Hardware Maintenance

Multi-OEM Hardware Support

Single-contract hardware maintenance across your entire multi-vendor IT estate, Cisco, Dell, HPE, NetApp, and more, managed through one account team.

What We Do

One Contract. Every Vendor. Zero Complexity.

Managing hardware maintenance contracts with multiple OEMs is a significant drain on IT procurement and operations teams. Renewal cycles, escalation paths, support portals, and invoices all differ by vendor, creating risk and wasting time. IP Global's multi-OEM hardware support service solves this by consolidating your entire estate under a single, intelligently managed agreement.

Whether your environment spans Cisco networking, Dell compute, HPE storage, and NetApp arrays, or any other combination of 100+ supported brands, IP Global provides a unified support experience with consistent SLAs, a single account team, and a consolidated monthly invoice.

What's Included

Every Contract Covers

  • Full multi-vendor estate discovery and asset register
  • Consolidated support contract across all OEM brands
  • Single account manager and service desk contact
  • Consistent SLA framework regardless of vendor
  • Unified monthly invoicing and spend reporting
  • 24/7 NOC monitoring across all supported hardware
  • Consolidated SLA performance reporting
Our Services

Multi-Vendor Hardware Support, Every Brand, One Team

Cisco Hardware Maintenance

Full break-fix and preventive maintenance for Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, UCS servers, and wireless infrastructure. IP Global's Cisco-certified engineers hold CCNP and CCIE-level qualifications and maintain extensive Cisco spare parts inventories for rapid fault resolution.

Dell & EMC Support

Comprehensive maintenance for Dell PowerEdge servers, PowerVault storage, and Dell EMC storage arrays including Unity, VNX, and Isilon platforms. Our engineers handle hardware faults, firmware management, and component replacement under agreed SLAs.

HPE Equipment Maintenance

Expert maintenance for HPE ProLiant servers, HPE Nimble and 3PAR storage, and HPE network switching. IP Global engineers are HPE-certified and supported by genuine and compatible HPE spare parts across our global depot network.

Juniper & Aruba Support

Certified maintenance for Juniper Networks routers, switches, and firewalls, alongside Aruba (HPE) wireless and switching infrastructure. Juniper JNCIP and Aruba-certified engineers provide expert fault diagnosis and rapid hardware replacement.

NetApp & Storage Support

Specialist maintenance for NetApp FAS, AFF, and E-Series storage platforms, alongside Pure Storage FlashArray and IBM storage systems. Drive replacements, controller failures, and cluster rebuilds are handled by storage-certified engineers with relevant platform expertise.

Mixed-Vendor Estate Management

For organisations with complex, heterogeneous IT environments, IP Global provides a dedicated estate management service, mapping all assets, tracking end-of-life dates, managing SLA performance, and providing a single consolidated view of your entire hardware support programme.

How It Works

Our 5-Step Multi-OEM Consolidation Process

1

Estate Audit

Full discovery of your hardware estate, every asset, serial number, OEM brand, and existing contract is catalogued and assessed.

2

Multi-OEM Mapping

Assets are mapped to IP Global's support capabilities per vendor, with SLA options and coverage tiers assigned to each hardware group.

3

Unified Contract

A single, consolidated maintenance agreement is drafted covering all vendors, locations, and SLA tiers in one legally simple document.

4

Centralised Management

All hardware is onboarded to IP Global's service management platform, with 24/7 NOC monitoring and a single service desk contact active from day one.

5

Consolidated Reporting

Quarterly performance reviews deliver a unified view of SLA compliance, incident trends, and cost across your entire multi-vendor estate.

Why IP Global

One Partner. Every Vendor. Global Reach.

100+ OEM Brands Supported

From global leaders like Cisco and Dell to specialist brands like Brocade and Pure Storage, IP Global's support capability spans the full breadth of enterprise IT hardware.

Single Contract

Replace dozens of individual OEM agreements with one clear, comprehensive maintenance contract. Simpler procurement, simpler renewal, simpler escalation.

Single Invoice

One monthly invoice covers your entire hardware estate, making budget management, approval workflows, and cost allocation significantly easier for finance and IT teams.

Certified Per Vendor

IP Global maintains active engineering certifications across all 100+ supported OEM brands. The engineer dispatched to your Cisco fault will be Cisco-certified, not a generalist.

Cost Consolidation

Multi-OEM consolidation delivers average savings of 50–70% compared to the combined cost of separate OEM contracts, freeing substantial IT budget for strategic priorities.

Global Reach

Consistent multi-OEM support across 190+ countries and 4,348+ cities. The same contract, the same SLAs, and the same account management team, wherever your infrastructure lives.

Industries We Serve

Multi-OEM Support Across Every Sector

Finance & Banking Healthcare & Life Sciences Retail & E-Commerce Government & Public Sector Telecoms Manufacturing Education & Campus Media & Broadcasting
FAQ

Common Questions About Multi-OEM Support

What is multi-OEM hardware support?

Multi-OEM hardware support is a single maintenance contract that covers hardware from multiple original equipment manufacturers under one agreement. Rather than managing separate support contracts with Cisco, Dell, HPE, NetApp, and other vendors, IP Global consolidates everything into one contract, one account team, and one monthly invoice. This dramatically simplifies IT procurement and vendor management.

Which OEM brands and hardware types do you cover?

IP Global supports 100+ OEM brands including Cisco, Dell, HPE, Juniper, Aruba, NetApp, IBM, Lenovo, Brocade, Pure Storage, EMC, and many more. We cover servers, network switches, routers, firewalls, SAN and NAS storage arrays, UPS systems, and peripheral hardware. If it has a serial number and a support contract, we can likely maintain it.

What are the advantages of a single multi-OEM contract?

A single multi-OEM contract eliminates the administrative overhead of managing multiple vendor relationships, renewal dates, escalation paths, and invoices. You gain a single point of accountability for all hardware faults, consistent SLAs regardless of vendor, and a unified view of your maintenance spend. Most organisations also achieve significant cost savings compared to maintaining individual OEM contracts.

How do you handle the transition from existing OEM contracts?

IP Global manages the transition seamlessly. We audit your current OEM contracts, identify renewal dates, and build a migration plan that avoids coverage gaps. Where OEM contracts still have term remaining, we can overlap coverage and consolidate at renewal. Our onboarding team handles all asset registration, portal setup, and engineer briefings before go-live.

Can you maintain consistent SLAs across all OEM brands?

Yes. IP Global applies the same SLA framework across all supported OEM brands within your contract. Whether a fault is raised on a Cisco switch or a NetApp storage array, the same response time commitment, escalation path, and reporting process applies. This consistency is one of the key advantages of consolidating to a multi-OEM support model.

How does the cost compare to maintaining individual OEM contracts?

Organisations switching to IP Global multi-OEM support typically save 50–70% compared to the combined cost of individual OEM maintenance contracts. Savings increase with estate size and diversity. We provide a detailed cost comparison analysis as part of the free scoping process, so you can see the financial impact before committing to any change.

Ready to Consolidate Your OEM Contracts?

Talk to an IP Global multi-OEM specialist today. We'll audit your current vendor contracts and deliver a no-obligation consolidation proposal within 24 hours.