Apptio CMO Leads Cloud Computing in Healthcare Panel

Executives from Leading Technology Business Management Provider Will Discuss Strategies for Improving IT Finances

Philadelpha, PA – Cloud Computing in Healthcare Conference & Expo - June 21, 2011 - Apptio, the leading provider of on-demand Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions, today announced that its chief marketing officer, Chris Pick, will moderate a panel of leading cloud computing and healthcare experts at the Cloud Computing in Healthcare Conference and Exhibition on June 21-22 in Philadelphia.

Building the Case for Cloud Adoption in Healthcare: Metrics and other Strategies to Win Buy-In

When: Tues., June 21 from 2:35 p.m. ET – 3:20 p.m. ET

Moderator: Chris Pick, chief marketing officer, Apptio

Panelists: David Linthicum, chief technology officer at Blue Mountain Labs; Edith Dees, chief information officer at Holy Spirit Hospital; William Gillespie, director of healthcare at Distributed Systems Services, Inc. (DSS)

Description: Although most CIOs are anticipating making significant investment in private and public cloud technologies over the next 12 months, they currently report they are not tracking the "fundamental metrics" required to make the case for ROI. The majority of IT decision makers don't have the necessary metrics to build an intelligent business case for moving applications and infrastructure components to the cloud.

For more information on Technology Business Management, or to learn how other IT leaders are using Apptio, please visit http://www.apptio.com/.

About Apptio

Apptio is the leading provider of SaaS-based Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions for managing the business of IT. Apptio enables IT leaders to manage the cost, quality and value of IT Services by providing deep visibility into the total cost of IT services, communicating the value of IT to the business through an interactive "Bill of IT," and strategically aligning the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes. Apptio's TBM solutions play a critical role in helping companies understand and drive chargeback, virtualization, cloud and other key technology initiatives. Global enterprise customers such as Cisco, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Starbucks, BNP Paribas, EMD Chemical, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City currently use Apptio to manage more than $50 billion in annual IT spending. For more information on Apptio, please visit http://www.apptio.com or the Lean IT blog at http://leanit.apptio.com/.

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