On-Demand Webcast:
The Business of IT:
An Introduction to IT Financial Transparency

What is all the buzz about IT Financial Transparency, and what does it mean for IT to be cost transparent? Learn the meaning of today's buzzwords surrounding IT Financial Transparency. This webinar also addresses the following topics:

• How IT can be organized as a line of business, with IT as the seller and business units as the buyers
• What to avoid and what is required on the road to financial transparency
• Myths and facts about IT Financial Transparency
• Key business concerns addressed by a transparency "Bill of IT"
• How technology can act as an enabler of IT Cost Transparency

Learn how these four IT organizations realized real world returns by automating their IT Financial Transparency initiatives:

• Cisco was able to redirect $300M from IT spend towards new projects.
• Expedia and Starbucks each saved over $1M by analyzing the TCO of storage and desktops.
• St. Luke's Health System saved 8% of their annual IT budget by using Apptio's solution to identify cost saving opportunities.

This is the first webinar in the 2011 series, "Understanding and Leveraging IT Financial Transparency to Improve Business Alignment." Join experts from SteelGlass Consulting, leaders in IT transparency professional services, for this complimentary educational webinar series brought to you by Apptio.