Strategy and product
Total cost of ownership
Everything something will cost over its life, not just the price: setting up, running, maintaining, supporting, training and eventually replacing it. Often shortened to TCO.
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The open-source option is free, but the total cost of ownership is higher.
Also called TCO.
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