Modern Device Management Cost Savings Calculator
For those of you that need a quick and simple way to calculate cost savings of moving forward with the adaption of Modern Device Management principles and techniques vs the traditional imaging and PC deployment process here is a calculator than can help.
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When I talk about the traditional model I’m using the standard Windows management stack, which includes Active Directory and some sort of management systems like System Center or similar
| Capability | Traditional | Modern Device Management |
| Out of the box enabled | No | Yes ( Windows Autopilot) |
| Simple deployment without infrastructure investments | No | Yes |
| Identity / Access Management | Local (Active Directory) | Cloud Base: (Azure Active Directory) |
| Seamless user-driven experience | Possible with engineering | Yes |
| Software inventory | Yes | Yes |
| Asset Management / ITSM Incident management and request fulfilment etc. | No Change with third-party | No Change with third-party |
Click on the file, and you will see the Excel Spreadsheet that you can download and modify with your own numbers.
File: Simple-MDM-CostSavingsCalculator.xlsx
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