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ALSO CALLED: IT TCO, Cost of Ownership, Cost Savings Calculators, Total Cost of Ownership, Cost Calculators, TCO Calculators DEFINITION: TCO (total cost of ownership) is a type of calculation designed to help consumers and enterprise managers assess both direct and indirect costs and benefits related to the purchase of any IT component. The intention is to arrive at a final figure that will reflect the effective cost of purchase, all things considered. When you decide to buy a computer you may go through a TCO analysis: for example, … Definition continues below.
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Storage Virtualisation and the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents an overview of storage virtualisation at the controller level of a storage system. It describes how HP defines virtualisation technology and how it applies to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage system. Posted: 29 Sep 2009 \| Published: 29 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Network Performance \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| TCO \| Tiered Storage

Project Comparisons: AS/400 WebSphere vs. HP/Oracle/INFINITE sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for a detail comparison of AS/400 WebSphere and HP/Oracle/INFINITE. Points of contrast include initial cost, ease of upgrade, return on investment, duration and intensity of training, and total cost of investment. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management \| ROI \| TCO \| WebSphere

Lower Total Cost of Ownership for Mission Critical Applications sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: As companies seek to lower their total cost of ownership, adopt more standards oriented platforms, and leverage existing IT assets while not compromising on the mission critical nature of their business applications, Oracle Tuxedo emerges as the platform of choice. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Infrastructure \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Performance Management \| C++ \| C++ Compilers \| Oracle (Product) \| SOA \| TCO

Catalog Based Services: A New Paradigm in Enterprise Application sponsored by Wipro Technologies WHITE PAPER: This paper evaluates the impact of changing market landscape on enterprise application service offerings, and evaluates traditional service models in today's context and attempts to evangelize an innovative service model which meets the need of the hour-- faster ROI at lower TCO. Posted: 17 Sep 2009 \| Published: 17 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Applications Management \| Cataloging (Information Management) \| CIOs \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Enterprise Systems \| Operational Support Systems \| Software as a Service \| TCO

5 Best Practices for Smartphone Support: The Enterprise Guide to Smart Support for Smart Devices sponsored by LogMeIn, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper features real-world examples from US enterprises on how the benefits of keeping mobile devices functioning without interruption are felt on every level of business. Posted: 16 Sep 2009 \| Published: 16 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CFOs \| CRM Best Practices \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Help Desk Management Services \| Mobile CRM \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Remote Control Software \| Smart Phones \| TCO \| Wireless Computing

End-to-End Business-to-Partner Integration: A Strategy for Revenue Growth and Cost-Reduction in Uncertain Times sponsored by Sterling Commerce WHITE PAPER: Flexible software solutions that reduce costs while driving revenue expansion are welcome in any business climate. But when money is tight and markets are in a state flux, they are essential. Download this white paper for practical strategies on how to achieve this. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: B2B \| B2B Integration \| Business Intelligence \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| ROI \| TCO

Cost Savings with Centralized Virtual Desktops sponsored by Citrix WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a close examination of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and how it may dramatically lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Read this paper to learn about the current cost of PC management and how virtual desktops can be deployed using existing budgets. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| TCO \| Virtual Appliance \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

VoIP and Lower TCO Will Drive Adoption of Hosted On-Demand Contact Centers sponsored by Five9 WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how organizations that have selected a hosted contact center solution have minimized or even eliminated the cost of their IT or telecom support departments. Keep reading to learn what the benefits a hosted contact center solution can have for your company. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Center Services \| Call Center Software \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Services \| Contact Center Software \| CRM \| CRM Software \| TCO

The Compelling Case for Conferencing sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: As organizations look for ways to improve business outcomes while reducing costs and encouraging environmental sustainability, many are turning to software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing. This paper explains some benefits realized by companies who have deployed these unified communications solutions. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Groupware \| Microsoft Office \| TCO \| Teleconferences \| Teleconferencing Software \| Unified Messaging \| Web Conferences \| Web Conferencing Software

Find Balance in Your Data Center sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: Virtualization has become a common solution to the problem of server sprawl. By using this technology to consolidate servers, many companies are using less floor space, cutting energy consumption, and simplifying management. But IT must translate these technological advantages into concrete improvements for the business. Read on to learn more. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| ROI \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| VMware \| VMware Infrastructure 3

Evolution to Revolution: Landmark Technology Decouples Hardware from Software to Cut Cost and Complexity sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn more about virtualization and especially the similarities and differences between server virtualization and client virtualization. Which one holds more benefit for your organization? Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Server Virtualization \| Software Virtualization \| TCO \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine

Proven strategies for archiving complex relational data sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable. Posted: 04 Sep 2009 \| Published: 04 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| Database Administration \| Database Architectures \| Email Archiving \| Information Management \| Master Data Management \| TCO

Initial Investment Payback Analysis Summary Report: Dell PowerEdge R710 Solution with Hyper-V vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 Solution sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™ Posted: 02 Sep 2009 \| Published: 02 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Infrastructure \| TCO

Integrated VM Data Protection from Dell sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Today, new levels of automation and integration between VMware and Dell EqualLogic arrays are now available to protect the entire virtualized infrastructure. Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SANs have been a popular storage choice in VMware-based environments. Posted: 24 Aug 2009 \| Published: 24 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| iSCSI SAN \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| VMware \| VMware Disaster Recovery \| VMware Infrastructure 3

Virtualization with the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series: A Proof of Concept sponsored by HP, Intel, & VMware WHITE PAPER: Intel IT, together with Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, End User Platform Integration, and Intel's Software and Services Group, conducted proof-of-concept testing and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to assess the virtualization capabilities of Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. The results of the analysis are here. Posted: 24 Aug 2009 \| Published: 24 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Server Accelerators \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| TCO

Using Total Cost of Ownership to Determine Optimal PC Refresh Lifecycles sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Wipro analysts gathered information from 106 IT organizations in North America, Great Britain, and Germany in March 2009. This whitepaper explores contributing factors that determine the optimal refresh rate for laptop and desktop PCs, using examples from the firms that participated in the survey. Posted: 20 Aug 2009 \| Published: 20 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Desktop Computer Support \| Desktop Management \| Laptop Computers \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Performance \| TCO

Sybase IQ 15: An InDetail Paper by Bloor Research sponsored by Sybase, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Bloor Research determined that Sybase 15 will provide substantially better performance at lower cost than traditional approaches for analytics, reporting, and data warehousing environments. Posted: 13 Aug 2009 \| Published: 13 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Warehouse Architectures \| Data Warehouse Software \| Data Warehouses \| Database Administration \| Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Reporting Software \| TCO

Migrating From UNIX/ RISC To Red Hat Enterprise Linux® On Intel® Processor-Based Servers sponsored by Red Hat and Intel WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on Intel® processor-based servers is helping companies cut TCO by up to 50 percent and more versus comparable UNIX/RISC solutions, while providing a better foundation for growth. This white paper outlines the key benefits of migration and provides a step-by-step guide to conducting a successful transition. Posted: 10 Aug 2009 \| Published: 10 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| Linux \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Operating Systems \| RISC \| TCO \| UNIX

Key management strategies for your virtualized environment: Increasing your return on investment (ROI) on virtualization sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Virtualization helps reduce IT costs and increases business agility. Because of this, virtualization technologies are particularly suited to these economic times. This white paper explores the evolution of virtualization, and then gives practical advice on how virtualization can benefit your organization. Posted: 22 Jul 2009 \| Published: 22 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Management \| ROI \| Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO

Red Hat Service-Oriented Architecture sponsored by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Red Hat can alleviate common infrastructure problems by moving organizations toward service-oriented architectures (SOA). High-quality, low-cost, SOA-enabled solutions from Red Hat and JBoss let customers focus their resources on the applications and business processes that differentiate their business and give them a competitive advantage. Posted: 20 Jul 2009 \| Published: 20 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Linux \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| SOA \| TCO

Tough Economic Times Demand Tough Choices in Business Intelligence sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper will focus on the acquisition of Business Objects by SAP and the pain points caused by the uncertainty of SAP's product roadmaps and the difficulty of integrating their products. It will then outline some effective business intelligence strategies. Posted: 08 Jul 2009 \| Published: 08 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| CIOs \| Enterprise Architectures \| Product Life Cycles \| SAP (Product) \| Surveys \| TCO

ESG White Paper: Enabling Enterprise Class Features for the Mid-Range: Focus on BlueArc Mercury sponsored by BlueArc Corp. WHITE PAPER: Download this ESG whitepaper to learn how BlueArc's new storage platform, BlueArc Mercury(TM), scales in fixed increments that make it easy to install and deploy. It also scales up to an eight node cluster and 2 PB - making it a forceful consolidation solution. Posted: 02 Jul 2009 \| Published: 02 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Enterprise Content Management \| IT Management \| NAS \| SMBs \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| TCO \| Tiered Storage

Meeting Economic Challenges Through Accelerated Virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: With the current economic state the way it is CIOs must rethink how they manage IT costs and operations. This white paper will take a closer look at how virtualization can help cut down the costs as well as improve efficiency of the data center. Posted: 02 Jul 2009 \| Published: 02 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| CIOs \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Economic Environment \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| TCO

Customer case studies using HP Business Availability Center sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to see how HP's Business Availability Center software can help you monitor customer experience and proactively identify issues before they become problems. Posted: 26 Jun 2009 \| Published: 26 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| CRM \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Systems \| ROI \| TCO

Working Smart in IT Operations: The Case for Consolidated Operations sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the problems IT operations can encounter in coordinating the activities of application and infrastructure specialist teams, and it proposes an approach-- consolidated operations-- designed to get incidents to the right person with the right information fast so problems can be resolved quickly, with no duplication of effort. Posted: 26 Jun 2009 \| Published: 26 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Center Management \| Data Deduplication \| Data Management \| IT Infrastructure \| ROI \| Server Management \| Systems Management \| TCO

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TCO DEFINITION (continued): … the greater cost price of a high-end computer might be one consideration, but one that would have to be balanced by adding likely repair costs and earlier replacement to the purchase cost of the bargain brand.TCO analysis originated with the Gartner Group several years ago and has since been developed in a number of different methodologies and software tools. TCO analysis performs calculations on extended costs for any purchase - these are called fully burdened costs. For the consumer's purchase of a computer, the fully burdened cost may include costs of purchase, repairs, maintenance, and upgrades. …
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