Apptio

In today’s evolving landscape, technology investments must be viewed not as standalone expenses but as strategic enablers of operational efficiency, cybersecurity, and resilience. Leaders need to evaluate investments through a long-term lens, prioritizing business outcomes over short-term cost considerations.

A critical starting point is how an organization develops its cloud capability in the first place--an internal analysis of the people, processes and tools needed--whether that’s to support operations, security, or a specific project. More than basic reporting, cloud cost optimisation takes regular cadence upgrades, and the application of processes to cost…

When cloud providers take care of most IT operations, technology leaders focus on optimizing IT to deliver business capabilities. This simplifies the relationship between technology and business leaders as the capability is the focus, not the underlying infrastructure to support it.