Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator

Calculate your current TCO with a Microsoft platform and compare it against a Red Hat Enterprise Linux based desktop environment.
* - Mandatory Fields

Client Side
Total Number of Users
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Distribution of Users  
  Advanced Office Users % The percentage of users who use complex features of Microsoft Office.
     
Total Number of Custom Applications Custom applications are those that are programmed for Microsoft Windows OS.
  High-Complexity % Require about 12 months to migrate to a Linux desktop.
  Medium-Complexity % Require about 6 months to migrate to a Linux desktop.
  Low-Complexity % Require about 3 months to migrate to a Linux desktop.
     
MS Enterprise Agreement
 
New Agreement About to sign a New EA?
Renewing Agreement About to renew an existing EA?
Software Assurance  
Office Upgrade  
     
Office Suite Refresh Cycle years Number of years between Office upgrades.
Operating System Refresh Cycle years Number of years between OS upgrades.
Desktop Hardware Refresh Cycle years OS upgrade is implicit during a hardware refresh.

Server Side
Number of Email Servers   Number of servers used currently for Email.
As is: Microsoft Exchange
Future: Lotus Notes
  Windows 2003
  Linux
     
Number of Collaboration Servers   Number of servers used currently for Collaboration.
As is: Microsoft Office Communications Server and related dependencies.
Future: Lotus Notes and Domino
  Windows 2003
  Linux
     
Operating System Refresh Cycle years Number of years between Server OS upgrades.
Email Server Refresh Cycle years Number of years between Email Server upgrades.
Collaboration Server Refresh Cycle years Number of years between Collaboration Server upgrades.
Server Hardware Refresh Cycle years Number of years between Server hardare upgrades.

Optional TCO Additions
Mobile Messaging Costs Current messaging costs. Will be added to the results.
Network Costs Current networking costs. Will be added to the results.
Storage Costs Current storage costs. Will be added to the results.
Currency
Currency Conversion Rate Conversion for 1 USD.



This calculator provides only an estimate of total cost of ownership and relies on underlying assumptions and the input you give. Information provided by the calculator should not be used as a basis of financial planning or decision making. Red Hat makes no warranties regarding the use, validity, accuracy or reliability of the calculator or its output. For a more in-depth analysis of total cost of ownership that is tailored to your business needs, please contact Red Hat.