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Vendor-independent hardware maintenance for data centres

TechCare maintains server, storage, network and tape hardware from all major enterprise vendors — including past warranty and past end-of-service-life. One contract, one point of contact, OEM original parts, German-speaking service. SLA from Parts Only to 24×7×4. 30–70 % below OEM list price. Fixed-price quote within 48 hours.

28 OEMs in one contract One central coverage list instead of fragmented OEM contracts. We service hardware from all major enterprise vendors with original parts and unified SLA tiers.
ServerStorageNetworkSecurityBackup & TapePower & UPS
APCAristaBrocadeCheck Point Cisco Dell Diebold NixdorfEatonExtreme NetworksF5Fortinet Fujitsu Hitachi HPE Huawei IBM JuniperLenovo NetApp NutanixNVIDIA Oracle Palo Alto NetworksPure StorageQuantumSupermicroVeritasVertiv

Plus legacy generations of all listed vendors past official EOSL. For rare hardware lines please contact us — we evaluate coverage individually.

SLA tiers — response time as needed

Not every system needs 24×7×4. Test and dev systems often Parts Only, midmarket production typically NBD or 9×5×4, high-availability systems 24×7×4 or 24×7×2. We recommend the most economical tier per system — you don't pay for SLA levels the workload doesn't need.

SLA tier Coverage On-site response Typical use
Parts Only Business-day part shipping no on-site service Test & dev systems, cold spare
NBD 9×5 (business days 8–17) next business day Office IT, secondary workloads
9×5×4 9×5 (business days 8–17) 4 hours Midmarket production, branch servers
24×7×4 24×7 incl. weekends & holidays 4 hours Datacenter production, storage, core network
24×7×2 24×7 incl. weekends & holidays 2 hours High availability, banking/insurance, hospital

Mixed mode possible: separate SLA tier per system within the same contract. We recommend tiers per asset during the TPM audit.

What we actually deliver

From first audit to 24/7 hotline — five building blocks that distinguish a TechCare maintenance contract from a pure parts supplier.

Inventory & TPM audit

We assess your hardware inventory for serviceability, EOSL status, OEM contract residuals and SLA needs per system. Outcome: a prioritised migration plan with savings potential.

Fixed-price quote in 48 h

Based on your inventory list we deliver a binding fixed-price quote within 48 hours — directly comparable to OEM maintenance, with transparent draft contract.

Migration onboarding without downtime

Transition from OEM to TPM without service gap: asset discovery, spare-parts staging, technical handover, then live contract activation.

24/7 service desk DE/EN

German- and English-speaking 24/7 hotline, escalation path to Level 3 engineer, 15-minute first response on tickets. No off-shore call routing.

Multi-vendor single contract

One contract for HPE, Dell, IBM, Cisco, NetApp, Fujitsu and 20+ further vendors. One invoice, one point of contact, unified SLAs — instead of fragmented OEM contracts.

FAQ on TPM maintenance

What exactly is Third Party Maintenance (TPM)?
TPM is hardware maintenance by an independent provider instead of the OEM. We deliver the same original spare parts, the same service scope (diagnostics, on-site, escalation) and comparable or stricter SLAs — but at 30–70 % lower cost. Possible because we have no new-hardware sales margin and run leaner operations.
How fast is replacement hardware delivered?
Depends on SLA tier: with 24×7×4 an engineer with original spare part is on site within 4 hours. With NBD on the next business day. We operate spare-parts hubs in Germany for the most common models (HPE ProLiant, Dell PowerEdge, Cisco Catalyst, NetApp FAS) — these are dispatch-ready within 2 hours.
What happens to factory warranty if we switch to TPM?
Factory warranty on new hardware is unaffected — it applies independently of the maintenance contract as long as original parts are used. We exclusively use OEM original spares. Our maintenance contract takes full effect only after factory warranty expires. The common misconception that TPM voids warranty is simply incorrect.
How does maintenance work past End-of-Service-Life (EOSL)?
Exactly the same as before — except the OEM no longer offers service. We stock parts from our own hubs, decommissioned systems and certified refurbishers. For common platforms like HPE ProLiant Gen8/Gen9, Dell PowerEdge R720/R730, Cisco Catalyst 3850, NetApp FAS8000 we guarantee coverage until you choose to migrate.
Which SLA tier is right for our environment?
Rule of thumb: production in tier-3/4 datacentre → 24×7×4. Midmarket production with night/weekend maintenance windows → 9×5×4 or NBD. Test/dev/QA → Parts Only or NBD. High availability (banking, insurance, hospital, trading) → 24×7×2. We recommend the optimal tier per system during the TPM audit — never blanket the most expensive.
How does onboarding a new contract work?
Four phases: (1) Asset discovery — we scan your environment and identify serviceability per system. (2) Draft contract with SLA matrix and fixed price. (3) Spare-parts staging — we stock the nearest hubs. (4) Go-live with service-desk onboarding. Typical duration: 2–6 weeks depending on environment size. No service interruption versus the running OEM contract.
Which compliance and audit requirements are covered?
We meet the standard requirements for midmarket and regulated sectors: BAIT/MaRisk (banking), VAIT (insurance), KRITIS, ISO 27001, GDPR, EU DORA, NIS2. On request we provide evidence of part origin (chain of custody), engineer certifications and data-carrier destruction per BSI/DoD standards.
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