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Return on investment comparison
Light Use
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
$$$: $100,000 - $250,000
$$$$: > $250,000
Heavy Use
Evaluation Matrix
1. Hardware
2. Software purchase
3. Software training
4. Software maintenance
5. Software development expertise
6. Image processing expertise
7. IT/Licensing overhead
8. Heavy use >2000 hours HPC time per year
9. Total upfront investment (line 1-3)
10. Total annual investment (line 4-8)
Open Source
$$$
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
$$$