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This story begins in a cold, dark office owned by a CIO named Ebenezer Scrooge, a man whose heart was as tight as his IT budget. Scrooge cared for nothing but profit and penny-pinching. Poor Bob Cratchit, the long-suffering IT Finance Manager, sat shivering at his desk. Excel sheets flashed across his screen like twinkle lights, version after version, each one contradicting the last. Bob saw the truth of things: no one knew where the money was going. But Scrooge did not want to hear of “visibility” or “value.” “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge barked. “IT spend is a cost, Bob. And we shall treat it as such!” That night, as Scrooge prepared to retire from his desk, he was visited by a strange apparition… The Ghost of Apptio Costing Past. Shining like an old ledger newly dusted, the ghost swept Scrooge through years gone by. Together they saw: Cloud invoices unaccounted for Software licences paid twice over Forgotten servers humming in dusty corners Business units secretly spinning up their own tools Scrooge trembled. “I did not know…” “You did not look,” replied the ghost, and vanished. No sooner had he caught his breath than a second spirit arrived… The Ghost of Apptio Billing Present. This ghost was cheerful yet firm, wrapped in the glow of real-time dashboards. He showed Scrooge how Apptio brought clarity to the here and now: Transparent IT billing Every cost tied to a service Clear allocation back to departments Cloudability showing optimisations Scrooge never believed possible Bob Cratchit’s face appeared in the dashboard light, tired, hopeful, still buried beneath endless spreadsheets. Scrooge felt a pang. A very small, very unfamiliar pang. Before he could speak, the room chilled. A third figure approached: silent, solemn, cloaked in shadows. The Ghost of Apptio Planning Future. The ghost said nothing. It simply lifted a spectral hand and revealed a terrible sight: A future where the business saw IT as nothing but a black hole. Where innovation stalled. Where Scrooge was remembered as the CIO who could’ve transformed everything, but didn’t. “Spirit!” Scrooge cried. “Tell me these shadows may yet be altered! What must I do?” The ghost extended a glowing screen. There, Scrooge saw it all: Budgeting connected to strategy Spend aligned to value IT and finance working as one Future investments justified with clarity Bob Cratchit smiling for the first time in years As the vision faded, Scrooge awoke with a start. He felt changed, transformed, renewed. Find out how Scrooge changed his life. 👉 Read the full tale here https://lnkd.in/g_fbnJt9 A true Christmas miracle. ✨ #Aramar #IBMBusinessPartner #Apptio #ITFinancialManagement #ChristmasMovies Apptio, an IBM Company

If you spend your days in Planning Analytics for Excel, you’ll want to save this one! Our Adam Bakhtiar has shared five top tips for getting more from the Cube Viewer... from sandboxes and smart summaries to quick calculations that make reporting faster and easier. 👉 Check out our Knowledge Centre: https://lnkd.in/eFUiSuMM #Aramar #IBMBusinessPartner #PlanningAnalytics #KnowledgeCentre #TopTips

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Looking to build better dashboards, faster? Sasha has spent the past few months creating in-depth IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1 training workshops designed to help teams report with speed, confidence and clarity. Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn: ➡️ Dashboards ➡️ Reports ➡️ Data Modules If your team needs practical, hands-on trainings, Sasha can deliver it online or in person. Whatever works best for you. 👉 Get in touch to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eQaqfjpn #Aramar #IBMBusinessPartner #CognosAnalytics #DataAnalytics #Training #TeamDevelopment

When it comes to ESG reporting, what’s your biggest headache? React below to vote ⬇️ or add your own in the comments 👍 = Endless spreadsheets 💡 = Data you can’t trust 👏 = Reporting that takes forever ❤️ = Keeping up with regulations We’ll share what our experts think about the top challenge next week. #Aramar #IBMBusinessPartner #ESG #IBMEnvizi #Sustainability