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Total Cost of Ownership and Cost Reduction Analyses: An Evaluation of End User Computing Costs

Overview This White Paper examines a number of components of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) equation. The paper shows how TCO can be applied effectively, and successfully, to reduce operating expenditures. It explores the four major cost components of client-server computing, examines the cost differences between desktop computing and network computing, and discusses cost containment/reduction strategies.

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Publisher	Jaekel & Associates, Ltd.	File Format	HTML
Date Published	March 2004	Downloads	13
Format	White Papers
Topics	ROI - TCO

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