Itanium Rising: Breaking Through Moore's Second Law of Computing Power

Chapter 9. Total Cost of Ownership Under Itanium

People in information technology today are looking at the cost of transactions as a way of determining TCO…and because of the amazing price–performance of a platform like Itanium, you can measure this. You're actually adding to the bottom line of the company with Itanium. In essence you're using technology to increase your margins, and margins drive profits.

—Kurt Steele, independent consultant for SAP Systems

In this Chapter

• TCO methodology

• ROI predictors

• The four main TCO solutions

• HP's solution framework for TCO management

Today's IT departments have learned the wisdom of weighing the total costs and benefits of owning and operating technology. Rather than merely comparing the price of hardware ...