However, on the down side, white box vendors' warranties for service often are not as comprehensive as major vendors. A server for less than a grand is exactly that. It probably won't include a monitor, an operating system, or even a hard drive, the article says. These products are designed to help administrators manage the NT server hardware and software, and can be the deciding factor in a user's decision to purchase one vendor's server instead of another's. Thus, it is important to understand which features, functions and costs are included with each product.
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Parity, Butler says, is the best you can hope for with your IT purchases. The article discusses the disparity and offers some tips to improve your leverage at the bargaining table. This informative article discusses how businesses of all sizes can stretch their dollars when purchasing networking equipment and services. The author's recommendations include forming a negotiating team, always negotiating with more than one vendor, timing your purchase right, and reading the fine print on service contracts. Definitely worth a look if you're about to buy.