Return on investment comparison

Light Use

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Evaluation Matrix

• 1. Hardware
• 2. Software purchase
• 3. Software training
• 4. Software maintenance
• 5. Software development expertise
• 6. Image processing expertise
• 7. IT/Licensing overhead
• 8. Moderate use 200 hours HPC time per year
• 9. Total upfront investment (line 1-3)
• 10. Total annual investment (line 4-8)

Open Source

• $$
• 0
• 0
• 0
• $$$
• $$$
• 0
• 0
• $$
• $$$

Commercial Desktop Software 1

• $$
• $
• $
• $
• 0
• $$$
• $
• 0
• $$
• $$$

Commercial Desktop Software 2

• $$$
• $$$
• $$
• $$
• 0
• $$$
• $
• 0
• $$$
• $$$

DigiM I2S Standard Subscription

• 0
• 0
• 0
• $
• 0
• $$
• 0
• $$
• 0
• $$

Price Range

$: $1,000 - $10,000

$$: $10,000 - $100,000

$$$: $100,000 - $250,000

$$$$: > $250,000

Heavy Use

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Evaluation Matrix

• 1. Hardware
• 2. Software purchase
• 3. Software training
• 4. Software maintenance
• 5. Software development expertise
• 6. Image processing expertise
• 7. IT/Licensing overhead
• 8. Heavy use >2000 hours HPC time per year
• 9. Total upfront investment (line 1-3)
• 10. Total annual investment (line 4-8)

Open Source

• $$$
• 0
• 0
• 0
• $$$
• $$$
• $$
• 0
• $$$
• $$$$

Commercial Desktop Software 1

• NOT
• SCALABLE
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a
• n/a

Commercial Desktop Software 2

• $$
• $$$
• $$$$
• $$
• 0
• $$$
• $$
• 0
• $$$$
• $$$

DigiM I2S Premium Subscription

• 0
• 0
• 0
• $$$
• 0
• $$
• 0
• 0
• 0
• $$$