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....Planning your Technology Budget

What's the real cost of computing?

Have you ever wondered how to calculate just how much a business should put aside for computer costs each year. We have devised a simple calculator below to aid your math.
It can be used in any decimal based currency, although the original calculator is based in UK pounds.

Number of users

Item	Cost	Life expectancy (in years)	Cost /user/year
Computer
Operating System
Computer Installation
Software: Office XP
Software: Anti-Virus		per year

Server (inc Software + UPS)
Server Installation
Network Printer
Router/Firewall
Firewall Maintainance		per year
Switch

Cabling

Internet Access ADSL		per month
Training (Per User)		per year
Support		per year
Printer Toner		per year
Backup Tapes		replace annually

Sub Total
VAT / Purchace Tax

Total Cost per user per year

Total Cost per year

This tool-page is offered 'as-is' and is purely intended as a guide.!!
We must add all the usual disclaimers about accuracy, but would like to think it covers most things!

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