Third-party maintenance for IT hardware typically manages server, storage and network equipment, either in data centres or at an organisation’s premises. As ‘third party’ suggests, this type of maintenance is an alternative to the traditional Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) post-warranty support, which tends to be expensive. To understand the features of third-party maintenance, you need...Read More
It has always been said that IT and technology go in cycles, we rarely see new things, just reinventions of previous ideas – centralisation/decentralisation, cloud, edge, outsourcing, etc. The situation we now find ourselves in is unprecedented, no-one in our lifetime has experienced anything like this. As a business, as a country, we know we...Read More
Hardware maintenance: it’s not sexy, and It’s certainly not a head turner. However, it is essential to any business running IT infrastructure. Often, it is ignored and even undervalued. But when your critical IT is down, hardware maintenance is your last defence against disaster. If you’ve ever been in this position, then you’ll know how...Read More
Teradata has confirmed a series of ‘end of support’ dates, which could leave many companies with no support on their business-critical Data Warehousing Appliance. Of course, many companies will be weighing up the migration options available into cloud-based solutions, with Snowflake or Teradata Cloud being solid contenders. For those companies preferring an on-premise solution, the...Read More
Every business wants to be the absolute pinnacle of its industry, and most would welcome that in a heartbeat. However, rapid success means dealing with a greatly expanded customer base, and, consequently, more data. Business growth leads to new challenges, one of them being the strain on your critical IT infrastructure, which must manage and...Read More
It was in early September last year when we were contacted by a client with a major problem. The systems they were using for their critical management information and decision making were going end of support on 3rd January. In most cases this would not be the end of the world, however, the systems they...Read More
You may already know all too well that organisations are asking for more from IT professionals, with less resource, in a bid to cut costs and save money. IT infrastructure, unfortunately, isn’t free from these financial constraints. When an organisation buys new infrastructure they get a standard warranty from the equipment manufacturer included in the...Read More
If you could save money, reduce stress, and extend the life of your servers, wouldn’t you want to do that? Manufacturers are known to hike the price of extended warranty just to force you into having the choice of two evils, expensive support or buying brand new hardware. Most of the time you know that...Read More
I regularly talk to companies from a diverse range of sectors and verticals, all of which have dealt with multiple OEM infrastructure hardware maintenance contracts. What comes up time and time again, are these areas where they feel the OEM has let them down… ReassuranceCost savingsFlexibilityReliability We provide solutions in all these areas, so it’s...Read More
With Michael Gove’s recent statement that the Government is preparing for a no-deal Brexit it seems the die is cast and the United Kingdom will be leaving the European Union on the 31st October 2019, probably without a deal. Whatever your thoughts on the prospect of this and whichever side of the fence you’re on, it is almost...Read More
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