Case Study: UBS achieves cloud cost transparency and optimization with Apptio TBM and FinOps

UBS scales cloud billing from 1 million to 17 million rows a month with Apptio

UBS, a leading global wealth manager, faced a challenge during its accelerated cloud migration when manual, Excel-based processes could no longer scale to manage the surge in cloud demand and cost allocation queries. To address this, UBS partnered with vendor Apptio to establish Technology Business Management (TBM) and FinOps practices to gain control and transparency over its cloud expenditures.

The solution implemented by Apptio provided UBS with automated cost allocation and a detailed cloud consumption dashboard, enabling the FinOps team to manage exponential data growth without increasing headcount. This resulted in significant cost optimization, such as identifying and reducing wasteful logging services. Apptio's tools empowered application owners to take financial responsibility, leading to real-time cost-saving actions and a fundamental cultural shift towards cost-effective cloud management across the organization.

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