Five Questions to Ask Your Third-Party Maintenance Provider
Change can be unnerving, especially when it involves the maintenance and support of your enterprise hardware. You trust the OEM to take care of your equipment, but the support costs are beginning to take a toll now that EOL has been called on your equipment. You need to find [...]
Gartner’s Take on IT Cost Optimizations with Third-Party Maintenance
Your CFO probably doesn’t have a thorough understanding of what occurs in the data center from day-to-day.That’s okay. It’s not your CFO’s job.But that means, when you need budgetary approval for upcoming IT projects, you might need to make a case for other cost optimization strategies before you can make [...]
Microsoft Pushes Users to Windows 10
This post on Windows 10 migration announcements was contributed by CentricsIT Global Services Executive Don Pettingill. Pettingill works from the CentricsIT office in Charlotte, NC (USA). Haven’t made the migration to Windows 10 yet? That could cost you. Microsoft recently announced a new annual fee for Windows 7 support effective as of [...]
Deciding When to Outsource Engineering
It’s not enough to simply keep pace with innovation; you also need to establish and maintain a competitive advantage. Many organizations are facing the decision of when to outsource engineering, but others are still determined to keep all IT operations in-house. Unfortunately, your IT team is already spread thin, [...]
Regain Control of IT Spend with Vendor Consolidation
Having too many vendors leads to inefficiency. Like too much IT spend. Too many profit margins to cover. Too many points of contact. And too many projects that are out of your control. It's time to regain control of IT spend and the rest of your IT operations with [...]
Comparing OEM Support vs Third-Party Maintenance: Five Questions to Ask
Despite the cost savings and extended support windows offered by third-party maintenance (TPM) vendors, you might prefer your original equipment manufacturer’s processes and support protocols. But why, exactly, is that? Before you grit your teeth and pay the OEM premium, you owe it to yourself to compare OEM support [...]
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CentricsIT Hires Vice President of Support Services, Expanding to Canada
CentricsIT hires vice president of support services, expanding to Canada Former BrainsII Vice President Dave Massey joins CentricsIT NORCROSS, Ga., Jan. 24 — CentricsIT began its 2012 Canadian expansion initiatives by announcing that Dave [...]
A Note From Our Leadership: CentricsIT 5-Year Anniversary
As CentricsIT celebrates its 5-year anniversary, we’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who made this milestone possible. Thank you to all of our loyal customers around the world, our trusted business partners, [...]
CentricsIT Invites You to Pick Which Animals We Donate this Holiday Season!
The CentricsIT holiday tradition continues, as we once again donate to charity in lieu of corporate gifts. This year, we've chosen Heifer International, a non-profit, global organization committed to its mantra "pass on the gift." [...]
The 2011 CentricsIT College Bowl Challenge is Here!
College Football Bowl Season is here! We're huge football fans here at CentricsIT, and we're getting in the spirit with our second-annual CentricsIT College Bowl Challenge contest for our partners and customers. Playing is [...]