Case Study: The Standard achieves greater cloud cost transparency and IT planning efficiency with IBM Apptio

The Standard uses IBM Apptio to align IT spending with key business strategies

The Standard, a financial services and insurance provider, was challenged by limited transparency into technology spending as it pursued digital transformation and acquisitions. Using IBM Apptio, along with IBM Cloudability and IBM Targetprocess, the company needed a better way to understand run-versus-transform costs, manage cloud growth, and align IT investments with business priorities.

IBM implemented a more structured IT financial planning and portfolio management foundation for The Standard, including TBM-based cost modeling and improved visibility across budgets, cloud spend, and work delivery. The results included the IT Finance team spending 80% of its time on higher-value analysis, a 20% increase in IT productivity and say-do ratio, and projected cloud spend reductions of 10% in 2023, with stronger control and decision-making heading into 2024.

The Standard

Dickson Kasamale

Second vice president of IT Finance and Analytics