A 6-page graphical presentation on how Apptio Cost Transparency Foundation help IT Leaders

1. How Apptio Cost
Transparency
Foundation Transforms
November 18, 2013
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2. Make Sense of Existing Data
Targeted data sets are
extracted from your source
systems, then loaded and
preserved in Apptio in its
original form. Data integrity
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and trust are always
maintained. Collection can
be automated with optional
Apptio DataLink connectors.
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3. Transform your Data
Editable rules transform raw,
imperfect data to fit the Apptio
Data Model. Data is cleansed -validated, parsed, filtered,
deduplicated -- and normalized
(to fit toMk
common structures).
Columns of related data are then
joined to create logical
relationships needed for
reporting.
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4. Adaptive Automated Data Model
Automated business rules help
map transformed data to fields
and objects in a data model
(schema) purpose-built for IT
business analysis. Additional
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fields and relationships can be
added for your unique reporting
needs. Free up to 90% manhours spent on manual
reporting.
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5. Simple Modeling and Calculation
A pre-built set of allocation rules map and
allocate costs from GL journal entries into
categories like towers and sub-towers.
Methods include mappings from account
code/cost center combinations and
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allocated weightings based on rate cards
and live data. Apptio can help you
configure your cost model to fit your
available data and organizational needs
using a library of best practice allocation
rules together with specialized expertise
honed from 150+ implementations.
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6. Interactive Role-Based Reports & Analytics
Ready-to-use interactive reports
and dashboards are delivered via
the Web with role-based views
tailored for actionable information.
To enhance understanding and
trust in Mk data, you can trace
the
costs from reports through the
model and back to original source
data like GL journal entries.
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7. Easy to Modify
Anyone familiar with
spreadsheets can create
additional ad hoc reports and
dashboards in minutes, using a
pivot table-like approach
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including dropdown lists of fields
from all data sets.
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