IBM Mainframe Maintenance
Comprehensive hardware support services for the IBM Mainframe product line, including call home, and all hardware break/fix from a labor and parts perspective. Our team of experienced engineers provides 24/7 support to ensure that your IBM Z infrastructure is always operating at peak performance.
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IBM Z Mainframe Supported
In the tech world, engineers possessing the skills capable of the highest expertise are recognized as “Top Guns.”
Top Gun is globally recognized as the top performer for IBM Z maintenance and support for enterprise-critical hardware within the data center. Top Gun Z maintenance solutions helps you avoid problems before they happen. Our highly skilled engineers act as an extension of your IT staff; issues are resolved quickly, improving your system availability and productivity.
Our OverWatch Z support model is designed to provide you with more efficient and robust support to expedite your resolution time and maintain higher systems availability. Top Gun offers unmatched expertise supporting IBM Z in the market and extensive support experience up to the z15.
| z15 T02 | z15 | z14-ZR1 | z14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| z15 T02 | z15 | z14-ZR1 | z14 |
| z13s | z13 | zEC12 | zBC12 |
| z195 | z114 | z10-EC | z10-BC |
| z9-EC | z9-BC | z990 | z890 |
| z900 | z800 |
Now Supporting IBM z15-8562 (T02)
Top Gun is pleased to announce it can now support the IBM z15-8562 (T02) mainframe and has become the first independent support company in the global marketplace to support this platform. First announced on September 12, 2019, IBM positioned the z15 as, “The enterprise platform for mission critical hybrid multi-cloud, with new innovations across security, data privacy and resilience.” Further, Top Gun is on schedule to launch support for the IBM-8561 (T01) in Q2 of 2023. At this time, Top Gun’s engineering team is thoroughly reviewing a complete 8561 system, on the floor of its R&D Facility in Prior Lake.
Combining IBM z15-8562 mainframe maintenance solutions with Top Gun’s mainframe software products consultation or its z/OS software support (z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, Linux for IBM Z, DB2, CICS, DB/DC and MQSeries) can further supplement your IT efficiencies objectives. Top Gun can support your mission critical IBM z15 environments long past OEM EOSL announcements and for as long as you choose, while optimizing your Operating and Capital budgets.
Top Gun is also a global leader in buying/selling pre-owned and refurbished (certified and banded) IBM Z mainframe hardware – whole systems, upgrades and parts. The purchase of any IBM Z systems from Top Gun will include “bundled” maintenance solutions agreements.
IBM Z Call Home
Top Gun has developed a proprietary call home tool. As part of the onboarding process, we will set up the existing HMCs to send alerts to Top Gun. Details provided by the alerts include:
- Client Name and Location
- Machine type, model number, and serial number
- Error information with FRU level details
- Part number, part location, FRU probability
IBM Z Software Support
We offer 24 x 7 technical support for z/OS and OEM software. We provide problem determination and take ownership of all incidents until closed.
- Severity 1 Response in 15 to 30 Minutes
- Problem Resolution Ownership
- Disaster Recovery Advising / Support
- Provide Answers to Research or “How to” Questions
- PTF for Problem Resolution
- 3rd Party Software Problem Support
- Unlimited Calls
Accommodating. Customized. Top Level Support
Accommodating. Customized. Top Level Support
Top Gun focuses on business outcomes that leverage our deep technical expertise to help clients achieve more benefits — including enabling employees, improving service levels, and delivering game-changing economics.
Top Gun focuses on business outcomes that leverage our deep technical expertise to help clients achieve more benefits — including enabling employees, improving service levels, and delivering game-changing economics.
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As a Top Gun client, you’ll notice a superior level of commitment and personalized support – day or night – from the most experienced technical engineering team in the industry.
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