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?

Scenario

Principal 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

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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/