The IBM Apptio platform is a technology business management solution that enables organizations to make better decisions about technology investments. It connects technology spend to business value so organizations can adapt to changing market conditions.
We use IBM Apptio exclusively for application TCO reporting. It compiles data from different sources then export to Excel to customize report for the user. Our intention is to start a TCO dashboard within IBM Apptio, so Excel is no longer required and leadership can drill down. We are also trying to fully automate our cloud billing.
The ATUM model and its configuration provide a trusted taxonomy for costs
The participative planning and budgeting process enabled by the product increases transparency into forecasted cost and allows for understanding service options prior to costs being incurred.
The loading of data through APIs eases data refresh processes
For Validation purpose, if possible, enable the JavaScript code so we can the hide the Tab based on current period and more validation we can perform on client side.
It is hands down the most innovative SaaS on the market today. In my humble opinion it will be just as big or bigger than Salesforce, Workday and all of the greats. I would advise any big company to take advantage of Apptio and renew on an annual basis with their support team!
I have some users that find financial reports difficult, but most users really enjoy being able to configure their monthly forecast views and drill into their expenses. I wish all were able to embrace the functionality and that it were more intuitive. I think the updated UI that was revealed at the conference is exciting and I look forward to that assisting in adoptability at our organization.
I have not been directly involved with the post sales support team. However, that team has provided training materials and recommended practices that have been very helpful in coming up to speed on how to more fully use the product. My understanding from both vendor management and our upline stakeholders is that our relationship with Apptio is strong.
Was awesome to have been taught by legendary Debbie Hagan for Cost Transparency in person. Her knowledge is extensive and she is an excellent trainer. Her years of experience really shined.
The all talented training organization crosses all the T's and dots all the I's. I am constantly learning and often refer to training documentation for post training real life issues.
Well, so far. Apptio Consulting covered specific model architecting areas particularly. Most of the heavy lifting is being done in-house with support from Apptio as it relates to tool impacts and needs. Some administrative tasks were redundant
I personally have not used or evaluated any other product similar to Apptio. I can say that this is a great service and we use it often and we are growing how we use it. We are planning on expanding the way we use this database. We are excited to hear about more of the apptio products/modules that would benefit our agency
I would say it's definitely seen savings, already seen some savings on the cloud front. Specifically an app that got out of control. We're very early in our cloud migration process, so a lot of the engineering teams are still new to the process of migrating apps to the cloud. So it was an app that got out of control, it was caught with app year reports and they were able to drop the costs substantially, we'll say for that application. So that's an example of a cloud savings that we've made.
We've also seen savings in the business lines in terms of device consumption, so people with multiple laptops and VDI, trying to just trim down the ratio of devices to people has been important for our business lines to save money. Also helps our technology teams forecast unit consumption, volume consumption of those devices in the future if there's not having to worry about the same person having multiple laptops.
