Third Party Storage Maintenance

The Leader For Expert Level Storage Support, Maintenance & Warranty Services

Reliable Third Party Support
World-class Professional Services
Save up to 70% annually

Multivendor support for your critical and production equipment

Fast, Flexible, Customizable, Cost Effective

Our maintenance and support offering for storage delivers consistent, predictable results with the flexibility to quickly adapt to growing business needs by employing a strategic mix of third-party maintenance and support plans. We cover all of the major OEM hardware platforms with extensive break/fix support to give you greater efficiency, availability and flexibility.
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Improve service and flexibility by adding TPM to your data center strategy.
Type of data center support
Maintenance coverage
Engineers
Replacement parts
Hardware monitoring
Agreement flexibility
Software maintenance
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NorthSmart

Our Goal is Simple: Provide an IT Hardware Maintenance Solution that Delivers Exceptional Service and Savings

Be more strategic with your infrastructure using flexible maintenance solutions.
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Accurate Resource Management

Direct Dispatch makes our support a model of expertise and efficiency. We employ the highest skilled Engineers for any given equipment class.
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Incident Management

Our escalation process involves Management at every stage and a response is due within 60 minutes.

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Monitoring Capabilities

NorthSmart manages call-home information to expedite service and return your storage to 100% functionality.
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Why Choose NorthSmart?

NorthSmart provides fast, customizable, reliable, and cost-effective third-party storage maintenance solutions with consistent results. We aim to help you maximize the useful life of your existing hardware so that you can focus better on building your business and driving revenue streams. NorthSmart has a vast stock of parts and accessories from leading tech companies, allowing us to cover all major OEM platforms at friendly price points.

Flexible Support Levels For Your Needs

Embrace the power of global IT support. We utilize more than 2000 world class engineers. On-site spares available for all four coverage options.

24x7x4

24/7 coverage includes help
desk, onsite, call-home
monitoring, and parts
replacement.

24x7xNBD

24/7 coverage includes help
desk, NBD onsite, call-home
monitoring, and parts
replacement.

 

8x5xNBD

NBD coverage includes help
desk, onsite, call-home
monitoring, and parts
replacement.

 

NBD PARTS ONLY

NBD parts
replacement.

What is Third Party Storage Maintenance?

Third-party storage maintenance involves outsourcing the Hardware Maintenance of a company’s data storage equipment. Called Third-party  maintenance (TPM) for short, the outsourced provider assumes the role of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), with the goal to deliver quicker repair and replacement cycles and more budget-friendly rates. TPM can also apply to a client’s server and network devices.

Although computers and other related hardware purchased brand new from the manufacturer typically come with warranties, such warranties eventually expire. As the technology ages, the cost for warranty extensions tends to be higher. A qualified third-party storage maintenance provider can help keep your current hardware in top condition so you can continue using it beyond the OEM’s declared limit.

Third-party storage maintenance services are manned by certified professionals who know the ins and outs of your hardware in the same way as the OEM. Plus, Third-party storage maintenance often provide individualized and dedicated support so you can say goodbye to getting on client support calls with a chain of people that never seems to end.

A competent and reliable Third-party  maintenance provider works to extend the useful lifespan of your hardware while preventing the need to spend on new, expensive assets prematurely. With a third-party maintenance provider on your side, you can expect fewer hardware breakdowns, greater data security, and more efficient equipment performance.

Third-Party Storage Maintenance

OEMs (like IBM, EMC, Dell, and NetApp) usually offer warranties of up to three years on their data storage equipment and then ask you to buy an extended service agreement when these expire. This is all good, and there is no issue with an extended agreement.  But what Service Level Agreement (SLA) are they quoting you, and is it necessary? Many auto-renewals are generated at the highest most expensive SLA, with customers not even realizing it!

After about six to 10 years, when the cost of maintaining close-to-obsolete storage devices increases, OEMs will likely start sending out end-of-service-life notices, which means support can no longer be provided. At this point, you can expect somebody from the sales department to start convincing you to invest in brand new storage systems.

A third-party storage maintenance provider’s objective is not to sell you new hardware. Rather, the goal is to help make your current equipment last longer so that you can funnel your finances towards more productive and revenue-generating initiatives.

Third-party storage maintenance companies have OEM-certified technicians and IT engineers on board to conduct regular checks and repairs on your existing storage devices. NorthSmart has a large inventory of spare parts (spanning many generations of hardware) and accessories by leading data storage brands, allowing us to address a wide gamut of issues.   Did you know that many OEM’s struggle to get parts for their own equipment?  Unlike the OEM, at NorthSmart we are not limited by where we can source parts. We can acquire parts from anywhere in the world and from any number of sources. In fact, we sell parts to the OEMs from time to time.

What Can You Expect in a Storage Maintenance Agreement?

A storage maintenance agreement with NorthSmart typically includes the following:

Some of the Manufacturers We Support

VMAX, DMX, VNX, CLARiiON, Celerra, Data Domain, Isilon, PowerVault MD, PowerVault TL & EqualLogic

VSP, USP-VM, USP-V, HUS-VM, HUS-110, HUS-130, HUS-150 and AMS

3PAR, EVA arrays, StorageWorks, MSL Libraries, LeftHand, MSA arrays and MDS arrays

DS8xxx, Netezza, XIV, Storwize (V7000, V5000, V3700), DS6xxx, DS5xxx, DS4xxx, DS3xxx, 2105 Shark, TS3500, TS3400, TS3310, TS3200, TS3100, 3494 Library, LTO Drives, 3592 Drives, 3590 Drives and 3588 Drives

FAS Filers

V-Series Filers

Scalar i40, i80, i500, i2000, i6000

Superloader

StorEdge, STK 9310/9311/9330, SL500E, L700E, SL8500, 4480s and 9490s

 

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