Cost Comparison: Traditional Configuration vs. Cloud (MyThinPc)

What follows is a cost comparison in Table Format between a business operating under a traditional IT Structure vs. a Cloud Structure (MyThinPC). The figures quoted are very conservative.

                                                             Part 1  - Details                                                                               

Description: Small Service/Sales organization with 10 people/Computers.

Option 1:   Traditional IT Configuration:

  • Small Business Server                                 
  • 10 Work Stations
  • Microsoft Office Professional
  • CRM System
  • Accounting System

 Description of Service                                    Cost to Implement      Life Span    Annualized Costs

A) Purchase Traditional Server Basic                        $ 7,600.00                 4 Yrs              $ 1, 900.00
Configuration – Hardware only
B) Set up Traditional Server                                       $ 3,000.00                 4 Yrs              $     750.00
     
C) 10 WorkStations Standard Format                        $14,500.00                 4 Yrs              $ 3,625.00
     Microsoft Office No momitors
D) Manage Comapnies IT Requirements                   $12,000.00                 per year         $12,000.00
                                                                                    Annual Costs                                 $ 18,275.00

 

Option 2:   Operating your System “MyThinPC”  The Cloud Option

  • 10 Users Cloud Services “MyThinPC”
  • Includes newest version Office, Backup Services, File Storage, printing etc
  • Thin Client Terminal Desktops or Notebooks

    The power of a PC, without the complexity. Thin clients are compact, energy efficient and productive desktops with all the dynamic user-experience of a PC — without the day-to-day complexities and risks associated with one.
    Thin clients have no moving parts. Their service lives are extended beyond those of
    comparable PCs and the noise from fans and hard drives is eliminated. Better still, their low power consumption means low-heat output enabling comfortable working environments
    with a reduced dependence on costly carbon-heavy air conditioning — often leaving
    workplace cooling achievable through natural ventilation.

  • Option to use regular computers. 

Description of Service                                        Cost to Implement       Life Span    Annualized Costs
    
Set Up user and login - one time cost                         $ 800.00                    10 Yrs +            $    80.00
           

MyThinPC Annual Cost (Billed Monthly)               $ 9,600.00                      N/A                 $ 9,600.00
       

Thin Terminals or Standard Desktop                        $ 4,000.00                    10 Yrs +            $   400.00
                                                                                   Annual Costs;                                      $ 10,080.00

 

                                                     Part 2   -  Cost Comparison                                                                   

Measurable Savings: (Very Conservative Numbers)

                             Traditional Server:                                                           $ 18,275.00
                             MyThinPC (Cloud Computing)                                       $ 10,080.00

                             Annual Saving Realized:                                                $  8,195.00
                             5 Year Saving Projected:                                               $ 40,975.00
                             10 Year Saving Projected:                                             $ 81,195.00

Savings that are more dificult to put a value to:

  1. The ability to work from anywhere on any computer                          Savings $$$  ??
    at any time
  2. Can build Satellite Offices /or work from home with no                     Savings  $$$  ??
    IT Investment
  3. The ability to add user or users on demand again with no                   Savings  $$$  ??
    IT Investments (Reduce Users your costs go down)
  4. If you have a Hard Drive or Motherboard Fail on                                Savings  $$$  ??
    traditional server set up you can be down for 3 to 7 days
    how much does that cost the company
  5. If you have a catastrophic event (Fire Theft) and your server              Savings   $$$  ??
    is down for two to three weeks or months.
    What does that cost your company.

    Cloud Computing gives you the flexibility to adjust quickly to any ocurrence and to
    grow and shrink as required. MyThinPC helps small business focus on their business and
    not their IT.

    Please Note: The savings are even higher as the number of users increase If however you have five users instead of 10 users as specified in this example your IT costs do not drop in half for the Traditional configuration (it is more like 25 to 30%) but they will drop by half for MyThinPc.