https://community.hpe.com/t5/servers-general/3rd-party-hardware-support/m-p/4378077#M4472 It can be any worse than some of the support I have gotten form HP lately. Well, then again. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:50:46 GMT Court Campbell 2009-03-12T17:50:46Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/servers-general/3rd-party-hardware-support/m-p/4378076#M4471 My company is currently exploring oppurtunities to reduce budget and are thinking about getting hardware support from 3rd party providers i.e. IBM etc. <BR /><BR />Personally this does not make me comfortable at all, but at the same time I have always worked with HP for support so dont know what the experience is like. <BR /><BR />Can some you share your experiences? Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:48:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/servers-general/3rd-party-hardware-support/m-p/4378076#M4471 Chetan_5 2009-03-12T17:48:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/servers-general/3rd-party-hardware-support/m-p/4378077#M4472 It can be any worse than some of the support I have gotten form HP lately. Well, then again. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:50:46 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/servers-general/3rd-party-hardware-support/m-p/4378077#M4472 Court Campbell 2009-03-12T17:50:46Z