TCO ( IT TCO, Cost of Ownership, Cost Savings Calculators, Total Cost of Ownership, Cost Calculators, and TCO Calculators) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: IT TCO, Cost of Ownership, Cost Savings Calculators, Total Cost of Ownership, Cost Calculators, and 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 …
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Recent Vendor Reports on TCO
IBM X-Architecture Technology: A Story of Innovation for x86-Based Servers sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 SUMMARY: In this white paper, you'll see how IBM helped elevate x86 servers to mission critical roles by incorporating X-Architecture® technologies. TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Hardware \| Servers \| Software \| TCO \| Virtualization

Centralized Network Management sponsored by Stonesoft Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: The purpose of this paper is to assist business and IT leaders in determining the network management strategy and architecture for their organization and to provide practical advice on how to implement the best strategy to drive tangible business value. TOPICS: Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Security \| TCO \| Virtual Private Networks

Optimizing the Lead-to-Order Process sponsored by ACCESS COMMERCE WHITE PAPER: Posted: 13 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: This paper is written specifically for non-IT executives, with the primary objectives to describe the LTO process and how software provides value to these business process improvements. TOPICS: Lean Manufacturing \| ROI \| Software \| TCO \| User Needs Assessments

Hosted Virtual Desktop Product Reviews sponsored by Qumranet Inc. PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 10 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: Solid ICE is the industry's highest performing and most scalable virtual desktop product. It allows enterprises the benefit of centralized desktops, without the need to change their applications or infrastructure. TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Disaster Recovery \| Hosting Services \| Outsourcing \| Security Policies \| Server Virtualization \| Software Virtualization \| TCO \| Terminal Emulation Software

Going Green Is Good Business sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Posted: 08 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: This Q&A-style article from CIO Green Edge Zone covers some of the many ways businesses can benefit through green technologies. TOPICS: Best Practices \| Datacenters \| Enterprise Systems \| Marketing \| TCO

A Quick ROI and Low TCO Approach to Mobilizing Enterprise Applications sponsored by OQO, Inc WEBCAST: Posted: 29 Apr 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This webinar takes a practical, solutions-oriented approach and looks at how business and IT managers can mobilize line of business applications while minimizing TCO. TOPICS: 3G Wireless \| ERP \| Mobile CRM \| TCO

HP Thin Client Computing sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2006 SUMMARY: With HP thin client computing, the complexity of managing the desktop environment is greatly reduced by centralizing applications. TOPICS: Financial Services Industry \| Security \| Servers \| TCO

Seven Ways to Lower Storage TCO sponsored by Compellent WHITE PAPER: Posted: 25 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2008 SUMMARY: Compellent's innovative storage platform helps organizations dramatically reduce both capital and operating expenses, while improving data availability and recovery. TOPICS: Capacity Management \| Data Availability \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage \| Storage Capacity \| TCO

A Solutions Approach for Low TCO: What are the Costs to Store Data Long Term on Tape and Disk? sponsored by The LTO Program WEBCAST: Posted: 18 Apr 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: In this live Webcast, The Clipper Group reviews the associated costs for each approach to store data long term and determines the real world impact of each approach. TOPICS: Content Archiving \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Disk Backups \| Disk Drives \| Serial ATA \| Storage Best Practices \| TCO \| Tiered Storage

Non-Disruptive Heterogeneous Storage Migration sponsored by SGI aka Silicon Graphics WEBCAST: Posted: 16 Apr 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: View this Webcast to learn about a virtualized storage migration solution that offers heterogeneous storage virtualization and enables non-disruptive data migration from your existing storage environment. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Migration \| Data Storage \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| TCO

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TCO DEFINITION (continued): … TCO analysis: for example, 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, …
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