EOSL library

IBM end of service life dates.

108 IBM models tracked. 105 already past EOSL. Every one of them can stay in production on third-party maintenance, 3 to 5+ years past the IBM date, at 40 to 70 percent below the OEM contract.

Dates are the OEM's published end of service life and can change. Confirm the date for your serial numbers before you plan around it. Model not listed? Ask us.

Get a heads-up 12 months before the any IBM model EOSL date.

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After the IBM date

What happens to IBM hardware at EOSL.

IBM stops selling support contracts for the model. Firmware and security updates stop. The hardware keeps running. Failure rates for a mature platform are known and stable, and the parts exist on the secondary market.

We hold spares for post-EOSL IBM equipment and support it for 3 to 5+ years past the OEM date with in-house L3+ engineers, a 4-hour on-site SLA, and month-to-month terms. Most customers use that window to refresh on their own schedule.

Price IBM post-EOSL support

IBM says EOSL. We say five more years.

Send the model list. A priced comparison against the last OEM renewal comes back within one business hour.