Significant investments in IT are absolutely critical to helping businesses today obtain and maintain a competitive edge. The sheer magnitude of these investments requires a change in the level of visibility businesses have into how dollars are being allocated across the services IT delivers and make it essential that future IT investments support the strategic direction of the business. The Apptio on demand offering is a powerful new way to bring Cost Transparency to IT in an automated fashion and enable progressive IT organizations to lead this change, usher in a new era of strategic IT management and establish a true partnership with the business.