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Getting the Most Out of ROI and TCO

Overview This paper starts by differentiating TCO from ROI. The goal of a TCO analysis is to establish a "fully loaded" or "total" cost of a project or an acquisition. TCO is cumulative and includes the cost of purchasing, operating, and maintaining a project or acquisition. ROI, on the other hand, measures the financial return on an investment (in this case, the investment is the total cost of an acquisition or project). ROI, on the other hand, measures the financial return on an investment (in this case, the investment is the total cost of an acquisition or project). The goal of an ROI analysis is to establish a measurable or tangible benefit (expressed in financial terms) of an acquisition or project. ROI seeks to establish a net monetary gain as the end result.

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Publisher	Storage Technology	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2004	Downloads	11
Format	White Papers
Topics	ROI - TCO, Finance

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