Spreadsheet Confessions: 7 True Stories That Should Make You Rethink Your Next Budget Cycle
From billion-dollar swings to bungled city budgets, these real-world Excel errors reveal just how risky the wrong process can be. Budget season déjà vu? […]
Tag: Cost Optimization
5 Ways ITFM Empowers CFOs to Drive Business Outcomes
When an organization spends hundreds of millions (or more) on IT, visibility and control over that spend is a high-stakes proposition that can make […]
Build to Run: The Hidden Expense Driver Killing Your IT Budget
Most organizations can tell you how much they spend on IT projects—but few can tell you how much it truly costs to run them […]
ITFM vs. FinOps Part 2: How FinOps and IT Financial Management Work Together
Analysts at McKinsey estimate that companies using FinOps, a cloud financial management discipline focused on cloud cost management, can reduce cloud costs by up […]
Technical Debt and the Case for ITFM
Technology has become a primary driver of business competition today, but as companies pursue digital strategies, many are struggling under a significant and often […]
State of Arizona Reinvests $16.6 Million Running Government at the Speed of Business
Background Governor Doug Ducey has a clear vision for Arizona. He wants it to be the number one place to live, work, play, recreate, […]
How to Reduce Storage Costs by Right-Sizing Consumption
Storage costs are one of the most under-optimized areas of spend in many IT budgets today. That means there’s a great deal of low […]
3 Best Practices for Short-term IT Cost Control
As organizations seek to become as lean as possible to survive the economic turbulence caused by COVID-19, technology leaders are under particularly strong pressure […]
4 Recession Survival Rules for CIOs & IT Leaders
Nobody knows if today’s current economic pullback will be a short-lived anomaly or a long-term struggle, although the odds are leaning toward the latter […]
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Join Nicus at Knowledge 2026 ServiceNow Knowledge 2026 is the must-attend global conference for anyone serious about transforming technology spend into measurable business value […]
Escape the Spreadsheet Spiral
Escape the Spreadsheet Spiral: Reclaim Control of IT Spend If every “final” version of your IT budget comes with a side of anxiety, you’re […]
Spreadsheet Confessions: 7 True Stories That Should Make You Rethink Your Next Budget Cycle
From billion-dollar swings to bungled city budgets, these real-world Excel errors reveal just how risky the wrong process can be. Budget season déjà vu? […]
Modern TBM: What It Is and Why You Need It
Technology Business Management (TBM) has delivered valuable financial discipline to IT for over a decade—but today’s digital enterprises demand more. Rising AI investments, shifting […]