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TCO for Windows Vista Leads to Evolutionary Improvements
25 January 2007
 
Michael A. Silver  

Organizations expecting large total cost of ownership reductions after upgrading users to Vista will be disappointed. Some TCO reductions will occur, but the biggest benefits will come from better management beyond the use of base Vista features.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 The Gartner Model
2.0
    
 Vista Features That Will Reduce TCO
3.0
    
 Optional Features That Could Further Reduce TCO
4.0
    
 Desktops
5.0
    
 Notebooks (Day Extenders)
6.0
    
 Notebooks (Road Warriors)
7.0
    
 Manageability
8.0
    
 Windows Vista Enterprise
9.0
    
 What You Need to Know


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Desktop TCO Comparison
 

Table 2.  
 Day Extender TCO Comparison
 

Table 3.  
 Road Warrior TCO Comparison
 

Table 4.  
 Windows Vista Business Managed Desktop TCO Comparison
 

Table 5.  
 Managed Day Extender Notebook TCO Comparison
 

Table 6.  
 Managed Road Warrior Notebook TCO Comparison
 



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