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This document is not a list of cost-saving tips - it documents a five-step approach to identifying and achieving efficiencies. Some of the most basic pitfalls are discussed in "Server Virtualization for x86: A Benefits Impact Assessment." Some server teams have reduced their costs successfully by shifting costs to the other team budgets, such as the service desk, storage, application or development teams. Real IT cost optimization will not occur without a coordinated approach to managing costs across these teams. Savings depend on your ability to eliminate past inefficiencies and to develop and deliver more-industrialized services across technology silos.