Facing restrictive budgets and growing data center needs, finding ways to cut costs has become a top priority for most IT managers. And for many companies, third party network support is the best place to start. Network maintenance and support costs actually make up 70% of the average company’s IT budget. And that’s just to maintain the current network, or …
Brocade Communications Systems has specialized in providing data and storage networking products since 1997. To this day, data centers around the world utilize Brocade networking solutions for their industry-leading capabilities in storage, ethernet, and converged networking environments. But in an industry that prioritizes innovation and bringing new technology to market, why continue to turn to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like …
Founded in 2008, Nimble Storage is a comparatively new organization within the IT industry. Their products are often selected by those seeking the speed of flash storage and efficient data reduction, helping customers experience fewer performance issues and less downtime. Any company that has invested in the industry-leading reliability of Nimble appliances obviously wants the very best for their data …
IBM remains one of the largest and most powerful computer technology and IT consulting companies in the world. In terms of IT infrastructure, the influential corporation has made waves with their modernized servers and storage solutions. But in recent years, IBM has become increasingly invested in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, while hardware services have fallen …
Juniper Networks provides high-performance networking and cybersecurity solutions in data centers across the globe. Producing routers, switches, network management software, and network security products, Juniper has been a market leader in the networking hardware industry for the past two decades. If your business utilizes Juniper networking equipment in its data center environment, you understand that maintaining comprehensive, consistent Juniper network …
Choosing between support from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and a third party maintenance (TPM) provider is a decision many companies grapple with when it comes time to renew IT maintenance contracts. And while OEM services are commonly viewed as the industry standard, there are many added benefits to third party support that make it a more valuable alternative. Still, …
It’s no surprise that the economical alternative of Third Party Maintenance (TPM) is becoming more mainstream as companies struggle to maximize data center uptime while reducing annual spend. But while cost has and continues to be one of the most important factors in the growth of the TPM market, IT managers are increasingly driven to third party maintenance due to …
It’s only natural for businesses to view OEM (original equipment manufacturer) maintenance as the industry standard when it comes to data center support. While this may be true, failing to look beyond Dell offerings could mean missing out on opportunities for your company to save big and streamline otherwise complicated SLAs (service-level agreements). In this article, we’ll touch on some …
You may have heard of third party support before but didn’t quite understand what it’s used for or whom it benefits. Put simply, third party support is a direct replacement of data center support and maintenance by a company that’s not the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the product, but has the resources to provide the same services. Third party …
Before immediately turning to EMC for support and maintenance on all your essential storage equipment, it’s important to understand some of the notable differences between utilizing an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and a third party maintenance provider. Major manufacturers like EMC focus their energy on providing the newest technology offerings and up-selling customers with already stretched budgets, resulting in increased …
