WHAT IS ENTERPRISE HARDWARE?

When it comes to IT Hardware, enterprise hardware generally refers to servers, data storage devices, networking equipment, and other hardware used to build your IT infrastructure. One of the biggest issues with definitions surrounding enterprise hardware is that they often leave us with more questions than answers.

In reality, each of these items (servers, storage, networking, etc.) has a specific use case, and simply placing the word “enterprise” on the product does not define its meaning. Let’s give enterprise hardware some clarity.

Enterprise IT, also known as enterprise-class IT, is hardware and software designed to meet the demands of a large organization. Compared to consumers and small companies, an enterprise has greater requirements for:

We want to focus on IBM, as many refer to enterprise hardware maintenance as covering the data center “wall to wall.” The IBM mainframe is still “Big Iron” within the data center walls.

With IBM Enterprise Hardware Maintenance, it starts with the zSeries mainframe Central Processing Units (CPUs) at the top of the list, and filters down to the Power Systems Servers, including the iSeries, pSeries, and xSeries.

Along with the enterprise mainframes and power system servers, there are also the enterprise storage, tape subsystems, virtual tape subsystems, XIVs, and tape libraries that comprise the full spectrum of enterprise equipment.

Smart 3^rd Party’s key to delivering quality support for Enterprise-Class hardware is our team of Tier 4 Expert Level Engineers with a combined 50 years delivering TPM support for the following systems.