Forrester® TEI™ Report
The Total Economic Impact (TEI) of Altiris® Total Management Suite™
Report Summary
In September 2006, Altiris commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the Total Economic Impact™ and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Altiris Total Management Suite (TMS) software. TMS is an IT life-cycle automation solution designed to help IT organizations manage, secure, and support all IT assets and promote effective service delivery. This study illustrates the financial impact of deploying TMS in a medium-sized, multilocation professional services organization.
In conducting in-depth interviews with four existing Altiris customers, Forrester found that these companies achieved:
- Lower software license costs due to better software management
- Cost savings through remote backup
- Faster, cheaper re-imaging of PC and servers
- Lower hardware inventory (PCs and repair parts)
- Lower labor costs associated with IT asset auditing
- Reduced shipping costs for PC deployment to branch offices
- Greater reduced costs for software migration
- Fewer service desk calls
- Faster, cheaper patch management