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06 Jul Are you protecting your Data on IBM i OS, a Company Asset?

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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...

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Third-Party Hardware Maintenance

26 Apr The Challenges of Third-Party Hardware Maintenance

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Hardware maintenance is an essential aspect of any business. It ensures that your computer systems, servers, and other hardware operate smoothly and remain functional. However, maintaining hardware is not an easy task, especially if you rely on the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide maintenance...

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right to repair, rtr, server maintenance

28 Apr As We Move into 2022, Right to Repair (R2R) Is Accelerating

Posted at 16:59h in Blog by Ken Peck 0 Comments
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Right to Repair (R2R) is an issue that is central to Third Party Maintenance (TPM) and we’ve been monitoring it for many years. Previous articles here have introduced you to what R2R is all about; and also tracked some of the legislative initiatives and controversy...

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06 Apr IDC Market Analysis Offers Key Considerations for TPM Suppliers

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In our role of continuing to build our business for our partners and end-users, we constantly stay on top of industry trends to ensure we’re adapting. One of our key sources has been International Data Corporation (IDC) who are leading global IT Industry analysts with...

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15 Feb Smart 3rd Party & Vibrant Technologies New Robust Supply Chain Enabling Superior TPM Parts Delivery

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One question we’re often asked by partners and end-users is how and where we source our parts. Through decades of experience dealing with maintenance issues and working with secondary hardware providers for parts, we’ve built a global supply chain enabling parts delivery 24x7x365....

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30 Jan New Video: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Third Party Maintenance (Part 2)

Posted at 13:27h in Blog by Ken Peck 0 Comments
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Last month we told you about the new video from CRN where they interviewed our president, Ken Peck, about the second edition of his book “Selling 3rd Party Maintenance, The Ultimate Guide”. We focused on the important aspects of the selling side of the equation…....

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12 Jan New Video: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Third Party Maintenance (Part 1)

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Now recognized as one of the leading industry voices on how to sell Third Party Maintenance (TPM), our CEO Ken Peck was interviewed by The Channel Company in an informative new video. Most of the content revolved around Ken’s second edition of his book “Selling...

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18 Dec A Look Back at 2021- Trends Affecting IT Maintenance

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Certainly 2021 was another tumultuous year with the continuation of the global pandemic, political upheavals, and global economic forces which have all heightened concerns about how the IT world will look in the next few years. Here we take a look at some of these...

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09 Nov Updates on Right to Repair (R2R) As Global Momentum Accelerates

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Over the past several months we’ve talked to you about Right to Repair(R2R) and how this global movement impacts end-user ability to more effectively and cost efficiently repair their own IT infrastructure. Previous posts have shown some of the key R2R concepts and noted that...

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28 Oct Why IT Asset Management (ITAM) Is Such a Critical Component of TPM

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Are you familiar with ITAM and its role in the success or failure of end-user technology infrastructure? Are you able to intelligently discuss ITAM with your team and educate your clients on the topic? That is what we are covering in this blog post....

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