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Change the assumptions. The result is a basis for discussion, not a package deal. <\/p> <nav class=\"nav\" aria-label=\"Rechner w\u00e4hlen\"> <a href=\"#betreuung\"> Calculate support \u2198 <\/a> <a href=\"#migration\"> Estimate migration \u2198 <\/a> <\/nav> <\/div> <\/div> <section class=\"block\" id=\"betreuung\"> <div class=\"w\"> <span class=\"ey\"> 01 \u00b7 Ongoing support <\/span> <h2> How much time does your IT cost? <\/h2> <p class=\"lead\"> The starting value: one ticket per employee per month, 15 minutes processing. Appointments, travel and scheduled work are visibly added. <\/p> <div class=\"layout\"> <div class=\"controls\"> <div class=\"group\"> Team & Inquiries <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-staff\"> Employees <\/label> <output data-out=\"staff\"> 50 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-staff\" data-key=\"staff\" type=\"range\" min=\"1\" max=\"500\" value=\"50\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 1 <\/span> <span> 500 <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-tickets\"> Tickets per person and month <\/label> <output data-out=\"tickets\"> 1 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-tickets\" data-key=\"tickets\" type=\"range\" min=\"1\" max=\"4\" step=\"0.25\" value=\"1\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 1 <\/span> <span> 4 <\/span> <\/div> <p class=\"hint\"> At least one ticket equivalent per person: Even without a request, comparable administrative costs arise. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-minutes\"> minutes per ticket <\/label> <output data-out=\"minutes\"> 15 min <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-minutes\" data-key=\"minutes\" type=\"range\" min=\"5\" max=\"90\" step=\"5\" value=\"15\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 5 min <\/span> <span> 90 min <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"group\" style=\"margin-top:19px\"> Locations & Onsite Work <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-sites\"> Locations <\/label> <output data-out=\"sites\"> 1 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-sites\" data-key=\"sites\" type=\"range\" min=\"1\" max=\"10\" value=\"1\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 1 <\/span> <span> 10 <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-visits\"> On-site appointments in the month <\/label> <output data-out=\"visits\"> 2 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-visits\" data-key=\"visits\" type=\"range\" min=\"0\" max=\"20\" value=\"2\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 0 <\/span> <span> 20 <\/span> <\/div> <p class=\"hint\"> Each appointment: 2 \u00d7 30 minute journey, 1 hour meeting and 2 hours administration. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-remote\"> Remote work per month <\/label> <output data-out=\"remote\"> 4 h <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-remote\" data-key=\"remote\" type=\"range\" min=\"0\" max=\"80\" value=\"4\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 0 h <\/span> <span> 80 h <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-maint\"> Maintenance per location and month <\/label> <output data-out=\"maint\"> 2 h <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-maint\" data-key=\"maint\" type=\"range\" min=\"0\" max=\"12\" step=\"0.5\" value=\"2\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 0 h <\/span> <span> 12 h <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"group\" style=\"margin-top:19px\"> Your environment <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <label for=\"dxc-complexity\"> Industry & software environment <\/label> <select id=\"dxc-complexity\" data-key=\"complexity\"> <option value=\"0.85\"> Simple \u00b7 few standard applications <\/option> <option value=\"1\" selected> Typical \u00b7 mixed office IT <\/option> <option value=\"1.2\"> Sophisticated \u00b7 specialist software \/ multiple systems <\/option> <option value=\"1.45\"> Complex \u00b7 high availability \/ regulation <\/option> <\/select> <p class=\"hint\"> This factor affects tickets, remote work and maintenance. <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <aside class=\"result\" aria-live=\"polite\"> <span class=\"ey\"> Estimated effort per month <\/span> <div class=\"num\"> <b data-result=\"s-total\"> \u2013 <\/b> <small> Hours <\/small> <\/div> <p class=\"range\" data-result=\"s-range\"> \u2013 <\/p> <div class=\"stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i data-bar=\"s1\"> <\/i> <i data-bar=\"s2\"> <\/i> <i data-bar=\"s3\"> <\/i> <i data-bar=\"s4\"> <\/i> <\/div> <dl> <div> <dt> Tickets & Users <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"s1\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <div> <dt> On site including travel <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"s2\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <div> <dt> Remote work <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"s3\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <div> <dt> Scheduled Maintenance <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"s4\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <\/dl> <p class=\"fine\"> Planning value in working hours. No price and no response time promise. Projects, emergencies and preparedness must also be checked. <\/p> <\/aside> <\/div> <div class=\"note\"> <strong> What the calculator leaves open <\/strong> A ticket can last five minutes or half a day. DAXS examines systems, processes and scope of services and uses them to develop a suitable support framework. <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <section class=\"block alt\" id=\"migration\"> <div class=\"w\"> <span class=\"ey\"> 02 \u00b7 Infrastructure project <\/span> <h2> Roughly estimate Proxmox migration. <\/h2> <p class=\"lead\"> A migration consists of inventory, target architecture, adoption, testing and switchover. The number of VMs alone does not explain the effort. <\/p> <div class=\"layout\"> <div class=\"controls\"> <div class=\"group\"> Stock environment <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-vms\"> Virtual machines <\/label> <output data-out=\"vms\"> 12 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-vms\" data-key=\"vms\" type=\"range\" min=\"1\" max=\"150\" value=\"12\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 1 <\/span> <span> 150 <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-windows\"> Of which Windows <\/label> <output data-out=\"windows\"> 6 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-windows\" data-key=\"windows\" type=\"range\" min=\"0\" max=\"12\" value=\"6\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 0 <\/span> <span data-out=\"maxwindows\"> 12 <\/span> <\/div> <p class=\"hint\"> The remaining VMs are treated as Linux or other systems. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-tb\"> Data volume <\/label> <output data-out=\"tb\"> 4TB <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-tb\" data-key=\"tb\" type=\"range\" min=\"1\" max=\"100\" value=\"4\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 1TB <\/span> <span> 100TB <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <label for=\"dxc-source\"> Output platform <\/label> <select id=\"dxc-source\" data-key=\"source\"> <option value=\"1\"> VMware \/ well documented <\/option> <option value=\"1.12\"> Hyper-V \/ well documented <\/option> <option value=\"1.25\"> Mixed \/ poorly documented <\/option> <\/select> <\/div> <div class=\"group\" style=\"margin-top:19px\"> Target & Conversion <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-nodes\"> Proxmox node <\/label> <output data-out=\"nodes\"> 3 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-nodes\" data-key=\"nodes\" type=\"range\" min=\"1\" max=\"12\" value=\"3\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 1 <\/span> <span> 12 <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-msites\"> Locations <\/label> <output data-out=\"msites\"> 1 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-msites\" data-key=\"msites\" type=\"range\" min=\"1\" max=\"10\" value=\"1\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 1 <\/span> <span> 10 <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <div class=\"fh\"> <label for=\"dxc-special\"> Special loads <\/label> <output data-out=\"special\"> 1 <\/output> <\/div> <input id=\"dxc-special\" data-key=\"special\" type=\"range\" min=\"0\" max=\"20\" value=\"1\"> <div class=\"ends\"> <span> 0 <\/span> <span> 20 <\/span> <\/div> <p class=\"hint\"> For example databases, domain controllers, clusters or hardware-related services. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"field\"> <label for=\"dxc-window\"> Time window for the switchover <\/label> <select id=\"dxc-window\" data-key=\"window\"> <option value=\"1\"> Flexible \u00b7 staggered migration <\/option> <option value=\"1.18\"> Eng \u00b7 short Maintenance window <\/option> <option value=\"1.4\"> Very narrow \u00b7 high availability required <\/option> <\/select> <\/div> <\/div> <aside class=\"result\" aria-live=\"polite\"> <span class=\"ey\"> Rough project size <\/span> <div class=\"num\"> <b data-result=\"m-total\"> \u2013 <\/b> <small> hours <\/small> <\/div> <p class=\"range\" data-result=\"m-range\"> \u2013 <\/p> <div class=\"stack\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i data-bar=\"m1\"> <\/i> <i data-bar=\"m2\"> <\/i> <i data-bar=\"m3\"> <\/i> <i data-bar=\"m4\"> <\/i> <\/div> <dl> <div> <dt> Inventory & Planning <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"m1\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <div> <dt> Platform & Data <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"m2\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <div> <dt> VMs & Special Loads <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"m3\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <div> <dt> Tests & Switchover <\/dt> <dd data-result=\"m4\"> \u2013 <\/dd> <\/div> <\/dl> <p class=\"fine\"> Illustrative effort size, not an offer. Data transfer time, licenses, hardware and third-party systems are not included as costs. <\/p> <\/aside> <\/div> <div class=\"note\"> <strong> There is a discovery appointment before a real number. <\/strong> We check dependencies, backup and restore, network and storage, licenses, operating systems and failure windows. This results in waves of migration with a test and a fallback path. Proxmox is an option if it fits the environment. <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <div class=\"cta\"> <div class=\"w\"> <div> <span class=\"ey\"> Numbers become a plan <\/span> <h2> Your environment deserves a real assessment. <\/h2> <p> Show us the most important key data. 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