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Clarkson Tahlon Case

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• The TCO approach allows Troon management to refresh its hardware at the optimal cost level by determining the operational life expectancy of the IT items. By looking at the direct and indirect costs of each IT hardware and software item, along with the benefits that are related to it, management used their analysis to get the best price and depreciated value for each item. This analysis allows them to figure the most cost effective way to handle maintenance and replacement of all it components and in turn, minimize expenses.
• In my opinion, Troon’s IT expenses were spiraling out of control when they did not take the maintenance and upgrade costs into account when doing their original spending analysis. Systems need upgrades, regular maintenance

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