The Cost of Cheap; Understanding Your IT Investment Options

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The Cost of Cheap Understanding Your IT Investment Options

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This is the static presentation download available after the webinar. Having this one to many conversation about buying IT hours versus a fixed monthly support contract helped to illustrate both the advantage of better support and the cost savings based on real data from actual clients.

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The Cost of CheapUnderstanding Your IT Investment

Options

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NetworkControls

Email

Servers/ Desktops

PortableDevices

Apps

IT Challenge? Change Management Resource Constraints• Time• Skill Set• Capital

CRM

AssetTrack

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Let’s Talk Numbers:

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Other Guy IT

• Call when needed.

• 1 to 3 technicians

• Break/fix services

• Hardware/Software

• $125 per hour

Let’s Talk Numbers:

$0 down!

$2061/Month

Hour-Based Quote

Device-Based Quote

• Managed Anti-Virus• Monitoring and Remote Remediation• Automated Patch Management• On-site Support (when required) • Technical Assistance Center• Manage Summary Reports• Regularly Scheduled CIO Meeting• Onsite BURR service

$349./Server per Month$39./Desktop per Month

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Let’s Talk Numbers: 66 Service Requests; 55 Hours

55 hours @ $125/hr. =Total $6875.00

• Software updates overnight and/or within 1 business day of request• Set up new users in hosted Exchange including forwarding existing email

boxes to other users, cancelled user accounts etc.• Set up new PCs and thin clients and transferred files• Worked with printer company technicians to network new MFP machines

and set up users to scan• Supported end-users needing to remote in from home and client locations• Set up smartphones, tablets and iPads to receive work email

Other Guy IT 55 hours over 3 months =Total $6183.00

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Let’s Talk Numbers: 66 Service Requests; 55 Hours

55 hours @ $125/hr. =Total $6875.00

• Software updates overnight and/or within 1 business day of request• Set up new users in hosted Exchange including forwarding existing email

boxes to other users, cancelled user accounts etc.• Set up new PCs and thin clients and transferred files• Worked with printer company technicians to network new MFP machines

and set up users to scan• Supported end-users needing to remote in from home and client locations• Set up smartphones, tablets and iPads to receive work email

Other Guy IT 55 hours over 3 months =Total $6183.00

Managed Anti-Virus Monitoring and Remote Remediation Automated Patch Management On-site Support (when required) Technical Assistance Center Manage Summary Reports Regularly Scheduled CIO Mtgs Onsite BURR service

Monthly ContractSaved $692.00 +

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Let’s Talk Numbers

Benefits of an MSP monthly contract: Known, fixed monthly costs Proactive on-going service Routine daily, weekly, monthly and by-request managed services Fully certified IT experts with broad knowledge base 24x7 help desk available to all end-users Service Level Agreement

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Let’s Talk Hardware: Time and Money.

• Time – Hardware Soft Costs• Compare products and vendors• Research network compatibility• Return and re-purchase

• Money – Hardware Hard Costs• Cost of hardware• Shipping• Installation/Setup• Restocking fees

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Let’s Talk Hardware: Time and Money.

Used Dell Laptop• Windows Vista Home Edition• No Microsoft Office

$400.

Windows 7 Pro OS $150

Microsoft Office 2010 $300.

Setup (4 hrs. @ $150/hr.) $500.

Total Hard Costs $1350.

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Let’s Talk Hardware: Time and Money.

Used Dell Laptop• Windows Vista Home Edition• No Microsoft Office

$400.

Windows 7 Pro OS $150

Microsoft Office 2010 $300.

Setup (4 hrs. @ $150/hr.) $500.

Total Hard Cost $1350.

New Laptop• Includes latest OS

$520.

Microsoft Office 2010 $300.

Setup Included $0.

Total Hard Costs $820.

Saved $530.00 + 3 yr. refresh+ 8 hr. replacement SLA+ Fully managed & maintained

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Benefits of HaaS model: Fully managed purchasing process Technology integrates with your environment Installation included Hardware becomes Opex Includes hardware refresh every 3 years –

keep current over time keeps productivity up Ensures all end-users are

fully up-to-date all the time

Let’s Talk Hardware

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Let’s Talk Cloud

Virtual Servers means…• Reduced Operating Expense• Redundant Operating Resources• Expandable Computing Resources• Increase Security• Operational Continuity Virtual desktops allows for …

• Remote Accessibility• Maximum Availability• Increased Security

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Let’s Talk Cloud

Mobile Workforce

App

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Let’s Talk Cloud

Benefits of virtual services: High availability of services Accessibility for your mobile workforce Higher level of “hardware” for the same cost as physical gear Rapid deployment of satellite offices Pay for what you use – expand and contract services on-demand

+/- Storage +/- CPUs +/- RAM +/- VPS

Leverage our capital – we keep up with the latest and you benefit Don’t need to invest in your own hardware or facilities management Redundant cooling, power and Internet

Secure and compliant SSAE/16 data center facility Disaster recovery measure to ensure maximum uptime

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SustainIT Features Benefits

180 Covers all desktops and/or all serversat your location.

Resource augmentation. Fixed monthly cost no limit to support hours.

360 + Hardware as a Service (HaaS). Transfer Capex to Opex. 3yr renewal plan. Spares available.

360v + Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Increased cost savings. Increased mobility and availability. On-demand resource expansion and contraction. More robust disaster recovery solution.

Managed Anti-Virus Monitoring and Remote Remediation On-site Support (when required) 24x7x365 Technical Assistance Center Systems Management Summary Reports Regularly Scheduled CIO Meeting Anti-virus for all assets Survive™ Backup Service Automated OS Patch Management

SustainIT Managed Services

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