Third-Party Maintenance Checklist: How to Find a Third-Party Provider
How do you find the right third-party support provider for your data centre? Do they prioritise responsiveness and reduced downtime? Can you access support quickly and easily throughout the process? What specific flexible options does the third-party maintenance provider offer? How can they help you to maximise your IT budget? Find it all on our checklist.
Understanding On-Premises Data Centre Security vs. Cloud Security
Prioritising Data Centre Security It takes a whole host of resources and knowledge to address the complexities of data centre security. Preventing attacks and securing operations require a substantial budget to keep pace with existing and future challenges. A report from Markets and Markets predicts that data centre security spending will reach $13.77 billion (£10.15 bn) next year. […]
Take a strategic look at your current hardware refresh plan; consider the timing and frequency of your hardware refresh cycle; consider another option from OEM hardware. Determine how equipment reliability impacts your refreshing decisions through failure rate data. Optimise your hardware refresh plan to increase efficiencies and cost savings for your infrastructure strategy.
You can ease the stress on your IT budget with our cost-cutting data centre strategies. We can help you to reduce your OpEx costs effectively, optimise your CapEx spend and improve your cash flow. Find out how.
In this article, CFOs will learn how they can work with IT partners to cut costs quickly in uncertain and challenging times. The following information will help to generate action items for cost containment and highlight key cash conservation ideas including communicating priorities, prioritising needs and partnering with a cost-saving support option.
Understanding data centre tiers and types: What are data centre tiers?
Understanding data centre tiers and types helps IT teams differentiate between the productivity, uptime, construction and design offered by each level. The data centre tier classification system can be valuable for companies when analyzing the best specifications to align with business and reliability goals.
Do you have questions about using third-party maintenance in your healthcare-related data centre? We have the answers for you. Address questions like "Will we still be HIPAA and data protection compliant if we use a TPM provider?" "Can you meet the strict SLAs necessary for the healthcare industry?" and more.
5 efficient and effective steps to data centre disaster recovery: Continue reading to learn: Disaster recovery is no longer a nice-to-have for most companies. More frequently the choice is to house DR or high availability systems in colocation facilities that are built to handle natural and other disasters. DRaaS is also more common, with companies […]
Know what your options are when your data centre server, storage or network hardware approaches End of Life (EOL) or End of Service Life (EOSL)/End of Support (EOS). Find a complete guide to EOL & EOSL on this tip sheet.
What is third-party maintenance (TPM)? What impact does third-party maintenance have on end-of-life and the equipment life cycle? How does third-party maintenance compare to OEM maintenance? What does third-party support mean for the IT budget and customer service?
How to do more, spend less and reduce IT maintenance costs. Factors to consider for data centre third-party maintenance: What is the risk? What does cost look like? Who is my contact if I have different brands of equipment? How do I get flexible support? How do I know it’s reliable?
There are many critical details to address and steps to track within a data centre relocation project. Knowing your status at each step of your project plan and preparing a back-out plan well in advance of your relocation is essential. How do you start?
