Are you protecting your Data on IBM i OS, a Company Asset? PART 1 Back up your LPAR Profiles frequently, which takes 2 seconds to do. The critical console data backup ( CCD ) is suitable for protecting the HMC settings and profile backups; however, the profile...
Working Toward a Forward-Focused Federal Government Every year, the government awards millions of dollars in federal contracts for IT maintenance and support. The lion’s share is currently going to the OEM, the Original Equipment Manufacturer, even though there is a much less expensive alternative, TPM (Third...
Companies around the world choose NetApp filers for storage arrays and infrastructure data storage. Since NetApp is primarily a manufacturer and offers support and maintenance for their products, they are typically more interested in selling you new hardware versus maintaining older hardware. Thus, they are continually...
According to The Gartner Report, hybrid maintenance strategies that use both OEM and TPM (third party maintenance) are becoming the standard in the hardware support market. There is an ecosystem of independent support providers for server, storage, and networking equipment. End-user customers are selectively using...