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IBM Maintenance: Parts, Service and a Sigh of Relief
If you need IBM maintenance parts, you probably need them right away. A server is down. A switch has gone haywire. Or a RAID array‘s drive has failed and data integrity demands a quick fix. When you are covered by Park Place Technologies, getting the right parts in hand and…
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What is Third Party Maintenance?
Third party maintenance is receiving more inquiring looks from IT professionals whose responsibilities extend to data center management and systems administration. Interest has grown so much that the analyst organization Gartner put out their first competitive landscape report on the industry. But before IT leaders…
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Using DoD or NIST Data Erasure Standards
If you manage IT centers for a government entity, you may have heard of data erasure standards like DoD (Department of Defense) and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Data Wiping and Erasure Standards to Follow When working for entities that manage sensitive data,…
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Fault Monitoring vs Performance Monitoring
Learn the difference and what’s best for your data center hardware You may hear the terms fault monitoring and performance monitoring used a lot when discussing your IT infrastructure. But what is best for your data center? The compare chart below will break down the…
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10 Dell EMC Isilon Maintenance “Musts”
Good EMC Isilon maintenance is a must if you don’t want your NAS cluster(s) to go down due to an unavoidable issue. But routine service and support is about more than keeping these systems online, there are possible performance gains in the offing as well….
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EMC EOL Explained: Part 1
The EMC EOL terminology—acronyms for different end of life milestones—can be confusing. It doesn’t help that different equipment manufacturers use different terms for the very same stages of the product lifecycle. “End of life” for EMC is “hardware withdrawal” for IBM, and failure to search…
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IBM XIV End of Life
IBM XIV end of life can be difficult to determine. The company is relatively open with software lifecycle information, but hardware support availability can be shrouded in mystery. That being said, hardware withdrawal notices have been issued for the following XIV 2810 and 2812 systems, making…
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EMC SAN Warranty Renewal: When, What, and Why Not?
Customers seeking an EMC SAN warranty renewal have several factors to consider in making the right choice. Everything from the available budget to the expected hardware lifespan comes into play. Following are some of the most important things to take into account. When Did the…