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ROI Calculation
Save time and money deploying and operating your IT infrastructure.
The benefit to our clients is having the ability to quickly deploy new services, increase capacity, or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software.
For example, deploying a Microsoft Exchange Mail System (requiring two servers) would take less than one day in a private cloud environment. An in-house deployment could take a month or more to select and procure hardware after the budget approval. Deployment of the working solution could take days or weeks after the planning is complete and the hardware, software, and licenses are acquired. In many cases the in-house solution would require a consultant to augment staff or provide a specialized skill set.
Often security services are required to protect your data, users, and ensure the availability of the application. In a private cloud environment the security solution can be quickly deployed for a simple monthly fee. The cost of in-house security may require security consultants for planning, deployment and maintaining a secure perimeter around your service. In-house security deployments costs can be substantial, take a considerable amount of time to deploy, and may require a forklift upgrade to add capacity or capabilities.
Calculating the Savings
Cost of deploying a Microsoft Exchange email service in a Private Cloud
| Internal IT | Private Cloud | Savings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Investment | $8,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
| Setup Cost | $3,600 | $2,000 | $1,600 |
| Monthly Connectivity | $800 | $0 | $800 |
| Monthly cost for Virtual Machines in the Cloud | - | $1,200 | - |
| Monthly energy costs | $200 | $0 | $200 |
| Monthly Labour | $5,958 | $0 | $5958 |
| Total Monthly Cost | $7,925 | $1,367 | $6,558 |
| Total Annual Cost | $95,096 | $16,400 | $78,696 |
Assumptions in the example include the following:
- Capital cost per server is $4,000.
- Power costs assume two power supplies per server (Cost of cooling is not included).
- Labour is based on $65,000 annual base salary for a Microsoft Certified Engineer.
- Total Monthly Cost assumes that the total capital cost and setup would be distributed over a 12 month period.
- Security costs have not been included in the example.
- This example is only intended as an reference, actual costs will very depending on individual client's requirements.
