Should You Use Independent Consultants for Software TCO?
… negatives of the applications that he or she will be helping you evaluate. If the consultant is simply a cheerleader for one application, then he or she will not be able to help you, even if quite knowledgeable in the technology.
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Conclusion
It is possible to find a good independent consultant who does TCO, but the problem is first verifying that they are truly independent. I am not aware of an independent consultant who performs TCO estimations for any of the major applications. However, the normal sources for TCO estimation, such as consulting firms, IT analysts …