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A Principled Technologies test report 5
Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
Dell PowerEdge VRTX offered more performance per TCO dollar, lower 5-year TCO, and a
rapid ROI
A bloated infrastructure can hurt your bottom line. While choosing to keep your
legacy, disparate hardware solution might seem convenient and cost-effective, we
found that purchasing and running the Dell PowerEdge VRTX solution could deliver as
much as a 26.0 percent lower 5-year total cost of ownership (TCO) than continuing to
use the legacy solution (see Figure 5).
Figure 5: The Dell
PowerEdge VRTX could
deliver a 26.0 percent
lower TCO over 5 years
than continuing to use the
legacy, disparate hardware
solution.
$60,751.90
$82,100.75
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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Legacy, disparate hardware solution
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Dell PowerEdge VRTX saves up to $21,348 over 5 years
vs. legacy, disparate hardware solution
Year 5 costs
Year 4 costs
Year 3 costs
Year 2 costs
Year 1 costs
Acquisition costs
Savings in licensing, management, and support offset the larger acquisition
costs of the Dell PowerEdge VRTX. After 5 years, the Dell PowerEdge VRTX solution is
$21,348.85 cheaper, saving 26.0 percent (see Figure 6).
Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Legacy, disparate hardware solution
Acquisition cost
$30,862.00
$5,055.00
Year 1 costs
$5,977.98
$15,409.15
Year 2 costs
$5,977.98
$15,409.15
Year 3 costs
$5,977.98
$15,409.15
Year 4 costs
$5,977.98
$15,409.15
Year 5 costs
$5,977.98
$15,409.15
Total
$60,751.90
$82,100.75
Figure 6: The Dell PowerEdge VRTX costs up to $21,348.85 less than the legacy, disparate solution after 5 years.