VMware Tanzu CloudHealth

IBM Apptio unifies financial and operational data into a unified model built on the industry-standard taxonomy of cost categorization. Utilizing sophisticated allocation rules along with focused metrics and KPIs, we enable organizations to answer the most strategic questions about investments and accelerate budgeting and forecasting processes. By explaining investments and variance to plan more quickly to constituencies and executive management, organizations can uncover opportunities to optimize cost structures, reduce risk, and accelerate growth. Implement a structured view of IT expenses for actuals and plans based on industry-standard framework to allow for faster ad hoc analysis and budgeting cycles. Lower overall IT spend by reducing waste, eliminating duplications, and aligning investments to strategic priorities. Reduce the time spent forecasting, accelerate frequency, and redirect resources to higher-value activities.

Aimably redefines the practice of cost and billing management for Amazon Web Services with financial tools that meet the exacting standards of accounting professionals. With Aimably, accounting clerks can automatically record AWS invoices in their preferred accounting system, with accurate GL account, business unit, customer, and department categorizations, where previously invoices were entered by hand and categorized by rough estimate. With Aimably, financial planning and analysis experts can build detailed income statements with confidence in gross margin accuracy, even when building by-product or by-customer P&Ls, where previously categorization of AWS spending was based on estimates. With Aimably, institutional investors can build operating models based on detailed AWS cost bases of acquisition targets and well-researched cost reduction opportunities, where previously simple estimates were applied.