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Assumptions WorkSheet: Cost and details assumptions [Can be updated]

Details Costs Worksheet: Detailed cost overview based on assumptions
Publish Date
November 13th, 2013
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Amazon WorkSpaces Cost Comparison Calculator
Contents
Summary WorkSheet: Summary of Cost Comparision between on-premises Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and
Amazon WorkSpaces
Assumptions WorkSheet: Cost and details assumptions [Can be updated]
Details Costs Worksheet: Detailed cost overview based on assumptions
Publish Date
November 13th, 2013
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Amazon WorkSpaces Cost Comparison Calculator
Number of Users 1000
TCO for 1 Month (Amortized)
Costs Items On-Premises
Amazon
WorkSpaces
Hardware Costs
Server Hardware For Compute Hosts $ 19,018 $ -
Server Hardware For Management Hosts $ 1,698 $ -
Server Hardware For Database Hosts $ 2,312 $ -
Storage Hardware $ 24,325 $ -
Network Hardware $ 4,606 $ -
Hardware Maintenance $ 4,735 $ -
Power and Cooling $ 10,814 $ -
Data Center Space $ 6,026 $ -
Software Costs
Load Balancer/Access Gateways $ 1,875 $ -
Virtual Desktop Software $ 2,948 $ -
Client Access Licenses $ 3,000 $ -
Administration Costs
Hardware Admin Costs $ 8,333 n/a
VDI Admin Costs $ 8,333 n/a
Desktop Management Admin Costs $ 8,333 $ 8,333
Cloud Resources $ - $ 35,000
Total Costs $ 106,356 $ 43,333
Savings Over On-Premises Option 59.26%
Summary of Cost Comparision between On-Premises Virtual
Desktop Infrastructure and Amazon WorkSpaces
VDI Solution
Detailed Assumptions
(cells in blue can be updated)
Number of Users 1000
Users Per Host 12
Storage Per User (GB) 50
Root Volume Per User (GB) 50
Management Hosts (License server, Netscaler, Citrix
Controllers)
6
SQL Databases
2
Netscalers
3
Scaling Factor for Management hosts, SQL
Databases, Admins
1000
Number of Administrators per Scaling Factor # of
users
2
Amazon WorkSpaces
Price/Month
Standard WorkSpace
35.00 $
Item Details Cost/Year
Compute Hosts with Windows Server OS
2 socket, 6 core, 2.4 GHz, 64
Gig RAM $ 2,264.00
Microsoft SQL Server Hosts with SQL Server
1 socket, 4 core, 2 GHz, 16 GB
RAM $ 9,248.00
Citrix 1Gbps Netscaler or Equivalent (Example
gateway software) Load Balancer/Access Gateway $ 7,500.00
Citrix XenDesktop Per User Cost (Example VDI
software) License Cost $ 35.38
Microsoft RDS CAL
License Cost $ 36.00
Network Attached Storage (per TB)
Storage Cost $ 1,459.52
Item Redundancy
Compute Hosts 20%
Management Hosts (License server, Netscaler, Citrix
Controllers)
50%
Database Hosts (Microsoft SQL Servers) 50%
Network Attached Storage 100%
Network Hardware Assumptions Details
Source
Percentage of compute costs 20% EC2 TCO Calculator
Hardware Maintenance Assumptions Details
Source
Percentage of compute costs 10% EC2 TCO Calculator
Power and Cooling Assumptions Details
Name plate wattage for compute host 750
Power Conversion Factor 0.5
Power Usage Effectiveness 2.5
Price Per KW 0.10 $
Datacenter Construction Assumptions Details
Datacenter Construction Cost per KW $23,000
Datacenter Useful Life (years) 15
Power per Rack Unit 119
Rack Units per Rack 42
Space per Rack 22
Compute Room Construction Cost (per sq ft)
300 $
Administration Assumptions Details
Hardware Admins 33.33%
VDI Admins 33.33%
Desktop Management Admins 33.33%
Source
AWS TCO Calculator
AWS TCO Calculator
Citrix Website
CDW Online
CDW Online
AWS TCO Calculator
Cost Item
Hardware Costs
Server Hardware For Compute Hosts
Server Hardware For Management Hosts
Server Hardware For Database Hosts
Storage Hardware
Network Hardware
Hardware Maintenance
Power and Cooling
Data Center Space
Software Costs
Load Balancer/Access Gateways
Virtual Desktop Software
Client Access Licenses
Administration Costs
Hardware Admin Costs
VDI Admin Costs
Desktop Management Admin Costs
Server Hardware Costs
Compute Hosts
Management Hosts (License server, Netscaler, Citrix Controllers)
Database Hosts (SQL Servers)
Total
Storage Hardware Costs
Network Attached Storage (TB)
Total
Network Hardware Costs
Network Hardware Costs (Server cost multiplied by 20%)
Total
Hardware Maintenance Costs
Hardware Maintenance
Detailed Calculations
Summary of Costs
Total
Power and Cooling Cost
Power and Cooling Cost
Total
Datacenter Construction Costs
KW component construction cost (compute hosts only)
Compute room construction costs (compute hosts only)
Total
Software Costs
Citrix Netscaler 1 Gbps Enterprise Edition
Citrix XenDesktop Platinum Edition With Subscription Advantage (Upgrade rights)
[Source CDW] - 1 Year
Microsoft RDS CAL (CDW)
Administration Costs
Full Time Engineers for Managing Hardware Infrastructure
Full Time Engineers for Managing VDI Infrastructure
Full Time Engineers for Managing Desktops
Total
Monthly Cost/User Total Monthly Cost
19.02 $ 19,017.60 $
1.70 $ 1,698.00 $
2.31 $ 2,312.00 $
24.33 $ 24,325.35 $
4.61 $ 4,605.52 $
4.74 $ 4,735.30 $
10.81 $ 10,813.57 $
6.03 $ 6,025.71 $
1.88 $ 1,875.00 $
2.95 $ 2,948.33 $
3.00 $ 3,000.00 $
8.33 $ 8,333.33 $
8.33 $ 8,333.33 $
8.33 $ 8,333.33 $
Quantity Redundancy
Quantity with Redundancy
84 20% 101
6 50% 9
2 50% 3
113
Quantity Redundancy
Quantity with Redundancy
100 100% 200
Percent of Compute Costs Total Compute Costs Network Costs/Year
20% 276,331 $ 55,266.24 $
276,331 $ 55,266.24 $
Percent of Compute Costs
Total Compute and
Storage Costs
Compute and Storage
Costs/Year
10% 568,235.43 $ 56,823.54 $
Detailed Calculations
Summary of Costs
568,235.43 $ 56,823.54 $
Number of Hosts
Name Plate Wattage
Power Used by Compute
Infrastructure (KW/Month) =
Name Plate Wattage * PCF
113 750 30896
Average Power Usage (KW) Annual Datacenter Cost
42 $64,860
Total Power Usage (KW) Rack Units Needed Annual Compute Room Cost
85 711 7,448.57
Total Cost/Unit Cost/Year
3 7,500.00 $ 22,500.00 $
1000 35.38 $ 35,380.00 $
1000 36.00 $ 36,000.00 $
Number Expense Cost/Year
0.67 $150,000 $100,000
0.67 $150,000 $100,000
0.67 $150,000 $100,000
Cost/Unit Cost Cost/User/Month
2,264.00 $ 228,211 $ 19.02 $
2,264.00 $ 20,376 $ 1.70 $
9,248.00 $ 27,744 $ 2.31 $
276,331 $ 23.03 $
Cost/TB Cost Cost/User/Month
1,459.52 $ 291,904.23 $ 24.33 $
291,904 $ 24.33 $
Cost/User/Month
4.61 $
4.61 $
Cost/User/Month
4.74 $
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4.74 $
Power Used for
Cooling (KW/Month)
Power
Cost/Month
Cost/User/Month
77240 10,813.57 $ 10.81 $
10,813.57 $ 10.81 $
Cost /User/Month
5.41 $
0.62 $
6.03 $
Cost/User/Month
1.88 $
2.95 $
3.00 $
Cost/User/Month
8.33 $
8.33 $
8.33 $
25.00 $
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