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Companies seeking for a cost management platform that provides data-driven reporting, budget forecasting and impact modeling
About BMC AMI Cost Management
BMC AMI Cost Management provides data-driven reporting, budget forecasting, and impact modeling—easily identifying cost optimization areas by translating technical cost data into insightful business metrics. Transparent cost reporting with intuitive, interactive dashboards that track history and efficiency improvements, and analyze system and total cost data. Identification of workloads driving mainframe software costs so you can align cost optimization strategies with business demand. Predictive analytics evaluating the impact of IBM software license cost optimization activities for planning and ongoing budget management. Proactive reporting on planned vs. actual costs, variances, and forecasts of whether costs will put the budget at risk. Tailored Fit Pricing (TFP) reporting support giving you visibility into your monthly TFP cost drivers to allow you to control your TFP costs.
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BMC Software
Founded: 1980
United States
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