Beware CapEx comparisons. Only Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) provides a true picture of networking costs.

The real costof networking

Labor Cost49% 8%14% 1%

28%Service andMaintenance

Bandwidth EnergyCosts

CapEx

68% of the cost of operating networks is incurred after purchase.

HP says it delivers Cisco-like capabilities for less. HP can’t compete with Cisco on innovation, and in TCO terms, HP does not cost less.

Cisco scales

A closer look shows Ciscodelivers better businessvalue

With the basic Cisco network, customers can always upgrade. With an HP network, they’re stuck with barely good enough.

CapEx

Service andMaintenance

Labor

Bandwidth Energy / Other

Integrated security

CleanAir

Cisco Prime Management

Labor is the biggest driver of TCO. Only Cisco offers:

~10% bandwidth savings

with a network built on Cisco’s architecture.

Unified wired/ wireless

CapEx refreshyear 5

13% better TCO13%

BETTERVALUE

EnergyWise

Labor savings from simpler network management

Longer hardware refresh cycles

Improved network uptime

Lower threat of security breach

Energy savings on endpoints and building systems