IBM Mainframe Z Series & DS8000 Hardware Maintenance

Baby Blue IT provides IBM Mainframe Z Series hardware maintenance for organisations running both current and legacy IBM mainframe technology.

Whether you operate a newer IBM Z system that remains fully supported by IBM, or older mainframe and storage hardware that has reached end of IBM support, we can help you find the right maintenance solution to keep your critical infrastructure running.

Genuine IBM Mainframe Maintenance

For newer and currently supported IBM Z Series Mainframes, we recommend genuine IBM hardware maintenance.

Baby Blue IT can arrange competitively priced IBM maintenance, providing access to IBM's own technical expertise, replacement parts and engineering support.

We can review your existing maintenance contracts, upcoming renewals and IBM infrastructure to ensure you have the appropriate level of support at a competitive price.

Legacy IBM Mainframe Maintenance

Many organisations continue to operate IBM mainframes long after the hardware has reached end of standard IBM support.

Replacing a mainframe simply because the hardware is older is not always commercially or operationally necessary.

For legacy IBM Z Series and earlier IBM mainframe technology, where genuine IBM maintenance is no longer available, Baby Blue IT can arrange specialist third-party hardware maintenance to help extend the operational life of your systems.

This can help customers:

• Continue running proven IBM mainframe infrastructure
• Extend the useful life of existing hardware
• Maintain access to specialist engineers and replacement parts
• Reduce the risks associated with unsupported equipment
• Avoid being forced into an unnecessary hardware refresh
• Plan upgrades around business requirements and budgets

IBM DS8000 Mainframe Storage Maintenance

We can also provide maintenance options for the IBM DS8000 family of enterprise storage attached to IBM Mainframes, including Flash, SSD and traditional disk-based storage.

Our maintenance capability can extend across IBM DS8000 storage technology dating back up to 20 years, helping customers continue to operate older storage alongside their IBM mainframe environment.

Depending on the age and support status of your DS8000, we can help arrange either genuine IBM maintenance or specialist legacy hardware maintenance.

This means Baby Blue IT can help customers protect not just the IBM Z mainframe itself, but the critical IBM storage infrastructure attached to it.

One Maintenance Solution for Your IBM Mainframe Environment

Whether you have a current IBM Z system, legacy mainframe hardware, IBM DS8000 Flash, SSD or disk storage, or a mixture of generations, talk to Baby Blue IT.

We can review your estate and identify which equipment can remain on genuine IBM maintenance and which older systems may benefit from an alternative maintenance solution.

Talk to Baby Blue IT Before You Renew

Don't renew, replace or move your IBM Mainframe maintenance until you've spoken to Baby Blue IT.

Send us your IBM Mainframe and DS8000 kit list and we can quickly review your estate and provide a competitive quotation.

Ideally, send us:

• Machine type and model
• Serial numbers
• Equipment location
• Current maintenance expiry date
• Required service level

If you don't have all of this information, simply send us what you have and we'll help identify what's required.

Request a Quote

Send us your IBM Z Series, legacy Mainframe and DS8000 storage kit list today for a fast, competitive maintenance quotation.