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Plan for the Future: Cost Analysis & Projections
- File system analysis - invoice or report according to storage use
- Exchange mailbox analysis - invoice or report depending on mailbox size
- Quota analysis - invoice or report according to quota size
- User level reporting/billing - send individual users an invoice or a cost report
- Group level reporting/billing - send department managers an invoice or a cost report
- Path level reporting/billing - send reports and invoices to project managers and customers
- Open format outputs - calculation output is stored in MS SQL, and can also be can be exported to MS Excel and CSV
- Multi-tiered billing classes - use a flat pricing scheme or one where different usage thresholds trigger escalated costs
- Pricing to match device types - charge a premium for high end storage and encourage infrequently used data to be kept on low end devices
- Base cost - charge a start-up fee to cover administrative overhead
- Identify cost growth patterns - the fastest growing user, group or path
- Identify budget viability - Forecast budget exhaustion dates according to current trends
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