6.1. Total cost-of-ownership factors
As indicated in 4.3, “StoreCompany and its business application,” StoreCompany is looking at setting up a new Web catalog with third-party items that StoreCompany would not have to stock. Now it is up to you as “decision maker” to decide whether to give this new idea a try. Naturally, you ask, “What is the cost of this opportunity?” Linux on the mainframe brings some interesting factors to the TCO calculation.
Total cost of ownership attempts to give a picture of total cost of an IT system over a period of time, typically three to five years. A TCO analysis is especially of interest when you are considering any significant change, such as evaluating a new business opportunity, upgrading your servers, or moving ...
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