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Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Definition
The full lifecycle cost of acquiring, integrating, operating, supporting, changing, and retiring a technology or system.
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Learning infrastructure decisions can create long-term costs through integration, data migration, licensing, maintenance, and dependence on specialized expertise.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — 12.6.4 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Scaling Impact (direct)