Planning for Sustainable Desktop Computing Access ’98 Presentation Robert N. Kavanagh

1. Planning for Sustainable Desktop Computing Access ’98 Presentation Robert N. Kavanagh Associate Vice-President, Information Technology Services, University of Saskatchewan

2. Outline • Objective • What makes for sustainable desktop computing? • Total Cost of Ownership -- where does it fit? • Key messages

3. Objective • to present a framework in which IT support staff and client managers can rationally look at sustainable desktop computing, while not getting carried away with oversimplified approaches.

4. What Makes for Sustainable Desktop Computing? You are asked to be the project manager for a project to install more than 20 new desktop computers in a unit that is scheduled for an upgrade. You are told that most of the users feel that their use of this technology so far has been less than satisfactory, to anyone. Users complain of lack of skills, unreliability of the machines and problems in using the network.

5. What Makes for Sustainable Desktop Computing? You want this upgrade project to succeed. What are the factors, beyond buying the bare hardware, that you think need to be adequately planned for so that the users will make good use of their new machines?

6. Total “Cost of Ownership” - wheredoes it fit? • ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ was introduced in the corporate world in 1987, by Gartner Group. • Limited applications to date in higher education, but early adopters report that our industry has similar findings to that of the corporate world. • .. so what is the basis of TCO?

7. Desktop Computer Hardware & Software This is what we see, and think of as the ‘only’, or at least the ‘primary’ cost of using a desktop computer

8. Desktop Computer Hardware & Software ... but there are many other costs to consider when acquiring and using desk-top computers This is what we see, and think of as the ‘only’, or at least the ‘primary’ cost of using a desktop computer

9. Desktop Computer & Software Stand-Alone, Self-Sufficient, Operation

10. Desktop Computer & Software Stand-Alone, Self-Sufficient, Operation Annual Maintenance (HW & SW)

11. Desktop Computer & Software Stand-Alone, Self-Sufficient, Operation Annual Maintenance (HW & SW) Space and Furniture

12. Desktop Computer & Software Stand-Alone, Self-Sufficient, Operation Annual Maintenance (HW & SW) Materials & Supplies Space and Furniture

13. Desktop Computer & Software Stand-Alone, Self-Sufficient, Operation Annual Maintenance (HW & SW) Materials & Supplies Space and Furniture Utilities

14. Desktop Computer & Software Stand-Alone, Self-Sufficient, Operation Annual Maintenance (HW & SW) Materials & Supplies Space and Furniture End-User “Downtime” Utilities

15. Fully networked environment with end-user support Data Backup

16. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Data Backup

17. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Help Desk Data Backup

18. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Help Desk Basic Local Network Access Data Backup

19. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Help Desk Basic Local Network Access Internet Access Data Backup

20. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Help Desk Basic Local Network Access Internet Access Local Shared Data, Servers and App'ns Data Backup

21. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Help Desk Basic Local Network Access Internet Access Local Shared Data, Servers and App'ns Data Backup Data Backup

22. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Help Desk Basic Local Network Access Internet Access Local Shared Data, Servers and App'ns Data Backup Data Backup Enterprise-Wide Data, Servers and App'ns

23. Fully networked environment with end-user support Training & Front-Line Support Help Desk Basic Local Network Access Internet Access Local Shared Data, Servers and App'ns Data Backup Data Backup Enterprise-Wide Data, Servers and App'ns User Account Management

24. How to Use TCO: Stand-Alone Costs

26. How to Use TCO: Networked with End-User Support

27. Total Annual Investments Required

28. How to use TCO Look for Leverage and Incorporate ‘Best Practises’ • lower technology costs • ‘rent-to-use’ rather than ‘pay to own’ • more efficient delivery of support services • software site licensing and network installation • more efficient training methods • leverage cash flow to obtain partnerships

29. What are the Pitfalls in using TCO? • it is a tool driven by cost minimization ... it does not give you any real understanding of quality of service. • some organizations have applied it willy-nilly, and thus have given it a bad name as useful tool. (example: time to replace faulty machines)

30. What are the Pitfalls in using TCO? • most managers would say that it is more important to deliver the required level of service at a fair cost than it is to drive down TCO at the risk of sacrificing quality.

31. Key Messages • Make desktop computing equipment acquisition and support an annual operating expense, not a periodic ‘capital crisis’. • Choose those TCO elements that you need to provide, determine the best way to provide them, and budget appropriately. • Incorporate way to monitor and assess service quality and to adapt accordingly.

32. Discussion