Comments on: The True Cost of Software Maintenance http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2003/02/23/the_true_cost_of_software_maintenance.html Technology, Blogging, Food, Travel, Poker and More Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Software Maintenance Cost Post From Five Years Ago | John's Jottings http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2003/02/23/the_true_cost_of_software_maintenance.html/comment-page-1#comment-1864 Software Maintenance Cost Post From Five Years Ago | John's Jottings Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:12:49 +0000 http://www.johnsjottings.com/wp/?p=84#comment-1864 [...] The True Cost of Software Maintenance - I explored the impact of rising maintenance costs to lost corporate productivity. [...] [...] The True Cost of Software Maintenance – I explored the impact of rising maintenance costs to lost corporate productivity. [...]

]]> By: Henry http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2003/02/23/the_true_cost_of_software_maintenance.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 Henry Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:18:55 +0000 http://www.johnsjottings.com/wp/?p=84#comment-223 I took the opportunity during the dot-bomb to renegotiate some of those larger maintenance costs. Software vendors are EXTREMELY reluctant to negotiate unless you have a large stick or they are in a serious bind. It's not just software that does it -- hardware has some pretty hefty maintenance fees built in as well. Software & hardware maintenance fees are 13% of my budget. As we add more, that figure continues to rise. I took the opportunity during the dot-bomb to renegotiate some of those larger maintenance costs. Software vendors are EXTREMELY reluctant to negotiate unless you have a large stick or they are in a serious bind.

It’s not just software that does it — hardware has some pretty hefty maintenance fees built in as well. Software & hardware maintenance fees are 13% of my budget. As we add more, that figure continues to rise.

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