Moving to the cloud can significantly reduce IT expenses. Below we approximate the savings between the typical IT infrastructure and a cloud model based on 8 person organization.
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Old Model |
Cloud IT |
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| Email and Calendaring | Exchange - $1235 + $1199 for server software | Google Enterprise - $0 |
| Intranet/Project Management Site | Sharepoint - $4360 | Google Sites - $0 |
| Server Hardware | ~$2,500 | None: 0 |
| Setup | ~$2,500 | MCS - $1,000 |
| Maintenance and Support | ~$3,000 annually | ~$1,000 annually |
| Word Processing and Spreadsheets | MS Office - $2792 | Google Apps - $0 |
| TOTAL | $17,586 | $2,000 |
Approximate savings for 8 person organization $15,500. Even if you were able to buy all your licenses through techsoup (not always possible), cost savings would still be approximately $6,000.
