Gartner defines total cost of ownership (TCO) a comprehensive assessment of information technology (IT) or other costs across enterprise boundaries over time. For IT, TCO includes hardware and software acquisition, management and support, communications, end-user expenses and the opportunity cost of downtime, training and other productivity losses.

  SummaryArticle NameTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO)Gartner, Inc.Gartner, Inc.DescriptionTCO is a comprehensive assessment of information technology (IT) or other costs across enterprise boundaries over time.