{"id":2508,"date":"2025-10-30T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:44:34","slug":"selecting-the-right-hardware-through-the-tco-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/vyber-spravneho-hardware-optikou-tco\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the right hardware through the lens of TCO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Don't subordinate everything to price <\/strong>\u2014 <strong>cheap hardware can be operationally more expensive<\/strong>, because the purchase price is only a small fraction of the total cost of ownership (TCO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often, a decision based on price leads to compromises that only become apparent later - in energy bills, lower reliability or more expensive servicing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to look for when choosing hardware:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing hardware is not just a purchase, but a strategic decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Always judge:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Energy consumption<\/strong> - technology runs 24\/7, every saving is multiplied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Availability of support<\/strong> - immediately available service reduces downtime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Service costs<\/strong> - unbranded components are not always the most cost-effective solution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The real needs of your infrastructure<\/strong> - where are you now and where do you plan to be in two years?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don't think of investing in hardware as a necessary evil, but as a way to optimize your total cost of ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How we approach hardware selection at SafeDX Server Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At SafeDX, we look at hardware through the lens of reliability, performance and low operating costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That's why we're betting on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 <strong>Top HPE hardware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 <strong>Regular generational change<\/strong>, which ensures consistently high efficiency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 <strong>Comparison of providers' market offers<\/strong> services beyond our competence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don't save in the wrong place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The right hardware isn't just a technical choice - it's a decision that determines how expensively or economically you'll operate for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking through the total operating costs is key.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know where you can optimise your costs?<br>Give us a call and we'll go over it together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smart Data Centre <strong>SafeDX <\/strong>- Leave the operational worries to us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepod\u0159izujte v\u0161e cenov\u00e9mu pohledu \u2014 levn\u00fd hardware m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt provozn\u011b dra\u017e\u0161\u00ed, proto\u017ee po\u0159izovac\u00ed cena je jen mal\u00fd zlomek celkov\u00fdch provozn\u00edch n\u00e1klad\u016f (TCO &#8211; Total Cost of Ownership). Rozhodnut\u00ed podle ceny \u010dasto vede ke kompromis\u016fm, kter\u00e9 se projev\u00ed a\u017e pozd\u011b \u2014 v \u00fa\u010dtech za energii, v ni\u017e\u0161\u00ed spolehlivosti nebo v dra\u017e\u0161\u00edm servisu. Na co se zam\u011b\u0159it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clanky"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509,"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508\/revisions\/2509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safedx.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}