Cost Estimator

Provides frameworks for estimating infrastructure costs, development effort, and total cost of ownership (TCO) for technical projects.

When to Use

• Planning infrastructure budgets
• Evaluating build vs. buy decisions
• Projecting costs at different scale points
• Comparing technology options by cost
• Creating business cases for technical investments

Cost Categories

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

TCO = Infrastructure + Development + Operations + Opportunity Cost