naturally earn the majority of their profits from pushing new product lines and encouraging hardware upgrades, leaving data center maintenance to be regarded as a secondary, and often …
All companies that have invested in storage, server, and networking equipment will be concerned the stability of their data center environment. Balancing such a major priority with tightening budget creates pressure to deliver solutions that make everyone happy. Oftentimes, upgrading to an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)’s newest product is out of the question financially. Instead, some companies will try to …
All businesses want to grow as much as possible. If your business is experiencing a great deal of growth, you are sure to find yourself needing more and more space to store client emails, files, and information. This is a wonderful problem to have, but it is a challenge nonetheless. Being aware of the potential roadblocks and pitfalls of data …
HP’s Proliant servers are a popular choice in data centers around the world. If your business utilizes HP Proliant servers in its data center environment, maintaining comprehensive, consistent support for them is paramount. Where previously, post warranty support for HP Proliant Series servers was incomplete, Riverstone Technology now offers dependable third party maintenance on all HP Proliant devices. HP Proliant …
HPE StorageWorks is the all encompassing umbrella of HP’s data center products including storage, networking, and server equipment. HPE was founded in 2015 during the time when Hewlett-Packard was splitting apart. Their products are hugely popular in data centers across the globe. If your company is considering utilizing HPE products for its data storage, server, or networking needs, then you …
There are substantial differences in the process of purchasing parts from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and buying those parts yourself. Many companies find that the cost of parts from an OEM like HP are too much for their budget to handle and some companies will try to source parts themselves. This is time consuming and difficult, between finding the …
