Assignment 5

ompanies that maintain servers in-house face numerous maintenance and staffing costs. Based on the use case you identified in Module 03, create a total cost of ownership estimate using Microsoft Azure’s calculator located here: https://www.tco.microsoft.com/Home/Calculator or create an estimate on your own. Here is a sample estimate created using Microsoft’s calculator: Sample_TCO_Report.docx. Do not use this sample. You must create your own. The use case may or may not contain enough information to create estimates, so it is acceptable to make your own assumptions for this assignment.

Your estimate must include:

• Approximate computing, data center, networking, storage, and IT labor costs.

Answer the following:

• After completing the exercise, were there any cost estimates that surprised you? Why?
• Try changing some of the assumptions in your calculations. Were there any specific areas that dramatically changed?
• After conducting your comparison, could you find any compelling reasons that a company might decide not to use a cloud solution? Explain.