Reducing IT resource needs and service costs through Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology

This is a particularly compelling whitepaper on how Intel University's techs opeerate in a demanding environment of servicing 800 PCs at over 30 sites across 3 continents. Weekly re-imaging of the training rooms is required for training configurations, and over 460 full training-room rebuilds were performed per year. In this environment, the cost of maintaining a training room is significantly higher than that of managing a comparably sized business.

Key findings from TCO analysis:

• Break-even point achieved in 1.5 years.
• ROI of 150% realized in year 2.
• Reduced service costs by 30% to 81%.

Intel used the improved remote diagnosis and repair capabilities built into the PCs to speed up system image rebuilds and reduce service costs by 30% in year 1 and 81% in year 2. Intel used the same capabilities to reduce task time and costs for software repair and application deployment by 75%. In two years, Intel University is saving over $91,000 on image rebuilds alone.