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Can Active Directory Really Simplify Management And Reduce TCO

Author: Ben Chai| Date: 03 April 2004| Tags:  Desktop, IT Services, Networks
Can Active Directory Really Simplify Management And Reduce TCO
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Did you know that according to studies from IDC and the Gartner Group, no matter which operating system you have each workstation in your network is costing you a minimum of £2000 per annum?

Did you know further that each server is costing you £10000.00 per annum? How many of us think that these figures are too high? ( Note I've selected the minimum costs!).

How often do we even think about TCO (total cost of ownership) and how to make managing our network easier? Of course we care about making our systems more manageable but the truth about our thought processes tends to be more along the lines of:-

How can I prevent John from accessing those applications?
I wonder how many people will have forgotten their passwords today?
Another virus has come out and I need to deploy the updates to all my workstations immediately, who is available to do this?
I hope management isn't going to change how our users access the internet again. It takes ages to reset the settings on each PC. I may need to budget for some extra staff

Essentially the thought processes tend to revolve around fire-fighting or crisis management.

Now stop for a moment and think. What if you could effectively manage your entire network infrastructure at a virtual touch of a button?

Apart from gaining more time to proactively manage your network, you could actually be doing your company a huge favour and save them an immense amount of money.

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