Information Technology

Gartner Glossary

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Gartner defines total cost of ownership (TCO) a comprehensive assessment of information technology (IT) or other costs across enterprise boundaries over time. For IT, TCO includes hardware and software acquisition, management and support, communications, end-user expenses and the opportunity cost of downtime, training and other productivity losses.

Gartner Glossary

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

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