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If you want to better understand how third party maintenance can reduce your IT support costs, SMS offers a variety of papers to assist you in your planning.

  1. If you are looking to reduce IT support costs on your current OEM IT maintenance bill, SMS can help you.
  2. If you are looking to delay an IT equipment refresh or extend the useful life of capital equipment, SMS can help you.
  3. If you are looking for third party software or hardware support, SMS can help you.

Unlike other IT projects, these savings are realized without having to spend in advance.  They are direct, less costly, and more effective third party alternatives to the maintenance you now receive from the OEM.  To help you fully realize the costs savings implications, we offer white papers on these topics.

Customer Benefit Title Available Abstract
Reduce IT support costs Support Cost Reductions in the Data Center This paper examines the high costs of OEM support and maintenance. It systematically shows savings of 20% to 50% through the combined use of third party support and maintenance that replaces OEM maintenance. 

A powerful and timely report for all IT managers in this economy.
Defer capital equipment purchases CAPx Cost Reductions in the Data Center This paper examines the high costs traditional 3-year hardware upgrades and how third party maintenance affects this cycle.

It systematically shows the savings associated with delaying CAPx expenses by 1 year, 2 years or 3 years and its effect on your IT budget.

Reduce IT support costs and capital equipment expenses. Economic Survival Strategies for IT In a recessionary economy, companies are reexamining expenses against a smaller bottom line, and actively looking for savings across the board. IT departments are increasingly under pressure to justify the considerable capital expenditures attendant with hardware upgrades and OEM service and maintenance.

This long overdue costs savings strategy document covers both support costs as well as capital equipment expenses.