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Reducing Costs

• CapEx • Return On Investment

• Reduction in network ports, • 177% after 3 years
switches & cabling • Payback period of 4 months

• 53% of total cost savings Compared to a DC investment in legacy equipment
Discount Rate: 10%
• OpEx

• Reduction in administration costs
• 50% reduction in time
• 22% of total cost savings

• Power and cooling cost savings
• 3% of total cost savings

• Data center space cost savings
• 3% of total cost savings

• End user productivity savings
• 2% of total cost savings

The Total Economic Impact of the Cisco Unified Computing System, Forrester Research, 2011