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TCO: Savings through desktop virtualization with the
Cisco/Intel/Citrix VDI solution
Cisco/Intel/Citrix VDI solution
APPENDIX C: DESKTOP ADMINISTRATION COST SAVINGS WITH CITRIX
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Figure 9 presents the desktop administration costs per device per year.
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Area of savings
Included management tasks
Virtual
desktop
Traditional/
unmanaged
Traditional/
partially managed
Technical support
Frontline tech support
Backline tech support
Backline tech support
$260
$600
$425
PC engineering
Moves, adds, changes, deletions
Data recovery, archiving, purging,
restructuring, backup
Patching OS, reimaging systems,
resolving corruptions
Configure/upgrade/repair hardware
Data recovery, archiving, purging,
restructuring, backup
Patching OS, reimaging systems,
resolving corruptions
Configure/upgrade/repair hardware
$40
$130
$110
Application management
Regression/compatibility testing
Application rollout, provisioning
Updates, maintenance, training
Application rollout, provisioning
Updates, maintenance, training
$45
$230
$170
Total for desktop
administration and
application management
administration and
application management
N/A
$345
$960
$705
Figure 9: Desktop administration and application management costs per device per year.
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