BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK
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Chapter 12, Problem 3E
Program Plan Intro
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO):
- TCO is the measure of product costs per year to operate one computer.
- TCO consists of the maintenance cost for assigning staff to the network, software installation, network management for creating user ids, backup user data, training, and technical support, and hardware and software upgrades.
- It also consists of the cost of time wasted by the user when problems occur or when the user is trying to learn new software.
Explanation of Solution
Methods to reduce the cost for the long term:
- Hold alternative Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies.
- Implement a “Build your own platform” idea...
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