The total cost of the database environment over five years. This is a figure that nobody in the organisation’s management usually knows. And not knowing it comes at a tangible cost, year after year.
Three lines that nobody adds up
SQL Server licences are on one budget line. Depreciation of server hardware is on another. Data centre space is on a third. Electricity might be on the fourth line. Maintenance staff are on the fifth. No one adds them all up and says: “This database environment costs us 2.4 million euros over five years.” Because no one knows the figure, no one asks: “Is that a lot, a little, or somewhere in between?”
The board approves a one-million-euro investment in machinery. A three-million-euro database environment is taking shape gradually, line by line.
How much does overcapacity cost in euros?
In a typical IT environment, SQL Server licences account for around 45–55 per cent of the total costs of the database environment. If the environment has 25–50 per cent overcapacity – which is the average based on our experience with over 200 client projects – these figures rise rapidly.
In a database environment costing 2 million euros, 30 per cent overcapacity amounts to 600,000 euros over five years. That is money that could be spent on artificial intelligence, analytics or growth.
One question that changes everything
“How much will our database environment cost over five years, all in all?”
We do not expect our clients to know the answer before we have carried out our analysis. But asking the question is the first step. The SQL Governor capacity analysis provides an answer in as little as 30 days, based on actual data, not estimates.
We highlight these figures to all our clients as part of every significant architectural discussion. The cost implications should be considered before a decision is made, not afterwards.
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