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Simple to Save Cost Savings Calculator: This tool provides an easy to use, 10 minute, high-level TCO analysis to determine potential cost saving projects that customers can focus on before embarking on a full TCO engagement. This tool can be used face to face with customers or customers can go directly to the site and do a self assessment.

Simple Savvy Savings - 9 ideas to make anyone a Cost Cutting Hero: Read this compelling white paper by Tom Pisello, CEO & Founder of Alinean, Inc., to learn about 9 projects that can drive significant savings with minimal investment.

Cost Savings calculator and 9 projects that can help customers save money: This presentation delivered by Tom Pisello, CEO & Founder, Alinean Inc., explains how to use/present results from the Simple to Save Cost Savings Calculator and the Simple Savvy Savings white paper to help customers save money. (File size 124 MB)

Welcome

Microsoft developed the Infrastructure Optimization (IO) initiative to support organizations in their quest to improve operational efficiency and better support business activities.

Here you will find tools, training, and a set of best practices that cuts across a wide range of IT support and infrastructure activities. Microsoft Partners can take advantage of key resources to drive understanding and competency around Optimization, including:

Exclusive access to the IO ROI tool via membership in OSC – Optimization Sales Connection
Partner Kit to get you started on models and best practices
Training resources, Solution Planning & Sales resources
Customer-ready kits

Microsoft Partners using Optimization to drive sales have experienced improved opportunities with customers. Microsoft OSC partner, Intergrupo reports: “[Optimization] assessments—and subsequent discussions about business problems and potential solutions—often lead to services contracts to help customers improve in target areas...Last year our Infrastructure Optimization business unit increased its revenue by 70 percent.”

Click here to get started with an Overview of Optimization.

Optimization Sales Connection access will be closed on January 31, 2010. For questions about the IO ROI tool, your profile or your access, email osctompn@microsoft.com.

Customer Optimization Site:
All the Optimization content your customers need to explore how to optimize their IT systems. Explore what resources you can provide directly.
Visit the Customer Optimization Site.

Important: If you would like to copy, repurpose, or link to materials contained on this site, be sure to carefully review the Permissions and Copyright Information document.
Please send your Optimization questions and feedback to askmsio@microsoft.com.