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Battle Card · APC Symmetra

APC Symmetra Maintenance
side by side.

TechCare TPM vs. APC Service Plan / Schneider Customer Care. Cost range, EOSL advantages, migration path and DACH compliance at a glance — for IT leadership and procurement.

6–12 % OEM list-price share per year
50–70 % EOSL savings vs. OEM
5–10 % Multi-year discount (3–5 yrs)
One contract for all lines · Fixed price in 48 h techcaresolutions.de
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Cost comparison

OEM list-price share approx. 6–12 % of list price per year (UPS service typically lower than IT hardware)

Example APC Symmetra LX 16kVA with 4-year APC Service: EUR 1,200–1,750/year OEM, EUR 750–800/year with TechCare TPM.

EOSL hardware: On EOSL UPS (pre-2015 Symmetra PX, older MGE Galaxy 7000, early Smart-UPS RT) 50–70 % savings vs. Schneider Service — UPS lifecycle typically 10+ years, TPM makes the difference.
Multi-year contract: 3-year TPM contract: additional 5–10 % discount, 5-year contract: 10–15 %. Plus fixed-price lock against OEM list-price increases.
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OEM vs. TechCare — where the switch pays off

Aspect APC APC Service Plan / Schneider Customer Care TechCare TPM
Spare-parts stock OEM global logistics, often 5–10 days lead time DACH hub + global partner network, 4–8 h on site
SLA tiers 8×5×NBD to 24×7×4, often multi-year committed 24×7×4 to 24×7×2, per-device flexible
Response / language Ticket → email routing, EMEA hub mostly English Direct call, DACH field service, German native
Sub-outsourcing OEM sub-contractors, chain not always transparent Direct contract with TechCare, no black box
Compliance docs Standard OEM documents BAIT/MaRisk/DORA-ready, ISO 27001
Reporting Premium tier add-on Quarterly reports incl. ticket history standard

Stays with APC

  • EcoStruxure IT / Schneider Cloud subscription
  • APC PowerChute software licenses
  • Schneider TAC software tickets

Moves to TechCare

  • Hardware defects (memory, disk, PSU, mainboard, modules)
  • 24×7×4 on-site SLA with German-speaking field service
  • Spare-parts logistics DACH + global hub network
  • Fixed-price contract in 48 h, one inventory — one contract
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DACH compliance by design.

  • BAIT / MaRisk doc package: prepared maintenance annexes for financial and insurance service providers incl. auditor notes.
  • DORA Art. 28-compliant contract template: mandatory critical-ICT-service-provider conformity from January 2025.
  • ISO 27001: TPM provider certified, sub-contractor chain documented, access-log standards enforced.
  • Data protection: GDPR-compliant media handling — disk retention or NIST 800-88 wipe before hardware return.
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Migration path from first contact to hand-over.

  1. Inventory APC install base (PIDs/serials or smart-account export, any format — Excel/CSV/PDF).
  2. Quote in 48 h Fixed-price offer per line + bundle total. SLA tier, term (1–5 yrs), optional add-ons transparently listed.
  3. Contract Template review (BAIT/MaRisk/DORA hooks integrated), compliance annex, signature — typically 5–10 working days.
  4. Hand-over APC OEM cancellation coordinated, spare-parts provisioning DACH hub, field-service onboarding with site walk.