Planning For Lower Total Cost of Planning For Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Planning For Lower Total Cost of Planning For Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Accurately projecting control system costs is critical for system selection and budgeting purposes. In this webinar, we will demystify the all-too-necessary total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis. We will also explain why your organization can achieve a significantly lower TCO by using the Ignition by Inductive Automation web-based server software, where users can install and update the entire system from one central source, rather than by using a station-install control system.
More specifically, we will discuss the potential cost-saving opportunities associated with a thin-client server model as compared to both a fat-client station model and a data-point/tag model. The costs discussion will cover:
• License Cost
• Implementation Costs
• Scalability and Upgrade Costs
• Maintenance and Security Costs
• Vendor Switching Costs
Jonathan Gross, vice president of Pemeco, will be joining us to talk about TCO. Pemeco is a 32-year-old IT consulting firm that specializes in IT systems selection and implementation. Jonathan will break down two critical components of a control system TCO analysis, namely:
1) How to identify the relevant cost categories and time periods; and
2) How to normalize the different vendor pricing models to gain a meaningful “apples-to-apples” pricing comparison.
Also joining us will be Henry Palechek, the information systems and process control supervisor for a southern California water district. Henry will discuss how Inductive Automation’s Ignition control system is giving his organization an opportunity to lower its control system TCO by a significant margin.
About Inductive Automation
Inductive Automation produces software that reduces frustration and increases efficiency in the industrial automation market. Our software facilitates the instant accessibility of meaningful information throughout the enterprise. We begin by listening, then acting on what we hear to inject innovation and unprecedented value into the industry.