Intense PC Unlocks Dramatic Cost Savings for Enterprises

Buying PCs is a pretty basic requirement for almost any modern enterprise, but how many IT managers or purchasers think beyond basic unit price and consider total cost of ownership (TCO) when making a decision? Our guess would be not enough, which is a shame, given the significant cost savings Intense PCcan offer whilst also enhancing a business’ green credentials.

Alongside the financial benefits, not only is Intense PC capable of delivering performance to rival ‘traditional’ desktops but they are much, much smaller, use significantly less energy, are much more robust and offer completely silent, fanless operation.

So what are the commercial benefits & how does Intense PChelp enterprises save money?

Save £1000s on ‘direct’ energy bills – Operating from just 10W at idle, these PCs use around 10% of the power of a regular desktop while still providing performance that is more than adequate for most enterprise users. The result? Lower bills from Day One. In fact our estimates indicate that a business with 1000 PCs could save around £100k a year on direct electricity costs alone

Lower ‘indirect’ energy bills – Because Intense PCs require less electricity than a desktop and give out a lot less heat, the need for office air conditioning can usually be reduced - further lowering energy bills. What’s more, less power requirements mean smaller and cheaper uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and battery back up units.

They can pay for themselves – By replacing older, inefficient computers with Intense PC’s, enterprises are able to access grants and other financial incentives and support from schemes designed to encourage companies to operate more efficiently and with less environmental impact. For example Intense PC products qualify for energy efficiency loans from Siemens Financial Services in partnership with Carbon Trust , which can be paid back through the savings mentioned above meaning that these computers effectively become self-financing!

Lower maintenance and repair costs – Most desktop PCs use fans for cooling which, as moving parts, are prone to wear and tear, degradation and possible failure. This leads to maintenance and repair costs not only for the fan assembly but for other elements such as hard disks that can degrade or fail as temperatures rise. By contrast Intense PCs are fanless, eliminating the cost of proactive or reactive fan maintenance and reducing the time – and thus the cost - for maintenance teams to go to user desks and reclaim PCs

Improved productivity - Eliminating the need to repair fans (and other components that fail as a result of fan problems) can have a positive effect on productivity as:
- Users don’t need to spend time reporting faults, waiting for computers to be fixed or replaced and restoring lost data
- Fanless operation means silent operation – for large open plan offices with tens of computers this can have an effect on user well being and the ability to focus on the task in hand, further supporting productivity.
- Ultra-low energy Intense PCs can operate without ‘Energy saving’ standby or hibernation modes, thus eliminating delays and deadlocks when restarting work after an idle period.

Long life and scalability – Models in the Intense PC family are rugged and robust and designed to deliver a much longer life expectancy than conventional ‘three-year’ desktops. What’s more, the ability to upgrade memory and hard disks enables long term use with no problems.

Scalability – Thanks to their swappable front panel options, through the proprietary FACE module concept (Functionality and Connectivity Extension), Intense PCs offer almost unlimited options to add extra functionality to the computer based on specific application requirements. By supporting scalability and ‘future-proofing’ the original purchase for any possible changing requirements, means a better ROI on the original purchase cost. As an aside, FACE can also be used to limit connectivity – for instance to create a system without any free USB ports - eliminating the possibility of users introducing viruses to their work PC

Long-term availability – Intense PC is guaranteed to be available for purchase for at least seven years. For companies that have to go through rigorous qualification and testing procedures on all new products, the option of a long-term ‘call-off’ contract not only gives peace of mind but leads to lower cost overheads for the IT department.

The costs benefits outlined here make a powerful case for replacing all desktop PCs with Intense PCs, even before considering that this product is totally silent, one of the most ‘greenest’ multifunctional computers available and so small that it takes up almost no desk space and can even be mounted on the back of a monitor. Combine this with the fact that this is proven technology – Intense PC is the sixth generation product of the award winning ‘Fit-PC’ family, for which earlier models are used all over the world – then the decision to purchase really does become a ‘no brainer’.