TCO Total Cost of Ownership of Technology
Mar 16, 2016
TCOTotal Cost of Ownership of Technology
Objective of the Presentation Identify How We Currently
Purchase Technology Define What TCO (Total Cost of
Ownership) is. How to use TCO to Improve the
Use of Technology in Our Schools.
Purchasing Technology Currently
Let’s Purchase Today’s Technology with a mid-1990’s Mindset.
Is this how your school/district currently purchases Technology?
ScenarioPrincipal Smith attends a sales pitch on the HP Mini and finds
them really cool!!!!
Mini HP Computers Purchases 24 of them at
$480/each = $11,520.00
Cart for the Minis $1,303.00
Totals 24 Mini HP Computers = Netbook Cart = Sales Tax =
Total =
Effects
Result
What is TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)?
Change in Mindset Borrowed from Business Reflects all of the costs of
purchasing, implementing, and maintaining computers, devices, and related network environments.
Life Cycle of Costs
Purchase
Support & MaintainUpgrade
TCO = Direct + Indirect Costs
TCO: Capital
TCO: Administration & Operation
TCO: End User Operation
5 Roadblocks to TCO Success
Steps to Success #1 – Vision
Steps to Success #2 – Improved Student
Achievement
Steps to Success #3 – Adequate Technical Support
Steps to Success #4 Adequate Professional
Development
Steps to Success #5 Cost of Maintaining and
Upgrading
Helpful Resources Consortium for School
Networking Tool http://www.cosn.org/tco
NEIR-Tec – Northeast and the Island Regional Technology in Education Consortium http://www.neirtec.org/products/tec
hbriefs/6.htm
Summary Good TCO =
1) Less Network downtime 2) Improved Technology Integration
into Curriculum 3) Teachers/Staff focused on
integration instead of Technical Support.
Maximized Technology Investments
Photo Credits Slide #4 - Excited, by Jeremy Holmes, @
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j3rmz/2648265041/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Slide #6 - 2008-2009 Laptop Cart and Printer Corner,
Ann Oro @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/njtechteacher/2825183505/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Slide #9 - 20080417_004 (Computer Storage) by Phil Hart @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/radialmonster/2485361952/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Slide #8 - The Mad Scientist, by lintmachine @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lintmachine/2878804681/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Slide #8 - Angry Face, by JillOW’s @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jow/3025768639/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Photo Credits Slide #12,#20 - Computer Class, by New Jersey
Library Association, @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/njla/3306840279/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Slide #12 - Network Cables by Ian Britton, @ http://www.FreeFoto.com
Slide #13 - AIUB_Computer_Lab by Farsad http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AIUB_Computer_Lab_2.jpg
Slide #14 - Computer Repair by Jason Tromm @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/trommetter/137929210/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Slide #15,#20 - Computer Training Week #2 by Cambridge Community Television @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cctvcambridge/2303061064/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Slide #16 - WEF 07 – Davos (Police Roadblock) by Kecko @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kecko/371191309/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Photo Credits Slide #17 - Camera by Jason Dunn @ http://
photos.jasondunn.com/ Slide #18 - Brunel University Graduation 2009 by
Brunel University http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruneluniversity/3746378192/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Slide #19 - Computer Repair Workshop by Dominique Archambault @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/chezdom/3387488151/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Slide #21 - US Dollar Bills by Ian Britton @ http://www.Freefoto.com
Slide #5 - HP Mini 2140, by Mike Gonzalez, found at Wikipedia Commons
Slide #7 - Cash register keys, by Zen @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3154132/sizes/z/in/photostream/