Name: What is Third-Party Maintenance (TPM)?
Start: 2020-11-10T18:35:00Z
End: 2020-11-10T18:35:05.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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As a leading third-party maintenance (TPM) provider, Service Express specializes in onsite data center support for server, storage and network equipment to help IT teams control costs and optimize infrastructure strategy.

In this 20-minute on-demand webinar, Service Express CTO Jake Blough examines over 15 years of data to disprove the theory that server and storage equipment experience more failures over time. Watch now to learn more about the Failure Curve and other data center urban legends, glean actionable insights and steer your data center strategy.

The Failure Curve Isn't Real

As your storage equipment reaches end-of-service-life, you may feel pressured by the original equipment manufacturer to buy new. But what if your hardware is still performing effectively? In this webinar, we’ll take you through the options that exist beyond the warranty and demonstrate how you can maximize your current investment with third-party storage maintenance.

Taking Control of Your Storage Hardware Refresh Cycle

In this webinar, we help you take an informed look at the realities of equipment performance and life cycle, risk, objectives and the impact of third-party maintenance on your service and costs.

Why Change to Third-Party Maintenance for your Data Center?

This webinar walks through the evolution of the data center, sharing insights to:
•Traditional, converged, hyperconverged and cloud model pros & cons
•Data center capabilities, performance and costs
•Why a hybrid data center approach is the preferred strategy

Breaking With Tradition: Embracing the New Data Center

In this episode, you will walk away with an understanding of what's important when looking for a hardware service provider. Including:

•What are the different types of hardware maintenance providers?
•What are the top questions to ask before choosing a maintenance partner?

How to Choose a Hardware Maintenance Provider

In this episode of 'In a Flash' learn about the alternatives to Smart Net and what they mean for your data center. Your maintenance options may vary depending where your equipment lives on the EOL timeline so understanding what each step means and how it impacts your hardware is a critical first step. 

What’s Covered:
What are the alternatives to Smart Net?
What are the benefits of an alternative?
What is a Cisco hybrid support approach?

Alternatives to Smart Net

In this episode of 'In A Flash' we cover the difference between EOL & EOSL and what that means for your data center contracts.

What is End of Life & End of Service Life?

How is TPM different that OEM support? In this episode of 'In a Flash' we cover the basics of third-party maintenance and how it fits in your overall data center maintenance strategy.

What is Third-Party Maintenance (TPM)?

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