How are your backups handled? There surely are costs associated with that that you're not including.
Does the one hour per week include patching/updating? What happens when you have to move to a new server (and if your current one is six years old, I'm guessing that's going to be happening soon)? What will the hardware, software, and labor costs associated with that be? What are the costs for electricity, climate control, and other data center-related expenses? Don't get me wrong--I'm not saying a hosted solution is right for you. It's not right for everyone (including us at this tiem). Just that you need to make sure you're comparing ALL of your costs to the cost of outsourcing. Apples to apples. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us -----Original Message----- From: Ralph Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Cloud Computing (Was: DNS Server service shuts down shortly after the DC boots) "$50 a year for a mailbox is pretty freaking attractive to a guy that has to watch every penny" This is where I seem to have a conceptual problem - I'm not trying to argue the point, just gain a better understanding. I've been running a single Exchange 2003 STD on the same box for the last 6 years. The cost of the box: $2000 The cost of Exchange for me (non-profit): $250 CALS @ $3.00 each: $600 Total cost for me over 6 years having an in house server: < $3,000. 6 years of $50 * 200 users: $60,000. Labor - I put in maybe an hour a week on the Exchange Server, and I'm guessing some time would be invested dealing with a hosted Exchange solution also. I don't feel that having the Exchange server in house adds much to my day to day work, and my employer would not be paying me any less if email were outsourced. So how am I saving pennies outsourcing exchange - what makes up the other $57,000? Even substituting Exchange 2010 STD retail pricing of $750, and CALs at about $80 the total would be about $20,000, still a long way from $60,000. Again, not trying to argue, I just feel like I must be missing something major. Ralph Smith NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
