Business Systems International

Upgrade Old for New and Save £3,603

Did you know that upgrading to new
servers can be cheaper than running and maintaining legacy servers..?

BSi can save you thousands of pounds by upgrading your legacy servers. A typical four socket, 4 x dual core Intel server that occupies 4RU of rack space costs £2,812 per annum to run taking into account electricity, cooling and rack-space costs.

An equivalent new server from SUN Microsystems running Windows, Linux or Solaris now occupies just 1RU of rack space and consumes a fraction of the power. Over 3 years, the cost saving can be high as £5,403 taking into account power, cooling and the 75% reduction in rack-space requirement.

Surprisingly, the capital cost of the new server starts at just £1,800 or £2 per day on a 3 years lease. So for every legacy server you upgrade you could save up to £3,603 over three years.

Let us prove it with an example:

LEGACY SERVER

• 4 socket 4RU
  
• Processor: 4x Intel Xeon Dual-Core 3Ghz
  (Total 8 cores)
• Power: 1 KW / hour

• Annual Electricity Cost: £836
  
• Annual Cooling Cost: £912
  
• Annual Rack Space: £1,064

SUN FIRE X4150

• 2 socket 1RU
  
• Processor: 2x Intel Xeon Quad-core 3Ghz
  (Total 8 cores)
  
• Power: 450W / hour

• Annual Electricity Cost: £363
  
• Annual Cooling Cost: £382
  
• Annual Rack Space: £266

3 Year Power Saving: £1,419

3 Year Cooling Saving: £1,590

3 Year Rack Space Saving: £2,394

TOTAL 3 YEAR SAVING: £5,403

Lease for just £2 per day

If the current business climate makes it difficult to sign-off new capital expenditure, you should consider a lease from BSI. For a 3 year commitment, the daily lease cost is just £2. A small fraction of the £7.70 daily operating cost of the legacy 4 way server we used in our example! Please email
lucy.edwick@e-business.com or Click Here