1. TCO Evaluation

2. TCO EVALUATION-COMPAQ http://www.emea.compaq.com/tco/tcoCustomerInfo.asp

3. TCO EVALUATION-EMC http://www.emc.com/tco/tco_long_form.jsp

4. TCO EVALUATION- Computer Technology Review (1) Uncovering the Total Cost of Ownership of Storage Management Storage TCO Defined Storage TCO includes both direct and indirect costs and benefits related to the purchase of a storage component. Unfortunately, there is no magic template to fill in or one approved methodology to follow; the TCO for the same solution varies from organization to organization. Just as each business is unique, so is its cost structure. There are, however, some ubiquitous TCO factors that can be used as part of a general model and, perhaps more importantly, as part of the process for your next storage acquisition.

5. TCO EVALUATION- Computer Technology Review (2) Uncovering the Total Cost of Ownership of Storage Management five key areas comprising the fully burdened cost – Product/Acquisition – Personnel/Operations – Availability – Performance – Backup and Recovery

6. TCO EVALUATION- Computer Technology Review (3) Uncovering the Total Cost of Ownership of Storage Management How to Effectively Use TCO Information