Cost of Switching Virus Protection Software

摘要

There is a substantial cost in staff time to switch from an installed virus protection software vendor to a different virus protection software vendor. Factors included in determining the switching costs are as follows: 1. The number and types of systems on which software is installed. 2. The average time required per system (hours) to uninstall existing software and install new software. 3. The total time required to uninstall existing software and install new software on all systems. 4. The cost per hour for qualified personnel. 5. The costs for IT staff to attend a one-day training session on new software.