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TCOnow! for Windows and Linux

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What will this tool help me decide?
The True Cost of Windows and Linux

TCOnow! for Windows and Linux is a software tool that can help you determine which system is optimal based on your company specifications. By answering a limited number of questions, TCOnow! will generate a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) comparison of Windows and Linux. The software will do a comparison if you are currently running NT4, Windows 2000, mixed Windows, Solaris, UX, AIX, mixed UNIX, or Windows and Unix and would like to know if you should move to Linux on Intel, Windows or Linux on a mainframe.

TCOnow! is packed with data, and the analysis includes generating any possible savings from server consolidation. This complete analysis is made possible because the software is packed with data on performance, pricing, servers and downtime. If you are trying to identify the true cost of Windows versus Linux, then this is the product for you!

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

Interview Process:		The software allows you to select from several server consolidation strategies, and from one of 17 industry groups (providing default costs for employee salaries, benefits, depreciation method and schedule, cost of capital, etc).

Results:		Select from 1 of 5 server consolidation strategies. Select from 7 different workload assumptions. Obtain the pricing and performance on more than 500 different servers. You will also be able to choose from 17 industry groups (see default costs for employee salaries, benefits, depreciation method and schedule, cost of capital, etc).

A Step Further:		Once you have reviewed your analysis, you can go back in and change any of your decisions or the underlying assumptions. Some examples of assumptions include changing: the server model selected, back-up resources, partitioning and clustering. You can also decide to change availability requirements, or select a different server consolidation strategy and see how those changes will affect your overall TCO. You could also deploy a cluster, or implement a SAN to see how costs change.

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

By answering as few as 45 questions, TCOnow! will generate a side-by-side comparison for your:

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

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