Data Center Managers Have a New Resource to Reduce IT Costs, Delay Hardware Purchases

CLEVELAND, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Park Place Technologies, North America's premier provider of data center hardware maintenance, has released a new resource for data center managers seeking to maximize or extend the value of hardware systems. The whitepaper, titled "Maximize the Value of Data Center Hardware Maintenance" identifies four types of business value that third-party hardware maintenance supports: cost reduction, cost avoidance, business agility and risk reduction. When compared to OEM services, third party maintenance (TPM) services can reduce IT costs by 30-60 percent. By delaying capital expenses and minimizing downtime, data center managers can avoid incurring unnecessary costs.

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Ed Kenty, Park Place Technologies President and CEO, says the whitepaper is based on learnings from the company's nearly 20 years of working with leading business organizations.

"Companies of all sizes, especially the mid market, are looking to extend the lifetime of their data center hardware while ensuring their critical business operations are not interrupted. The industry leading best practices we have developed while keeping America's top businesses' data center hardware running are included in this paper," Mr. Kenty says.

Also included in the document is a discussion of the advantages of TPM services can provide to promote business agility and reduce risk through flexible service agreements and superior personalized technical support.

The complete paper can be downloaded from http://ow.ly/2k68s

Park Place Technologies is known for their quality customer service and flexible support contracts to maintain hardware brands commonly used in data centers including major manufacturers IBM, HP Dell, EMC, Sun as well as legacy systems such as Data General (DG) and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) which have come off warranty.

About Park Place Technologies

Park Place Technologies is the premier provider of data center hardware maintenance. Park Place enables its customers to extend the life of their I.T. equipment at a significant cost savings over the manufacturer. Park Place Technologies is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with a world class Client Service and Support Center based outside of Boston, MA. Park Place's 19 years of experience with over 3,000 businesses make it a cost-effective, secure alternative to an OEM extended warranty program.

For additional information about Park Place Technologies, visit www.parkplacetechnologies.com or phone: 800-931-3199.

SOURCE Park Place Technologies