For enterprises contemplating purchasing/upgrading their systems management software, this report saves time and ensures selecting the most cost-effective products, by providing
 

List pricing for all modules offered by the top 16 vendors of systems management software (Altiris, BMC, CA, HP, IBM, Mercury Interactive, Microsoft, MRO, NetIQ, Novadigm, Novell, Quest, Red Hat, SMARTS, Sun Microsystems and Ximian)(representing over 1,500 distinct prices), including for maintenance/support

 

Average discounting practices of the leading vendors, as seen in actual enterprise case studies

 

Resultant actual pricing for Server Monitoring/Performance Management, Server Change and Configuration Management and Desktop Change and Configuration Management, based on enterprise case studies

 

Actual maintenance/support costs, based again on enterprise case studies

 

Actual Total cost of implementation (TCI), including software license and maintenance/support costs, but also initial development internal human resources and external consulting costs, and initial deployment training and internal human resources costs, based once again on enterprise case studies

 

Total implementation duration, composed of initial development duration, plus initial deployment duration

For enterprises in negotiations for enterprise management software, this report increases bargaining effectiveness, by supplying
 

Complete list pricing of all enterprise management software from the 16 leading vendors (Altiris, BMC, CA, HP, IBM, Mercury Interactive, Microsoft, MRO, NetIQ, Novadigm, Novell, Quest, Red Hat, SMARTS, Sun Microsystems and Ximian)(representing over 1,500 distinct prices), including for maintenance/support

 

Average discounting practices of the leading vendors, as seen in actual enterprise case studies

 

Resultant actual pricing for Server Monitoring/Performance Management, Server Change and Configuration Management and Desktop Change and Configuration Management, based on enterprise case studies

 

Actual maintenance/support costs, based again on enterprise case studies