Total Cost of Ownership Models for Making Information Technology Buying Decisions
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December 19, 2025
In this video, Brian Maouad, the Founder and CEO of Advance 2000 and Jim Gitney, Founder and CEO of Group50 Consulting discuss how to apply Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) evaluation models to help senior leaders define the true cost of ownership of various Information Technology, IT strategies and tactical decisions. We discuss how to properly do a financial evaluation of various options and choices using the TCO model developed by Group50 Consulting, and highlight the pitfalls, various assumptions and mistakes senior leaders can make in their evaluation of alternatives.
TCO and AI: A Build-or-Buy Example
AI tools raise the same question today. A company can assemble its own setup from an enterprise subscription, a custom application, scheduled automations and a permissions model. Alternatively, it can adopt a ready-made platform. Both routes have real costs, and a TCO view makes that visible. For example, BHN OS is an AI business operating system that arrives ready to hold your strategy and run the management cadence. To see how untrained AI use adds up, try the AI learning curve calculator.
If you want to find out more about how you can make better informed decisions regarding information technology strategies, replacing software, going to the cloud or outsourcing you IT support, give us a call at +1 626-644-9746, drop us a line at info@group50.com, or request more information here.
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