Are You Overpaying for Server, Storage & Network Maintenance?

Cut Maintenance Costs by Up to 50% – Without Increasing Risk

Maintenance doesn’t have to mean paying a premium.

We routinely help customers reduce maintenance costs by up to 50%, while maintaining the resilience and service levels their business depends on. The key is giving you choice – not locking you into a single model.

We offer:

• Genuine OEM support – for customers who need vendor-backed coverage, specific SLAs, or must meet strict compliance or audit requirements.
• Third-party maintenance (TPM) – a cost-effective alternative that can provide equal or better service levels at a significantly lower price point.
• Hybrid models – combining OEM and TPM to give you the best of both worlds: OEM where it’s needed, TPM where it makes commercial sense.

This flexibility means we can align the support model to the true criticality of each asset, rather than forcing everything into a single, expensive contract.

Extend System Life from 6 to 20 Years

Most OEMs design their service lifecycle to encourage regular hardware refreshes. After 5–6 years, standard support options often become limited or expensive, nudging you towards an upgrade whether you need it or not.

Third-party maintenance changes that.

With the right support model, we regularly help customers extend system life from 6 years to 10, 15, or even 20 years – particularly for stable, business-critical systems that are expensive or risky to replace.

Benefits of extending asset life include:

• Lower capital expenditure – delaying or avoiding large hardware refresh projects.
• Better ROI on existing assets – sweating the hardware you already own, instead of replacing it on a fixed OEM timeline.
• Reduced disruption – fewer change projects, migrations, and associated business risk.

Of course, this isn’t about keeping everything forever. It’s about aligning each system’s lifecycle with its real business value, not with a vendor’s sales target.

Built Around Your Budget, Compliance & Risk Profile

No two organisations are the same, and neither are their maintenance requirements.

When we design a maintenance solution, we look at:

• Business criticality – which systems really can’t go down?
• Compliance & audit requirements – do you need OEM-backed support or specific certifications in certain areas?
• Budget constraints – where can we drive real savings without increasing risk?
• Technology roadmap – are you planning to migrate, consolidate, or move to cloud in the next 1–3 years?

From there, we build a tailored support model that can include:

• OEM support where it’s genuinely needed
• TPM support where it’s safe and cost-effective
• Clear SLAs and response times
• Global coverage where required

Global Coverage: UK, US & Europe

Many of our customers run multi-site, multi-country environments and want a consistent approach to maintenance.

Baby Blue can provide co-ordinated maintenance coverage across the UK, US, and Europe, giving you:

• A single point of contact
• Consistent SLAs and service levels
• Consolidated commercial terms
• Visibility of your estate and costs in one place

Whether you’re managing a single data centre or a distributed global environment, we can help simplify and rationalise your maintenance approach.

What Vendors & Technologies Do We Support?

We provide maintenance options across a wide range of enterprise technologies, including:

• Servers & storage – IBM, HPE, Dell, EMC, Hitachi, NetApp
• Networking – Cisco and other major vendors
• Virtualisation & software – VMware and related ecosystems

If you’re unsure whether your specific platform or model can be covered, just ask – in many cases we can support older and niche systems that OEMs no longer cover.

How to Get a Quick, No-Obligation Quote

If your maintenance is due for renewal, or you simply want to sanity-check what you’re currently paying, we’d be happy to help.

1. Share a list of your systems and current contracts (even a rough export is fine to start with).
2. We’ll review your estate and identify where cost savings or lifecycle extensions are realistic.
3. Within 1 working day, we’ll provide a tailored quote and outline the options: OEM, TPM, or a mix of both.

You keep full control – we simply provide the insight, options, and commercial leverage to make a better decision.

Ready to Stop Overpaying for Maintenance?

If you suspect your current maintenance costs are higher than they should be, you’re probably right.

Baby Blue can help you regain control of your maintenance spend, extend the life of your infrastructure where it makes sense, and still protect the systems your business depends on.

Get in touch today to request a no-obligation quote:

• Email: info@babyblueit.com
• Phone: 01234 412320
• Or use our contact form

Let’s see how much you could save, without compromising service or reliability.