60 · SPEC Kit 292
Have an IR N=18 N Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
Staffing and benefits 16 10 100 68.3 80.5 30.8
Hardware acquisition 3 15 35 23.3 20.0 10.4
Software acquisition 2 10 19 14.5 14.5 6.4
Hardware maintenance 6 2 25 10.3 7.5 8.5
Software maintenance 2 3 20 11.5 11.5 12.0
Vendor fees (if IR is hosted
by an external vendor)
5 34 100 73.8 80.0 27.2
Other category 4 5 55 — — —
Planning an IR N=2 N Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
Staffing and benefits 2 70 83 76.5 76.5 9.2
Hardware acquisition — — — — — —
Software acquisition — — — — — —
Hardware maintenance 2 13 15 14.0 14.0 1.4
Software maintenance 1 15 — — — —
Vendor fees (if IR is hosted
by an external vendor)
— — — — — —
Other category 1 4 — — — —
Please describe other category.
Travel (4%)
Production services (15%)
Refresh/preservation (20%)
Server farm charges, storage farm charges, network charges (55%)
If there is not a dedicated budget for the operation of the IR, please describe how operational
costs are covered. N=33
Selected Comments from Respondents
Have an IR
“Operating costs are covered by redirecting staff efforts and by allocating a part of our budget to cover
operating expenses.”
“Hardware and technical support costs are part of existing technology budget that covers development,
acquisition, maintenance and support.”