HP Software Support Portfolio

HP Software Support helps you derive maximum value from your software investments by providing direct access to our experienced HP Support professionals. Our portfolio offers a comprehensive range of support services while providing you the flexibility to choose the service level that best matches your requirements. The complete HP Software Support Portfolio includes:

 

HP Software Global Support Delivery achieves TSIA Rated Outstanding, Global Assisted Support

HP Software Global Support Delivery has now achieved TSIA Rated Outstanding, Global Assisted Support certification from the Technology Services Industry Association. Rated Outstanding is TSIA's industry certification that recognizes outstanding service operations across a specific mode of support. HP Software Global Support Delivery was the first enterprise software provider to achieve this certification in three regions in 2012, and is the first to achieve global certification in 2013. Global Support Delivery was also certified as a worldwide Certified Support Staff Excellence Center last October.

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* HP Software Premier Response and HP Software Enterprise Priority are alternative names for the same offering. HP Software Premier Response is the name given to this offering for HP ArcSight and HP Fortify products. For HP Hybrid and Cloud, and certain HP IM products this offering is called HP Software Enterprise Priority.

 

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HP Software Enterprise Support

Choose the service level that matches your requirements. The support offering allows you to choose from Basic or Standard. You also have the option to add Priority Support.

Enterprise Basic

  • Investment protection through provision of product updates, patches and fixes
  • Unlimited access to Software Support Online (SSO) for knowledge, documentation, and self-solve features
  • 9x5 access to technical support engineers for assistance in resolving technical issues
Enterprise Standard
  • Investment protection through provision of product updates, patches and fixes
  • Unlimited access to Software Support Online (SSO) for knowledge, documentation, and self-solve features
  • 24x7 access to technical support engineers for assistance in resolving technical issues
Enterprise Priority
  • Priority incident routing/resolution/handling
  • Co-ordination with 3rd party vendors
  • Enhanced technical escalation management
  • Optional add-ons including Named Advanced Support Engineer, local language support and 30 minute response time for the highest impact technical issues

Response Time Objectives

Impact levelLevel 1*
production system is down
Level 2*
major feature/function failure
Level 3*
minor feature/function failure
Level 4*
minor problem
Enterprise Standard customers – 24x7, Monday-Sunday, 365 days per year.1 hour with prioritized support response4 hours6 hours1 business day
Enterprise Basic customers – 9x5 local business hours and local business days.2 hours6 hours8 hours1 business day
Response Time Objectives – HP-Vertica products
Enterprise Standard customers1 hour - 24x74 local business hours – 9x52 business days2 business days

*Level 1 = The HP product is unusable, resulting in a total disruption of work or other critical impact on operations. No workaround is available.
*Level 2 = Operations are severely restricted. A workaround is available.
*Level 3 = The product does not operate as designed, there is a minor impact on usage, and an acceptable workaround deployed.
*Level 4 = This can be classified as a request for documentation, general information, enhancement request, etc.



Response Time Objectives are typical initial response times to support requests. HP may not actually provide such response within the Response Time Objectives.

For critical applications HP Software offers a 30 minute Response Time Objective option for Impact 1 cases for an additional charge. For more information see Enterprise Priority service and options.

Enterprise priority is not available for all products on the HPSW portfolio

 

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HP Software Premier Support

Ensure that you foresee any issues and resolve them before they impact your business. This service is designed to provide you with proactive support, a Technical Account Manager who knows your business and IT environment and can assist with strategic advice, provide quarterly reviews, case history monitoring/analysis , escalation management, and update planning. Your Technical Account Manager will co-ordinate HP resources, liaise with third-party vendors and manage escalation to keep your systems running optimally.

Premier Advisory

Enhanced incident management

  • Co-ordination with 3rd party vendors
  • Enhanced technical escalation management
  • Enhanced patch management
  • Management of technical support incidents
Personalized/proactive support planning
  • Premier start-up & kick-off meeting
  • Technical advisor
  • Customer operational profile management
  • Account support plan
  • Remote reviews
  • On-site visits
Point of accountability
  • Quarterly technical review
  • Optional Named Advanced Support Engineer
Flexible proactive support options
  • Optional technical service days

(HPSW Premier Support customers must have a valid HPSW Enterprise Priority contract in place.)

(IM, ArchSight and Fortify customers must have a HPSW Foundation Support contract in place.)

 

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HP Software Critical Support

For those of you operating in a mission critical environment, when interruptions to your business are not an option, we can offer a new level of protection to your IT environment which is tailored to you. We now offer the HP Software Critical Support Service. It provides a dedicated Critical Support Business Manager (CSBM), enhanced priority call handling, annual and quarterly business reviews and recommendations, software upgrade plans and emergency on-site support. Also, we offer optional support for customizations and co-located resource at your site.

Critical

Proactive mission critical support

  • Critical Support Business Manager
  • Annual product review
  • 24x7 Critical priority incident routing/resolution/handling
  • Critical enhanced first technical contact (FTCs) for Impact Level-1 and Impact Level-2 incidents
  • Software upgrade plan
  • 40 technical expert hours
  • Product reviews
  • Send to site
  • War rooms for critical case handling
 

Critical Optional

Flexible enhanced support options

  • Customization support
  • Co-located reactive support delivery
 

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