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Cost comparison
The SaaS Advantage
We know that finding the right solution also means finding one that makes economic sense for your company. Klir Analytics is deployed as a managed service, leveraging the power of Software as a Service (SaaS). Klir's SaaS model offers you rapid deployment, enterprise-class functionality and reliability, all-inclusive maintenance and upgrades, and a reduced burden on your IT resources — all at a low subscription price.
Use Case Scenario
- Mid-market company, 10 offices, 3 countries, seeking visibility and reporting
- 75 devices, 225 interfaces, 20 core applications, 10 VPN Tunnels, 10 Wireless Access Points
- Users desired to understand IT utilization and trends, including top applications and users
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Klir Technologies |
Skunkworks |
Enterprise Software |
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KLR-E 100 |
Low Cost Niche Tools |
Enterprise Management Solution with Agents |
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Total $ Year 113 |
$14,563 |
$71,530 |
$143,805 |
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Total $ Day 114 |
$2,784 |
$49,030 |
$108,805 |
| Application 1 |
$889/mo. |
$10,000 |
$50,000 |
| Application 2 or Agents |
$0 |
$15,000 |
$7,500 |
| Failover Application |
$0 |
$5,000 |
$15,000 |
| 1st yr. maintenance |
$0 |
$0 |
$10,875 |
| Year 1 Application Costs |
$10,668 |
$30,000 |
$83,375 |
| Primary Application Server2 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
| DB Server H.W3 |
$0 |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
| Backup DB Server H.W.4 |
$0 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
| DB License Costs5 |
$0 |
$3,600 |
$3,600 |
| OS License Costs6 |
$300 |
$600 |
$600 |
| 1 Year H.W. Maintenance7 |
$195 |
$1,980 |
$1,980 |
| Year 1 HW, OS & DB Costs |
$1,495 |
$15,180 |
$15,180 |
| Installation Costs8 |
$400 |
$1,600 |
$8,000 |
| Training Costs9 |
$0 |
$2,250 |
$2,250 |
| 1 Year Sys Admin Costs10 |
$2,000 |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
| 1 Year DBA Costs11 |
$0 |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
| Ongoing Tuning/SME Costs12 |
$0 |
$2,500 |
$15,000 |
| Year 1 Soft Costs |
$2,400 |
$26,350 |
$45,250 |
| Other Factors |
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| Risk/Exposure15 |
Low |
Medium |
High |
| Time to Implementation16 |
1 day |
2 weeks |
3 months |
| Automatic upgrades included17 |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 100% SLA18 |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Pre-configured best practices19 |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Easy customization by every user20 |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Global access via Web browser21 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Notes:
- N/A
- 1 CPU 2Ghz 2GB ram + 40GB disk
- Dual CPU 3Ghz 2GB ram + mirror disks
- Dual CPU 3Ghz 2GB ram
- MSSQL SE @ 1800
- Windows 2003 server
- Maintenance costs for above servers
- HW and SW installation and initial config
- Systems mgmt training
- Sys Admin @ $100k (1 admin/50 server)
- DBA @ $150k (1 admin/40 server)
- Recurring adjustments for IT adds/drops
- Total of Licensing, Hardware and Soft Costs
- Licensing, Hardware, Installation and Training Costs
- Finanical impacts on your organization
- Includes software, hardware config, training
- Upgrades are completely managed and pushed out without any customer involvment
- Guaranteed uptime and availability of the solutions via a web interface per EULA
- Preset dashboard, reports and alert templates based on entire customer user base and SME input
- Point and click customization of dashboard, reports and alert templates for every user
- Anytime, anywhere access via a secure web browser for every individual user
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