ASI & HP Proactive Care Services can help your organization move mountains and stay at the top by moving from a reactive (avalanche of challenges) state to a proactive (peak performance) state. Doing so has incredible financial, emotional, and structural implications and advantages. In short, Proactive Care: - Prevents minor problems from becoming Mt Everest sized disruptive events: Reduce incidents that cause downtime by 43% - Dramatically reduces the stress, costs and overhead associated with downtime and maintaining/monitoring operations on a daily basis: Reduce downtime by 66% - Enables your IT executives to spend considerably more time focusing on business innovation and big picture goals. This "Prevent Downtime" eGuide was developed to introduce: - The salient benefits of Proactive Care - How ASI's experience--as global Proactive Care pioneer--can provide payback in 1.2 months with an exceptional ROI of 2,859%

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ASI & HP Proactive Care Services can help your organization move mountains and stay
at the top by moving from a reactive (avalanche of challenges) state to a proactive (peak
performance) state. Doing so has incredible financial, emotional, and structural implications
and advantages.
In short, Proactive Care:
• Prevents minor problems from becoming Mt Everest sized disruptive events:
Reduce incidents that cause downtime by 43%
• Dramatically reduces the stress, costs and overhead associated with downtime and
maintaining/monitoring operations on a daily basis: Reduce downtime by 66%
• Enables your IT executives to spend considerably more time focusing on business
innovation and big picture goals.
This “Prevent Downtime” eGuide was developed to introduce:
• The salient benefits of Proactive Care
• How ASI’s experience—as global Proactive Care pioneer— can provide payback in
1.2 months with an exceptional ROI of 2,859%
Rethink your IT support
Your business environment needs you to respond to competitive challenges and opportunities
quickly. This requires your IT organization to play a pivotal role and be extremely adaptable.
In this dynamic environment HP is driving to develop deeper data center insights—enabling
servers, storage, networks, management, and power and cooling to come together cohesively.
This approach—converged infrastructure—helps build data centers of the future.
HP Converged Infrastructure is open, integrated, and better by design while using innovative
management tools. Since HP’s Converged infrastructure is built to industry-standards, you
can easily change parts, and source and combine technology in different ways. While this gives
your IT organization more choice and cost efficiency, it also means you need access to increased
expertise to handle the complexity that converged infrastructure brings. The entire stack
(servers, storage, network, virtual machines, and tools) needs to be kept stable, aligned, and
up-to-date to prevent problems.
Your IT support services should evolve to address the complexities of this environment. Unlike
most support vendors in the industry, HP is asking the question “If your technology environment
is changing, shouldn’t your vendor’s support services change too?”
Innovative proactive service designed for
industry‑standard infrastructures
HP Proactive Care with the Personalized Support option provides higher value support that
improves the availability and performance of industry-standard, virtualized environments, under
the guidance of an assigned Account Services Manager (ASM). The service provides fast problem
resolution, coupled with proactive services designed to help prevent problems before they occur.
Proactive Care with Personalized Support integrates both proactive and reactive elements so
you get superior value out of your IT investments. The support solution is structured on three
guiding principles for our service delivery:
• Personalized: You are assigned an Account Support Manager (ASM) who provides proactive,
trusted guidance because he is familiar with your IT environment, team, and priorities. You
have an enhanced reactive call experience, with direct access to advanced technical skills for
rapid problem diagnosis and resolution, delivered by a remote technical solution specialist
(TSS) who acts as a single point of contact for end-to-end case ownership.
• Proactive: Proactive Care leverages state of the art automation, for real-time monitoring
and alerts to detect issues early and avoid downtime. You are able to receive alerts anytime,
anywhere, on multiple devices. Using automated processes, HP analyzes the optimal patch
and firmware revisions needed, provided proactive “health check” analyses, and trend/incident
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reports. You receive onsite, best practice, operational, and technical advice from your ASM that
proactively addresses your IT issues and projects.
• Simplified: Easy to select and purchase. As an integrated set of support deliverables, you simply
select one of three service response levels. You can purchase Proactive Care with Personalized
Support at any time (at the time when you purchase your HP products or afterwards); and can
cover the entire stack.
In a complex environment, many components need to work together effectively. Proactive Care
with Personalized Support helps optimize the uptime of your industry standard environment, and
free up time that would have been spent on maintenance and operations—so you can focus on
business growth and innovation. By effectively using the power of industry-leading automation,
expert proactive planning and advice, and rapid problem resolution, we can help you realize the
full value of your IT investments.
A different, enhanced reactive support experience
Brochure | HP Proactive Care with the Personalized
Support option
Proactive Care provides an Enhanced call experience with a highly skilled TSS who manages
your problem, from start to finish. The TSS has a broad level of technical specialist knowledge
and can harness further expertise as needed from our solution centers. If needed the TSS uses
our technical problem escalation processes, and will collaborate with independent software
our technical problem escalation processes, and will collaborate with independent software
vendor (ISV) partners to provide fast problem resolution.
vendor (ISV) partners to provide fast problem resolution.
We know that not all needs are the same. So, you choose from one of three hardware reactive
We know that not all needs are the same. So, you choose from one of three hardware reactive
service levels—Next Business Day, 24x7 with aa 4 hour response, or 24x7 6-Hour Call to
service levels—Next Business Day, 24x7 with 4 hour response, or 24x7 6-Hour Call to
Repair—eachwith the option of defective media retention. “Rapid connect toto experts” enables
Repair—each with the option of defective media retention. “Rapid connect experts” enables
you to spend less time coordinating and managing problems, while resolving them quickly.
you to spend less time coordinating and managing problems, while resolving them quickly.
Figure 1. HP Proactive Care Services with Personalized Support
A fixed set of technology enabled, reactive and proactive deliverables for industry
standard platforms, managed by your assigned Account Support Manager
Prevent problems
• Know my environment and team
• Help keep my platform current
• Help avoid identified problems
• Learn from my case history
Enhanced call experience
• Connect rapidly to TSSs
• Manage my case—no hand-offs
• Communicate in my language
Hardware and Software repair
• Fix the platform efficiently and cost effectively
• Collaborate with the ISVs
State of the art automation
• Proactively monitor my environment
– Secure technology alerts me,
anywhere, anytime
Proactive technology to help prevent or
Proactive technology to help prevent or
minimize interruptions
minimize interruptions
Automated processes provide real-time alerting and highly accurate diagnostics, which enables
Automated processes provide real-time alerting and highly accurate diagnostics, which enables
an improved first-time fix rate. Using proactive trend correlation, automatic event generation,
an improved first-time fix rate. Using proactive trend correlation, automatic event generation,
filtering of alerts, and detailed fault analysis, HP’s state the art automation helps provide
filtering of alerts, and detailed fault analysis, HP’s state ofof the art automation helps provide
reduction in total problem resolution time—including diagnosis, isolation, case creation,
reduction in total problem resolution time—including diagnosis, isolation, case creation, and
problem resolution.
and problem resolution.
In addition to real-time alerting and diagnostic capabilities, automated monitoring captures the
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revision and configuration data of your infrastructure. It securely provides that information back
to HP where powerful analyzers scan this information to verify that the correct revision and
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In addition to real-time alerting and diagnostic capabilities, automated monitoring captures the
revision and configuration data of your infrastructure. It securely provides that information back
to HP where powerful analyzers scan this information to verify that the correct revision and
configuration parameters are being used. HP then provides you proactive reports to help avoid
problems and maximize the stability and performance of your platform.
Proactive management
A remote technical account manager (TAM) provides you with proactive management advice
through periodic communication of update recommendations and reports. With Proactive Care,
you receive quarterly case-history reporting, including incidents, fixes, observations, and case
volume trending on particular equipment. Reviewing these with a TAM can help identify recurring
issues and explore recommended corrections or improvements.
Twice a year, you also receive a proactive scan report that identifies potential configuration,
performance, and security issues. Also, twice a year, a TAM reviews your platform, software, and
firmware versions to provide a thorough assessment and recommend updates for all products
in your infrastructure supported by Proactive Care. This covers x86 servers, storage, networks,
and software products. These regular reviews of software and firmware help to eliminate system
problems and enable you to provision a stable IT platform to support your business.
Onsite advice and best practices
Many customers want the ability to get best practice, onsite advice about their specific and exact
IT challenges and operating requirements.
Proactive Care with the Personalized Support option provides a locally based account support
manager (ASM) assigned to your account. Our ASMs bring a special blend of best practice
expertise, technical skills, and collaboration to your support relationship. They work with your
IT team to provide operational and technical advice that helps you meet your IT objectives, with
the work guided through an agreed upon support plan. You and your ASM review the support plan
twice a year to enable alignment and focus on your current and emerging issues.
Boost your IT investments.
As a leader in providing business-critical support, HP operates in 170 countries, with a worldwide
network of 150,000 channel partners. We are the only Microsoft®-endorsed worldwide prime
integrator and, we have the largest global VMware Authorized Training Center.
Our support expertise includes:
• 6,000+ high availability experts
• 1,200 VMware-certified professionals
• 23,000 Microsoft-trained professionals
Technology with a human touch
You rely on technology to run your business efficiently. To stay competitive and capitalize on new
revenue opportunities, you have to learn how to access technology in new ways. Team with the
HP technology consulting and support experts to help you take full advantage of technology to
drive your business. Combining technology expertise with business intelligence, our service
professionals help organizations across the globe meet their evolving needs. They can do the
same for you. Connect with our service experts to explore ways to do more with your technology
investments and move your business forward. Visit hp.com/go/tsconnect/
Give your business the right edge
For more information about HP Proactive Care and the Proactive Care Personalized Support
option, please talk with your account manager or HP Authorized Reseller.
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Why Teaming With ASI & HP Proactive Care Pays Short &
productsTerminfrastructure supported by Proactive Care. This covers x86 servers, storage,
Long in your Dividends.
networks, and software products. These regular reviews of software and firmware help
to eliminate system problems and enable you to provision a stable IT platform to support
Q: How has ASI moved to become one of the leading nationwide and worldwide (124 countries)
your business.
services-driven, systems integration company?
A: Today, more than ever, having partners you can trust is the key to sustainable growth. From
day one, ASI’s philosophy was simple: Create Win-Win-Win Relationships. Common sense says
Onsite advice(Our Clients, Ourpractices long-term relationships become the norm.
and best Partners & ASI),
“When everyone wins
Top five benefits of Proactive Care with
Personalized Support option
• Get targeted, best practice advice and onsite
assistance from someone who knows you,
knows your team, and your IT environment.
• Prevent problems with proactive reporting and
expert advice to identify and remove potential
issues across the platform
• Resolve problems faster and more easily with
the help of the TSS, who owns the problem from
start to finish
• Support your industry standard technology
cost effectively by utilizing state of the art and
specialist remote resources
• Speed ROI, improve data center efficiencies,
and free IT to deliver greater innovation and
value to the business.
Developing solutions for major social and
environmental challenges
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Many customers want the ability to get best practice, onsite advice about their specific and
How do clients—like you— benefit? With five business units that perform the entire lifecycle,
exact IT challenges and operating requirements.
ASI’s knowledge, experience and premier relationship with HP Technology Services allow us to
understand every facet of a client’s business and offer the highest level of service and the greatest
Proactive Care with the Personalized Support option provides a locally based account support
value. Our clients count on ASI to provide them with the very best, most complete HP Care Pack
manager (ASM) assigned to your account. Our ASMs bring a special blend of best practice
Portfolio of Services, Support & Pricing.
expertise, technical skills, and collaboration to your support relationship. They work with your
IT team to provide operational and technical advice that helps you meet your IT objectives,
1. ASI provides a business value structure instead of transactional based selling.
with the work guided through an agreed upon support plan. You and your ASM review the
2. Everything is tracked (Warranties, customer and focus surveys, service calls, call-backs, etc.)
support plan twice a year to enable alignmentsatisfactionon your current and emerging issues.
with extensive data reporting
3. Extensive tracking leads to unparalleled customer support.
Boost your IT relationships developing/monitoring business trends with Gartner, IDS,
investments.
4. Thanks to our close
Forrester, Six Sigma, ASI provides its clients with first-to-market leading edge products and
As a leader in providing business-critical support, HP operates in 170 countries, with a
services and the highest level of consulting integration.
worldwide network of 150,000 channel partners. We are the only Microsoft ®-endorsed
worldwide prime integrator and, we have the largest global VMware Authorized Training Center.
ASI/HP Proactive Care: Summary of Benefits:
Our support expertise includes:
• 6,000+ high availability experts and onsite assistance from someone who knows you, your
Get targeted, best practice advice
team, and your IT environment.
• 1,200 VMware-certified professionals
Prevent problems with proactive reporting
••23,000 Microsoft-trained professionals and expert advice to identify and remove potential
issues across the platform
• Resolve problems faster and human touch
Technology with a more easily with the help of the TSS, who owns the problem from
from start to finish
You rely on technology to run your business cost effectively specialist remote resources by on
• Support your industry standard technology efficiently. To stay competitive and capitalize
new revenue opportunities, you have to learn how to access technology in new ways. Team
utilizing state of the art and specialist remote resource
with the HP technology consulting and support experts to help you take full advantage of
• Speed ROI improve data center efficiencies, and free IT to expertise with business and value
technology to drive your business. Combining technologydeliver greater innovationintelligence,
to the business.
our service professionals help organizations across the globe meet their evolving needs.
They can do the same for you. Connect with our service experts to explore ways to do more
with your technology investments and move your business forward.Call ASI Today.
Save Yourself Mountain Sized Headaches. Visit hp.com/go/tsconnect/
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