Case Study: Moraine Valley Community College saves 70% on maintenance costs with Park Place Technologies

Moraine Valley Community College - Customer Case Study

Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC), a large community college in Illinois, needed an affordable way to support its IBM storage and networking environments while dealing with shrinking budgets and difficulty finding staff with the right AIX and SAN expertise. The college was looking for a 24x7x4 hardware maintenance SLA without the high cost of OEM support, and evaluated third-party maintenance options including Park Place Technologies.

Park Place Technologies provided flexible post-warranty hardware maintenance for MVCC’s IBM System Storage and IBM Networking equipment, tailoring coverage and contract terms to the college’s needs. The result was fast, responsive support and administrative flexibility, along with about 70% savings on maintenance and support costs versus standard OEM maintenance.

Moraine Valley Community College

Susan Gray

Director of Network Operations