IBM's Apptio unveils range of FinOps solutions

Apptio, an IBM company, has unveiled a range of FinOps solutions from IBM Cloudability and IBM Kubecost designed to enhance visibility and optimise cloud costs across complex, AI-driven environments.  

Backed by Cloudability and now integrated with HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) and Hashicorp Terraform, the Cloudability Governance product is designed to give FinOps teams greater control over cloud infrastructure deployments by automating cost compliance monitoring and applying defined organisational policy – all within the engineering workflow.

This includes scaling infrastructure using infrastructure as code, as well as enacting policies for infrastructure provisioning with built-in checks that guide or enforce best practices like ensuring the correct organisational tags are applied.

It also integrates personalised cost estimates and financial guardrails; provides near real-time visibility into actual cloud costs after deployment and AI-powered recommendations to uncover opportunities to address waste, ahead of deploying infrastructure; and detects anomalies, tracks spend against expectations and validates infrastructure decisions based on detailed billing data.

The company also announced its Kubecost 3.0 product, built to help enterprises tackle the complexities of managing their Kubernetes environments at scale.

With this latest version, Kubernetes teams gain access to enhanced tools for unified resource management that provide a comprehensive view across clusters, aiming to streamline cost allocation and resource utilisation.  

Kubecost 3.0 also includes savings recommendations, featuring automated container right-sizing, advanced GPU monitoring and optimisation powered by NVIDIA’s DCGM exporter, and enhanced node group sizing insights.

“Generative AI is not only pushing the limits of cloud infrastructure; it’s challenging the ability of technology and business leaders to make informed decisions and evaluate tech spend ROI," said Eugene Khvostov, chief product officer at Apptio.

"So, it’s imperative for organisations to gain control over their cloud and data estate. That’s the first step in harnessing the AI opportunity and exactly what our new FinOps solutions are designed to address – proactive, and predictive cloud cost management.”  

Cloudability Governance integration with HCP and Terraform Enterprise is available today in public preview. Kubecost 3.0 is also generally available now.