http://www.edexcellence.net/publications/the-costs-of-online-learning.html This is an insightful white paper for those considering implementing virtu...

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http://www.getapp.com/blog/understanding-tco-for-cloud-software/?utm_source=gplus&utm_medium=sm&utm_campaign=blog-guide This short article pr...

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222249/Is_Cloud_Computing_for_You_Five_Points_to_Consider?source=CTWNLE_nlt_wsmgnt_2011-12-01&utm_source=f...

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http://nttcom.tv/on-the-wire/articles/year/lots-to-consider-in-calculating-cloud-tco/ If you're considering moving applications to the cloud, or dete...

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http://insiderprofiles.wispubs.com/article.aspx?iArticleId=6122 A major ERP decision, whether looking at in-house solutions or SaaS, the project TCO ...

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A NEW Project Cost Estimator is now available and includes a ROI calculator. This enhanced calculator includes a printable Project TCO sheet. The RO...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/technology/technology-in-schools-faces-questions-on-value.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2 This article illustr...

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http://blog.mintek.com/Enterprise_Asset_Management/bid/71123/What-Does-Mobile-TCO-Really-Mean While an obvious marketing message for ruggedized devic...

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This Gartner report, available in MyCoSN for CoSN members, uses Gartner's TVO approach for evaluating public cloud vs. on-premise alternatives for det...

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http://schoolcio.com/showarticle/39780 The economic crisis with related budget cuts makes technology planning more critical. This is a useful guide ...

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Easy question - hard to answer. This District Administration report indicates that results of one-to-one student computing projects are somewhat incon...

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Two Texas districts evaluated the costs (project TCO) and benefits of providing student mobile learning devices; one (Rockdale ISD) implemented iPod...

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http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/02/15/viewpoint-why-education-is-not-like-business/ Should schools be run like a business? Government institutions e...

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To spark a national dialogue about educational productivity, the Center for American Progress has attempted to evaluate the return on investment (R...

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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/69844 A look at making the proper upfront investment to reduce overall TCO with lower support requirement...

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http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/11/17/duncan-ed-tech-can-help-cut-costs/ Arne Duncan and the National Education Technology Plan (NETP) are emphasizin...

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http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/10/19/1-to-1-computing-programs-on-the-rise-with-netbooks-leading-adoption.aspx A look at 1:1 deployment of noteb...

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http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/pdf/calculating-total-cost-of-ownership-when-choosing-a-solution.pdf This short article nicely describes the desirabili...

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http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid201_gci1519601,00.html Many companies are not sure how to evaluate the costs of a clou...

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http://www.itbusinessedge.com/info/LA-WritingITBusinessCase-pg1.aspx While not education industry specific, this tutorial is must reading for K-12 CT...

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http://www.gesci.org/knowledge-tools.html The electronic tool here presented is derived from a framework for identifying and assessing technology opt...

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March 14 - 16, 2011 New Orleans, LA This year we expanded the types of sessions—there are 5 ways people can participate. We encourage you and those...

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http://theschoolwhisperer.blogspot.com/2010/06/keep-it-simple-using-total-cost-of.html A basic case for properly determining the cost of a proposed p...

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Help your peers and become famous. CoSN is looking for schools that have used the VOI methodology to evaluate proposed projects. A quick and simple su...

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Welcome! The CoSN VOI Leadership Initiative has been updated and is now part of CoSN's new Content Management System website.