IT@Intel Subject Matter Experts Sudip Chahal and Shesha Krishnapura explain why Intel IT buys high-end Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series based servers for both design computing and enterprise server virtualization environments. Why? Buying high-end Xeon 5500 can reduce four year server TCO by 42 percent compared to low-end Xeon 5500 processors.
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This revised animated version of a classic white paper covers the comprehensive methodology, based on total cost of ownership (TCO), that lets Intel IT calculate the real cost of operating more than 90,000 PCs. Read Using TCO to Determine PC Upgrade Cycles to understand the real cost of deploying and maintaining PCs across varying time horizons.
Intel conducted proof-of-concept testing and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to assess the virtualization capabilities of Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. A server based on Intel® Xeon® processor X5570 delivered up to 2.6x the performance and up to 2.05x the performance per watt of a server based on Intel® Xeon® processor E5450, resulting in the ability to support approximately twice as many virtual machines for the same TCO. Download Virtualization with the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series: A Proof of Concept (877KB, PDF) to get the specifics.
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Study: The winning business case for long term TCO is made with a three-year PC refresh strategy.
Delaying PC acquisitions may seem like a sound business move to preserve capital. Yet a fleet of aging PCs exacts its own price through higher support costs and increased enterprise risk. Most businesses will find that an optimum PC lifecycle—in conjunction with fleet management best practices—delivers better business value while reducing total costs. (more…)
By actively managing Intel’s PC fleet as a strategic asset, Intel IT has consistently decreased total cost of ownership for PCs. We also evaluate and put an emphasis on the top-line productivity benefits that new PC technologies bring to our employees, such as adopting the use of notebook PCs, new wireless technologies, voice over IP, and remote asset management to help increase productivity while driving down the high cost of supporting PCs. Read PCs as Strategic Assets. (718KB, PDF)
J. Gold Associates, an independent analyst firm, has published this new hard hitting report providing more data on why businesses should maintain a three year refresh cycle. This report concludes that if a business keeps a notebook in service past the recommended three year lifecycle they may incur hardware related costs nearly equal to the cost of purchasing a new notebook. This research report analyzes the failure rates and associated costs for enterprise-class notebook computers deployed in businesses. This report also compliments the recent report from Wipro (2.57MB, PDF) which looks at overall TCO and operational costs. (more…)
How can you get the most out of your PC purchases? How do you know when your PC support costs are more than the cost to purchase new PCs? We’ve developed a comprehensive methodology, based on total cost of ownership, that lets us calculate the real cost of deploying and maintaining PCs across varying time horizons. Download the Using TCO to Determine PC Upgrade Cycles white paper (204KB, PDF)
By actively managing Intel’s PC fleet as a strategic asset, Intel IT has consistently decreased total cost of ownership for PCs. We also evaluate and put an emphasis on the top-line productivity benefits that new PC technologies bring to our employees, such as adopting the use of notebook PCs, new wireless technologies, voice over IP, and remote asset management to help increase productivity while driving down the high cost of supporting PCs. Read PCs as Strategic Assets (718KB, PDF).