As companies scale, they can end up with multiple cloud environments. Three of every four enterprises have already implemented more than one cloud, IBM claims. Managing and tracking the cost of these environments across various platforms can be challenging.To help customers deal with this problem IBM has announced a new application called Cloud Brokerage Services Cost and Asset Management. Insanely long descriptive name aside, it does seem to offer some beneficial features.Cloud Brokerage Services Cost and Asset Management provides clients the means to:
- Obtain nearly ongoing visibility into their cloud inventory and view current and projected costs, and track according to budgets along with accurate chargeback
- Establish and enforce governance control points using financial and technical policy templates that incorporate cloud best practices and IBM expertise
- Receive information about and be able to proactively respond to variances and deviations before they become problems
- Review insights and recommendations on potential cost savings provided by the application's analytics
- Simulate changes to inventory, spend goals and operational priorities
- Manage asset & cost policies and changes supported by tagging across multiple provider services and monitored through universal dashboard vs individual reports