Persystent manages the PC life cycle through its high speed imaging, automated repair, and policy and authorized configuration enforcement. Persystent provides the most effective way for an enterprise to reduce TCO. By managing PCs throughout the entire PC life cycle, Persystent eliminates the direct and indirect costs associated with unmanaged PCs. Gartner estimates that "a locked and well-managed desktop PC can be 42% less expensive to keep than an unmanaged one" (Gartner, January 2008). Those cost savings can be easily and quickly achieved by using Persystent software solutions to manage and maintain PCs.