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TCO. Total Cost of Ownership of Technology. Objective of the Presentation. Identify How We Currently Purchase Technology Define What TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) is. How to use TCO to Improve the Use of Technology in Our Schools. Purchasing Technology Currently.
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TCO Total Cost of Ownership of Technology
Objective of the Presentation • Identify How We Currently Purchase Technology • Define What TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) is. • How to use TCO to Improve the Use of Technology in Our Schools.
Purchasing Technology Currently • Let’s Purchase Today’s Technology with a mid-1990’s Mindset. • Is this how your school/district currently purchases Technology?
Scenario Principal Smith attends a sales pitch on the HP Mini and finds them really cool!!!!
Mini HP Computers • Purchases 24 of them at $480/each = $11,520.00
Cart for the Minis • $1,303.00
Totals • 24 Mini HP Computers = • Netbook Cart = • Sales Tax = • Total =
What is TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)? • Change in Mindset • Borrowed from Business • Reflects all of the costs of purchasing, implementing, and maintaining computers, devices, and related network environments.
Life Cycle of Costs Purchase Support & Maintain Upgrade
Steps to Success • #1 – Vision
Steps to Success • #2 – Improved Student Achievement
Steps to Success • #3 – Adequate Technical Support
Steps to Success • #4 Adequate Professional Development
Steps to Success • #5 Cost of Maintaining and Upgrading
Helpful Resources • Consortium for School Networking Tool • http://www.cosn.org/tco • NEIR-Tec – Northeast and the Island Regional Technology in Education Consortium • http://www.neirtec.org/products/techbriefs/6.htm
Summary • Good TCO = • 1) Less Network downtime • 2) Improved Technology Integration into Curriculum • 3) Teachers/Staff focused on integration instead of Technical Support. • Maximized Technology Investments
Photo Credits • Slide #4 - Excited, by Jeremy Holmes, @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/j3rmz/2648265041/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • Slide #6 - 2008-2009 Laptop Cart and Printer Corner, Ann Oro @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/njtechteacher/2825183505/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • Slide #9 - 20080417_004 (Computer Storage) by Phil Hart @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/radialmonster/2485361952/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • Slide #8 - The Mad Scientist, by lintmachine @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lintmachine/2878804681/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • Slide #8 - Angry Face, by JillOW’s @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jow/3025768639/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Photo Credits • Slide #12,#20 - Computer Class, by New Jersey Library Association, @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/njla/3306840279/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • Slide #12 - Network Cables by Ian Britton, @ http://www.FreeFoto.com • Slide #13 - AIUB_Computer_Lab by Farsad http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AIUB_Computer_Lab_2.jpg • Slide #14 - Computer Repair by Jason Tromm @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/trommetter/137929210/sizes/o/in/photostream/ • Slide #15,#20 - Computer Training Week #2 by Cambridge Community Television @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cctvcambridge/2303061064/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • Slide #16 - WEF 07 – Davos (Police Roadblock) by Kecko @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kecko/371191309/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Photo Credits • Slide #17 - Camera by Jason Dunn @ http://photos.jasondunn.com/ • Slide #18 - Brunel University Graduation 2009 by Brunel University http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruneluniversity/3746378192/sizes/o/in/photostream/ • Slide #19 - Computer Repair Workshop by Dominique Archambault @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/chezdom/3387488151/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • Slide #21 - US Dollar Bills by Ian Britton @ http://www.Freefoto.com • Slide #5 - HP Mini 2140, by Mike Gonzalez, found at Wikipedia Commons • Slide #7 - Cash register keys, by Zen @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3154132/sizes/z/in/photostream/