Guides

Short, practical references for the decisions that follow an end-of-support date.

• OEM support vs third-party maintenance

  How OEM contracts and third-party maintenance differ on price, SLA, parts sourcing, and firmware access, and where each one fits.

• How to read a Cisco EOL notice

  Cisco publishes six or more milestone dates per notice. Here is what each one means for budget, security, and contract renewal.

• What to do 12 months before EOSL

  A month-by-month checklist for the final year of OEM support on a platform.

• Data center decommissioning checklist

  From asset capture to certificates of destruction: the steps that keep a decommission audit-ready.