Archive for 2021
- December 20, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, OEM
Why You Don’t Want to Extend Your Warranty from the OEM
Most OEMs do offer warranty extension and, in some cases, certain enhancements. But their pricing math assumes customer ignorance. AOM…
- December 13, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, OEM, TPM
The AOM Advantage
Expanded market, flexibility, choices, AOM makes it easy for any size company to save money and get far better service…
- December 5, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, Data Centers
Your Data Center Has Gone Hybrid, so it Needs a Hybrid Maintenance Strategy
Data Center managers seeking to expand capacity are no longer requisitioning and deploying new hardware engendering tremendous delay and additional…
- November 29, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- OEM, TPM
Overcoming OEM Scare Tactics
Legend has it that the famed “FUD” Factor (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) was invented at IBM. FUD is planted in…
- November 22, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- Budget
How to Choose YOUR Source for Computer Maintenance: Money, Politics and Sex!
You have choices when it comes to who will maintain your computer equipment. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) would have…
- November 15, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, Management, SaaS
End SaaS Waste with AOM License/Subscription Management
Among the biggest challenges faced by IT departments especially in the time of Shadow IT is the tracking of software…
- November 8, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, Cloud, WFH
Cloud Doesn’t Mean You Won’t Need IT Maintenance
Many don’t realize that IT infrastructure hardware is still a part of the environment even after commencing the move to…
- November 1, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, Budget
Balancing Beyond EoSL: Choosing Between AOM Life Extension or ITAD
A major component of the difficulty in extending beyond the EoSL of IT infrastructure equipment is finding a way to…
- October 27, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, OEM, TPM
What the OEM Really Provides vs. What They Tell You
It’s all too easy for a customer to oversubscribe their maintenance capacity, wasting budget and potentially damaging their own careers….
- October 26, 2021
- By Dutch Deol
- AOM, Budget, TPM
Balancing Service Levels vs. Budget
It’s all too easy for a customer to oversubscribe their maintenance capacity, wasting budget and potentially damaging their own careers….