生成式AI时代，from CPU To GPU，会最大化FinOps云上财务管理的价值
IBM收购Apptio Inc.，为企业IT提供可操作的财务和运营洞察
46亿美元收购将推进IBM现有的资源优化、可观察性和应用管理产品，为客户创造最大价值，并在IBM的几个增长领域实现重大协同效应
2023年6月26日
纽约州阿蒙克，2023年6月26日/PRNewswire/-- IBM（纽约证券交易所代码：IBM）今天宣布已与Vista Equity Partners签署最终协议，以46亿美元收购Apptio Inc.，一家财务和运营IT管理和优化（FinOps）软件的领导者。收购Apptio将加速推进IBM的IT自动化能力，使企业领导者能够在技术投资方面实现增强的业务价值。
组织正以前所未有的速度数字化转型，导致IT环境在公共和私有云中扩展，涉及多个服务提供商。为了管理这种复杂性的显著增加，客户正在转向Apptio的解决方案，以实现混合和多云环境、劳动力和相关资源的技术支出的集成和简化可见性。Apptio与IBM的IT自动化软件以及Watsonx人工智能平台一起，将帮助全球企业管理和优化企业IT支出，实现有形的财务价值和运营改进。
Apptio是一家成熟、不断增长且盈利的技术业务管理和FinOps领导者，拥有超过1500个客户，服务于超过一半的财富100强企业。Apptio在行业内得到认可，与亚马逊Web服务、微软Azure、谷歌云平台、Salesforce、ServiceNow、甲骨文和SAP等领先公司合作并进行集成，符合IBM对开放合作伙伴生态系统的承诺。
Apptio赋予企业领导者管理技术支出和指导投资以实现高价值云创新和数字化转型的能力。该公司有三个核心产品，均以软件即服务（SaaS）形式交付 - ApptioOne、Apptio Cloudability和Apptio Targetprocess：
ApptioOne：混合云支出管理和优化功能，用于分析、优化和规划IT支出和价值。ApptioOne用于建立可重复和准确的规划和财务管理流程，提供有关成本和利用率的可操作洞察，同时根据行业同行进行持续优化。
Apptio Cloudability：公共云支出管理可见性和优化功能，将多云和SaaS基础设施与云财务管理最佳实践相连接，以最大化客户的云策略价值。
Apptio Targetprocess：敏捷投资规划功能，用于将开发资源与业务成果对齐，规划和跟踪项目或产品的价值交付。
"技术正在以我们从未见过的速度改变业务。要利用这些变化，优化投资以实现更好的业务价值至关重要，Apptio正是这样做的，" IBM首席执行官兼董事长Arvind Krishna表示。"Apptio的产品结合IBM的IT自动化软件和Watsonx人工智能平台，为客户提供了最全面的方法来优化和管理他们的所有技术投资。"
Apptio与IBM的IT自动化软件（如Turbonomic、
https://newsroom.ibm.com/2023-06-26-IBM-to-Acquire-Apptio-Inc-,-Providing-Actionable-Financial-and-Operational-Insights-Across-Enterprise-IT
请翻译“IBM to Acquire Apptio Inc., Providing Actionable Financial and Operational Insights Across Enterprise IT
$4.6 billion acquisition to advance IBM's existing resource optimization, observability and application management offerings, maximize value for clients and drive significant synergies across several IBM growth areas
Jun 26, 2023
ARMONK, N.Y., June 26, 2023 PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vista Equity Partners to purchase Apptio Inc., a leader in financial and operational IT management and optimization (FinOps) software, for $4.6 billion. The acquisition of Apptio will accelerate the advancement of IBM's IT automation capabilities and enable enterprise leaders to deliver enhanced business value across technology investments.
Organizations are digitally transforming their businesses faster than ever, causing IT environments to expand across public and private clouds, with multiple service providers. To manage this dramatic increase in complexity, clients are turning to Apptio's solutions for integrated and simplified visibility into technology spend across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, labor and associated resources. Apptio, together with IBM's IT automation software and it's watsonx AI platform, will help businesses around the world manage and optimize enterprise IT spend and derive tangible financial value and operational improvement.
Apptio is an established, growing and profitable technology business management and FinOps leader, with over 1,500 clients, serving more than half of the Fortune 100. Industry recognized, Apptio partners and integrates with leading companies such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Oracle and SAP, consistent with IBM's commitment to an open partner ecosystem.
Apptio empowers enterprise leaders to manage technology spend and direct investments to high-value cloud innovation and digital transformation. The company has three core offerings, all delivered as software as a service (SaaS) – ApptioOne, Apptio Cloudability, and Apptio Targetprocess:
ApptioOne: Hybrid cloud spend management and optimization capabilities to analyze, optimize and plan IT spend and value. ApptioOne is used to establish repeatable and accurate planning and financial management processes, delivering actionable insights around cost and utilization, while benchmarking against industry peers for continuous optimization.
Apptio Cloudability: Public cloud spend management visibility and optimization capabilities, connecting multi-cloud and SaaS infrastructure with cloud financial management best practices to maximize the value of clients' cloud strategy.
Apptio Targetprocess: Agile investment planning capabilities to align development resources to business outcomes, plan and track value delivery for projects or products.
"Technology is changing business at a rate and pace we've never seen before. To capitalize on these changes, it is essential to optimize investments which drive better business value, and Apptio does just that," said Arvind Krishna, CEO and chairman, IBM. "Apptio's offerings combined with IBM's IT automation software and watsonx AI platform, gives clients the most comprehensive approach to optimize and manage all of their technology investments."
Apptio and the performance optimization and observability capabilities of IBM's IT automation software like Turbonomic, Instana and AIOps, will give clients a 360-degree technology business management platform, providing a "virtual command center" for spend management and optimization stretching across their entire technology landscape. In addition, Apptio will bring to IBM $450 billion of anonymized IT spend data, unlocking new insights for clients and partners.
The acquisition of Apptio is a continuation of IBM's deep focus and investment in hybrid cloud and AI and is expected to drive significant synergies across several key growth areas for IBM, including automation, Red Hat, IBM's broader AI portfolio, and IBM Consulting, as well as strong partnership with other leading systems integrators like Accenture, KPMG, Deloitte and EY. IBM will also deliver new innovation by augmenting watsonx with Apptio's anonymized FinOps data. Additionally, Apptio is expected to benefit from IBM's long-established scale and reach, working with clients and partners across more than 175 countries.
"Our customers are evolving to a complex digital-first, hybrid world where technology investments are distributed and decentralized but all innovation must be aligned with clear business outcomes," explained Sunny Gupta, Apptio co-founder and CEO. "We are so excited to be joining IBM and combining our industry leading offerings with IBM's global presence and strong portfolio across AIOps, automation and hybrid cloud offerings."
"We are committed to building resilient enterprise software companies, which has proven to be highly attractive to strategic and financial buyers, as well as public markets," said Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. "Our investment philosophy, value creation strategy, and industry expertise, enables us to identify and partner with companies that have the potential for long-term success. Apptio has transformed how leading organizations optimize their IT spend and performance for better outcomes. We are proud of these shared accomplishments and look forward to seeing Apptio further evolve with IBM."
Apptio will be acquired with available cash on hand. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the latter half of 2023.
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