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TCOnow! for Database Infrastructure

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What will this tool help me decide?
How Much You Should Spend on a Database Server

TCOnow! for Database Infrastructure will help you decide an appropriate level of spending to consolidate an existing Unix database or even to roll out a database supporting a new business requirement. By answering a limited number of questions, TCOnow! will generate a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) comparison for consolidating an existing database server or purchasing new IBM Sun Solaris, HP-RISC, or IBM pSeries database servers. You can compare performance and pricing when running Oracle, DB2 UDB, or MySQL RBDMS software.

TCOnow! shrinks a typical multi-week database server sizing project into a matter of hours. This accelerated analysis is made possible because the software is packed with data on workload, performance, pricing, and partitioning. If you are trying to decide how much you should spend on a database server, then this is the product for you!

Click any option, in the product matrix below, to see what you can compare.

Interview Process:		Decide what you would like to compare. You can choose from a variety of server consolidation strategies, as well as 1 of 17 industry groups (see the default data for employee salaries, benefits, depreciation method and schedule, cost of capital, etc.).

Results:		The software will automatically generate a business case based on your responses. You will be able to configure your current and future environment and simplify capacity planning.

A Step Further:		Once you have completed your analysis, you will be able to go back in and change any of the underlying assumptions. This means you can change your server strategy, availability options, or any other details to see the full effect on your total cost of ownership.

Customized Business Report

CIOview's software creates a complete business case, detailing the costs of possible solutions. For the financial people, it includes cost factor breakdown. For the technical people, it includes a complete break-down of deployment.

With a tool this powerful, you can give everyone the information they want…and look great doing it.

Purchasing Research - Done!

Conducting the research necessary to make a purchasing decision can be very time consuming. The process of reading through reviews, listening to the experience of colleagues, and trying to sift through the marketing materials can make it difficult to reach a clear decision. CIOview's software takes all of the pertinent industry information into account and applies it to your specific situation – giving you the most accurate analysis possible.

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	Extensive What if Analysis After you have reviewed your cost comparison, the software allows you to drill-down and change any of the underlying assumptions. The software is intelligent enough to allow you to change everything from the server model selected, to the cost of the power for the servers. This means you can continue to modify your report until you reach the completed solution you desire.

Respected Independent Third Party

You can be assured that as a third party provider, we provide you with only objective information. This independence is recognized by some of the top names in the IT field through the use of our products and strategic partners with associations such as ISECOM and AIIM.

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Answer as few as 20 questions to see your side-by-side cost comparison for:

Servers
Software
Storage
Network
Services
Training
Facilities
On-going costs
Downtime
Support and Maintenance

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