Recent releases

Costing Standard (v120) - July 4, 2025

• AI TCO & Usage report enhancements; solution added to Reference projects  
• Mainframe TCO enhancements (BETA) 
• Japanese language localization for Hybrid IT TCO Impact and AI TCO & Usage 

Costing Standard (v120) - May 30, 2025

• Introduced IBM Apptio’s AI TCO & Usage solution empowering CIOs, Business & Solution Leaders, and AI & Data Science teams with end-to-end visibility into their AI total cost of ownership and usage. By unlocking insights across AI models and AI solutions, it drives smarter decisions for AI investments, enables responsible scaling, and establishes the foundation for AI value conversations. See Overview, Gonfig Guide, and Report Collection for more information.
• Introduced Model overview reports to visualize cost flows, providing detailed insights and enhance transparency.
• Added new Hybrid IT Impact Admin reports with Copy Table button to simplify the setup and remove the need for Apptio-to-Apptio datalink connectors.
• Updated Public Cloud TCO report with Definition tab, dual-axis charts for unit rates, a resized Attributes table, and a revised column picker order that follows a taxonomy hierarchy.

Costing Standard (v120) - April 11, 2025

This release includes the following key enhancements to improve user experience and functionality.

• Usage Project – role-based reporting based on Frontdoor persona.
• IBM Apptio Turbonomic Integration is now GA. To learn more, see this video.
• Japanese language support for Public Cloud TCO.
• Public Cloud TCO added to Costing Standard reference project 

Hybrid IT TCO Impact for IBM Apptio Costing Standard – February 28, 2025

Summary

The Hybrid IT TCO Impact solution, now available with the release of R12.11.12, is a significant addition to the IBM Apptio portfolio. This solution is designed to address the challenges of managing Hybrid IT environments, where applications are constantly being moved between on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud environments. In such dynamic environments, it is crucial to have a clear understanding of the costs, priorities, and targets associated with a data-driven Hybrid IT strategy. Without this visibility, decision-making can become speculative, and organizations may struggle to optimize their IT investments.

The Hybrid IT TCO Impact solution provides organizations with the necessary tools to measure and understand the financial impact of their evolving hybrid IT environments. By offering visibility into unit economics, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and consumption of applications before and after migrations, this solution empowers stakeholders, including C-Suite executives and Application Owners, to make informed decisions. With Hybrid IT TCO Impact, organizations can ensure that their migrations deliver the intended financial value, and optimize their IT investments to achieve better business outcomes. By leveraging this solution, organizations can navigate the complexities of Hybrid IT with confidence, and make data-driven decisions that drive business success.

Compare Hybrid IT Estate Against Targets

The Hybrid IT TCO Impact Summary report provides a comprehensive overview of an organization's Hybrid IT estate, encompassing on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud environments, allowing users to track key metrics such as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), unit cost, and number of applications for current and past Hybrid states. This report enables users to measure how their Hybrid IT environment has changed over time, and compare their current state against predefined targets, providing valuable insights to inform decision-making and optimize their Hybrid IT footprint.

Understand the Financial Impact of Application Migrations

As application migrations take place, users will be able to see the financial impact of each migration type and migration strategy. Migration types include On-Premise to Public Cloud, Public Cloud to Private Cloud, and any other direction and combination of these. Migration strategies could include application rehosting, refactoring, rebuilding etc.

This allows users to quickly obtain insights into any “bad actors” such as applications with an increased unit cost after migration. It further helps understand which migrations have delivered the greatest financial benefits to date across TCO, Unit Cost and Usage Volumes.

Unlock the Drivers Behind Changes to TCO

Analyze migration results at an individual application level, incorporating metadata such as business criticality and migration date. This helps identify specific Cost pools and IT towers driving financial benefits or drawbacks, informing data-driven decisions to optimize future migrations.

Public Cloud TCO for Costing Standard (v120) – February 28, 2025

The Public Cloud TCO release for Costing Standard (v120) and Costing Essentials (v200) offers multiple benefits for primary users, mainly IT finance teams. This version provides a simple and transparent financial lens across monthly public cloud costs, helping to avoid unexpected bill shock. It also enables teams to drive accountability and ensure optimal efficiency of public cloud services, minimizing waste.

The new release includes the installation of new components, such as Public Cloud TCO in v120 and Public Cloud TCO and Public Cloud TCO Reporting in v200. Users can connect to cloud data and utilize features like Account Name, Business Unit, and Cloud Tower Mapping Table to tailor reports and gain insights into their organization's cloud practices. With this release, users can assess if their organization is applying "Best in Class" cloud practices, including RI Coverage and Utilization Rates, to optimize their cloud services.

For more information on configuration, see here.

Costing Standard (v120) - January 17, 2025

This release reflects the latest pricing information for Hybrid Business Management (HBM) for Q4 2024. This update ensures that our customers have access to the most current and accurate pricing details, enabling them to effectively plan and manage their HBM needs.