Extending the useful life of electronic equipment is essential in these high prices caused by the shortage of chips. And this subject is even more delicate when we look at data centers and storages.
These are IT assets that, in case of instabilities and/or definitive failures, can mean very high financial losses. Precisely for this reason, companies change their equipment with some frequency, spending more than necessary.
In this article, you will see that hardware maintenance, when done by specialists, is the key to keeping the IT infrastructure running, with warranty and at a much more affordable cost. Keep reading!
Quick overview of the chip shortage
The pandemic has affected absolutely all sectors of the world economy, so there is nothing new in pointing it out as the culprit for any sectoral crisis. But we have to agree that several sectors have seen their demands explode.
In February 2020, for example, a French mask manufacturer used to delivering 170 million units per year was faced with an unexpected demand of 500 million in those first 2 months alone.
High demand for masks. But don’t worry, as there are many factories of different companies in the sector spread around the world. In addition, the complexity of the manufacture is low, which reduces the friction of the scale.
However, the electronics sector was another that exploded, due to the home office. From one month to the next, many people had to buy not only a computer, but also a webcam and a microphone. And every electronic has chips.
The problem: just one company, TSMC, manufactures 84% of the world’s semiconductors2. It uses a 180-ton machine called Twinscan, which is also only supplied by one company, ASML3. The technology is so improved that Intel, AMD, Samsung, and Apple can’t copy it. They are TSMC customers.
And with social isolation, factories practically stopped.
In other words: there was an increase in demand proportional to the drastic reduction in production capacity. As the entire sector converges into a single company, there is a shortage of chips.
Hardware maintenance is the answer to chip shortages in data centers
When we talk about Data Centers, we are talking about an immense responsibility. It is something that simply cannot malfunction, at the risk of system breakdowns, dissatisfied customers, partners unable to work, and so on.
So, the probability of a piece of equipment shorting and putting other parts at risk must be nil. That’s why OEMs want the company to buy new models as they are released.
But with the chip shortage, prices are getting higher and higher. This translates into losses for many organizations.
It turns out that, through hardware maintenance done by third-party specialists, the same predictability about the integrity of the equipment is possible. It becomes much more advantageous to change certain parts than to replace entire equipment that did not have failures.
Benefits of Hiring DC Parts Hardware Maintenance
DC Parts has a global network of strategic partners, meaning our replacement inventory is very rich. This has the following benefits:
- High parts availability;
- No need to replace entire equipment out of warranty, as our maintenance extends the lifecycle of the company’s IT assets;
- Data centers and storages in full operation for longer and at a reduced cost;
- Used equipment tested and comes with warranty;
The good news is that your company can rely on the performance of refurbished equipment when there is availability of high-quality parts and service for the main brands in the market.
