AI is accelerating—but without financial visibility, it’s easy for costs to spiral and adoption to stall.

Gartner reports that 57% of CIOs are now responsible for leading AI strategies, while IDC predicts AI spending will outpace overall digital investments by 2X over the next three years. Yet more than 90% of CIOs say cost management is a major barrier to realizing AI's full value.

In this session, you’ll discover how IBM Apptio helps CIOs, CFOs, and IT Finance leaders lay the foundational building blocks for responsible, scalable AI:

• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Gain a complete view of AI costs—from infrastructure and cloud services to licenses and support.
• Usage Transparency: Track adoption and consumption across business units, models, and platforms to see where AI is delivering—and where it’s underused.
• Adoption Governance: Empower teams with cost transparency and showback data to encourage accountable, sustainable AI uptake.

We’ll explore how leading enterprises are answering mission-critical questions such as:

• Which AI projects are delivering real business value?
• Where are hidden inefficiencies and cost overruns?
• How can we encourage adoption while maintaining control?

Whether you’re starting your first AI pilots or scaling across the enterprise, this session will equip you with the financial insights to understand costs, manage usage, and drive responsible adoption—creating the foundation for AI’s long-term value.