IBM Netezza / PureData Data-Warehouse-Appliance Maintenance
side by side.

TechCare TPM vs. TLS / Hardware Maintenance Services. Cost range, EOSL advantages, migration path and DACH compliance at a glance — for IT leadership and procurement.

10–18 % 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

Cost comparison

OEM list-price share approx. 10–18 % of list price per year (mainframe class higher)

Example Power S922 with 4-year HMS 24×7×4: TechCare TPM roughly 35–56% below the OEM price.

EOSL hardware: On EOSL models (Power 7/7+/8, System Storage DS3500/DS5000, older zSeries hardware) 50–70 % savings vs. IBM HMS — IBM mainframe/Power EOSL typically very expensive.

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.

Active EOSL lines

Netezza TwinFin / Striper (NPS) · EOSL 2019-09-30
IBM PureData System for Analytics · EOSL 2022-06-30
IBM Integrated Analytics System (IAS) · EOSL 2024-12-31

Which Netezza and PureData models we service

Netezza TwinFin: TwinFin 3 · TwinFin 6 · TwinFin 12 · S-Blade FPGAs · Mustang storage
Netezza Skimmer / Striper: Skimmer (small footprint) · Striper (mid-range) · 700 generation (NPS 10000, NPS 10050)
PureData for Analytics (N1001/N2001/N3001): N1001 (half rack, 16 SPUs) · N2001 (full rack, 30 SPUs) · N3001 (full rack with expansion, up to 4 racks)
Host servers & storage: Active/Standby host servers (IBM x3650 / x3850) · Storage shelves (DS3500/DCS3700 family) · SAS/SATA disks · BBUs
S-Blades & FPGAs: S-Blade modules with IBM/Netezza FPGA accelerator · Mustang PCIe cards · snippet processing boards · InfiniBand interconnect (Mellanox) for TwinFin

EOSL status of Netezza generations

Generation	Released	End of vendor support	TechCare TPM
TwinFin 3 / 6 / 12	2009-2011	2020	Recommended
Skimmer (Small-Footprint)	2010	2020	Recommended
Striper / 700-Generation	2012	2022	Recommended
PureData N1001	2012-2014	2023	Recommended
PureData N2001	2014-2016	2024	Recommended
PureData N3001	2016-2019	2026	Supported

Why TPM maintenance for Netezza instead of IBM Storage Maintenance

IBM ended Netezza / PureData active sales in 2019. Successor is Db2 Warehouse on Cloud / IBM Integrated Analytics System. Migration is expensive: FPGA-accelerated Netezza SQL hints, ETL pipelines and loaders don't port 1:1.

We stock S-Blade FPGAs, SPU servers, host servers (IBM x3650/x3850), storage shelves (DS3500, DCS3700), disks, Mellanox InfiniBand switches (for TwinFin) and BBUs for TwinFin, Skimmer, Striper and PureData N1001/N2001/N3001.

OEM vs. TechCare — where the switch pays off

The full OEM-vs-TPM matrix (spare parts, SLA tiers, language, sub-outsourcing, compliance docs, reporting) is the same for every IBM line — see the IBM battle card.

Stays with IBM Netezza / PureData

AIX / IBM i / z/OS software licenses + updates
PowerSC / IBM Cloud / Storage Insights subscriptions
IBM TAC software tickets + microcode subscription

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

DACH compliance by design.

BAIT/MaRisk documentation package, DORA Art. 28 contract template, ISO 27001 and GDPR-compliant media handling apply identically to every IBM line — details on the IBM battle card.

Migration path from first contact to hand-over.

Same four steps for every IBM line: inventory → fixed-price quote in 48 h → contract (BAIT/MaRisk/DORA hooks) → hand-over with spare-parts provisioning. Details on the IBM battle card.

FAQ on IBM Netezza maintenance

Which Netezza components do you service?: Complete Netezza family: TwinFin (3/6/12), Skimmer, Striper, PureData N1001/N2001/N3001. S-Blade FPGAs, SPU servers, host servers (IBM x3650/x3850), storage shelves (DS3500, DCS3700), disks, Mellanox InfiniBand switches, BBUs.
What does TPM cost vs. IBM Storage Maintenance?: For a PureData N2001 (full rack, 30 SPUs) with 24×7×4, TechCare is roughly 60% below the IBM price (if still renewable). TwinFin (EOSL): IBM no longer renews, TPM is the only option.
Do NPS and nz-tools stay functional?: Yes. NPS (7.x/7.2.x), nz-tools (nz_load/unload/backup/restore), workload manager and cross-cluster replication stay functional. Active IBM maintenance NOT required for function.
Are FPGA modules still available?: Yes. IBM/Netezza FPGA accelerator modules on S-Blades are the most critical spares — we stock S-Blades for TwinFin (Mustang), Striper (700) and PureData N1001/N2001/N3001.
Can we migrate to Db2 Warehouse or IIAS during TPM?: Yes. TPM bridges 24-36 months of Netezza-to-Db2-Warehouse migration including SQL hint conversion, ETL adjustments and workload validation. Alternative targets: Snowflake, Teradata, ClickHouse or on-prem Db2 LUW.
How long does Netezza hardware run sensibly?: Realistically 3-5 years post-EOSL for TwinFin/Skimmer, longer for N2001/N3001. Platform is robust — S-Blade defects most common. From year 5+ EOSL plan migration.