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Wireless Site Survey Checklist and Best Practices
Once upon a time, WLANs and LANs were hardwired. Miles of cable snaked through walls, floors, and ceilings to connect workstations within an organization to servers, switches, routers, and other physical network assets. Today, that is changing. While hardwired networks still exist, wireless technology offers…
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Understanding EOL and EOSL for Your Hardware
Be prepared for every lifecycle phase of your data center hardware Understanding a piece of hardware equipment’s End of Service Life can be confusing, as it varies per OEM. Park Place Technologies has narrowed it down to four key phases you should know as you…
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What Is Network Observability (vs. Monitoring)? – Observability Use Cases
When you think about your network, chances are good you imagine servers and routers, switches, and firewalls. However, what about its internal state? What bottlenecks are occurring and where? Where is demand from users growing and where is it fading? What resources are being stretched…
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How to Lookup EOL/EOSL Dates and Check Your Warranty Status
It’s all too easy to assume that your IT assets are protected under warranty from the manufacturer. However, that may not be the case. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like Dell, Cisco, and the rest regularly retire hardware after just a few years. How do you ensure…
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On-Premise Data Center vs. Colocation: Pros and Cons
There’s no denying the noticeable shift over the past few years from traditional data centers to colocation hosting. According to a 2019 report by Gartner, enterprises with older data centers would rather have someone else manage their physical infrastructure than build/expand on their own due to high capital…
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What Does 24x7x4 Support Mean for Your Business?
Park Place Technologies’ 7x24x4 support is the most responsive Service Level Agreement (SLA) we offer. This Level 1 coverage stipulates support 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, along with a 4-hour response window. It offers clients the highest level of assurance that equipment…
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What Does NBD Parts-Only Support Mean for Your Business?
NBD Parts Only is a type of service level agreement (SLA). It’s one of the least responsive service agreement available in the TPM space in terms of mean time to acknowledge and repair. This kind of Parts Only Warranty (POW) is best suited for those less…
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Avoid Return to Service Fees, Backdating, and Other Reinstatement Penalties with Third Party Support
Our team won’t encourage a lapse in equipment coverage of any length. But at the same time, we understand 2020 was a tough year for businesses across the globe. Enterprises everywhere were hit hard by the economic impacts of a global pandemic while manufacturer support…