PODCAST · technology
Navigating the Tech Frontier
by Apptio, an IBM Company
Join host Harry Alverson, Acting CMO, Apptio, an IBM Company, and fellow tech executives for real-world insights to guide C-suite decisions around technology investments, planning, performance, and optimization.
Episodes
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Delivering AI ROI with Process Standardization
Move beyond cost transparency. Learn how leaders connect technology investments to business outcomes, strengthen accountability, and align AI spending with strategic priorities through TBM.
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Navigating the AI Cost Challenge
AI is redefining technology economics. Discover how executive leaders can leverage TBM and FinOps to strengthen cost visibility, govern AI risk, and ensure investments deliver measurable business value at scale.
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Aligning Technology Costs to Business Outcomes
As AI increases technology complexity grows, visibility alone isn’t enough. Discover how TBM leaders build accountability, align priorities, and create the foundation for smarter investment decisions and better business outcomes.
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Data-Driven Tech Investment Decisions for Leaders
AI is forcing leaders to make tougher investment decisions. Learn how TBM helps organizations increase transparency, strengthen accountability, and make smarter decisions that maximize the value of technology and AI investments.
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Shifting Focus From Tech Cost to Business Value
Technology spend is easy to track. Proving business value is harder. Hear how finance and technology leaders align investments, accountability, and outcomes.
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Reinvesting Through Tech Debt
In the AI era, tech debt needs to be on your innovation roadmap. Explore how inefficient IT investments, fragmented systems, and delayed modernization create financial, and operational risks and how leaders can reinvest for future growth.
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Leading Successful TBM Adoption
Explore what it really takes to make TBM successful, from building stakeholder accountability and improving data over time to embedding transparency, governance, and business alignment for lasting organizational impact.
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Operationalizing Change at Scale
Johnson Controls VP Amy Byalick reveals how to make change stick in an organization, create governance that lasts beyond leadership changes, and align technology investments to enterprise strategy.
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Driving FinOps Transformation at Scale
Samsung scaled FinOps across 14 business units, achieving $300K+ monthly savings (~15%) by driving early quick wins, enabling business teams with cost visibility, and aligning business KPIs with cloud spend—transforming forced conversations into organic collaboration.
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Scaling FinOps at Enterprise Level
Samsung scaled FinOps across 14 business units, transforming cloud spend into a governed, KPI-aligned investment discipline.
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How TBM Powers Organizational Change
Explore how standardized teams and TBM drive visibility, measurable value, and scalable cloud-AI decisions.
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Evolving TBM in Large Enterprises
Allstate transformed IT operations from cost-cutting to value delivery and implemented outcome-based delivery across $1.7B in technology investments.
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Applying AI to IT
Applying AI to IT involves strategic consideration. In this episode, we discuss: How to build AI strategies that deliver quick, measurable wins Using AI to improve signal-to-noise ratio in complex IT environments with massive data Transforming IT from a cost center to a value driver through...
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Modernizing IT with AI
AI in IT goes beyond automation. It helps teams spot issues early, prevent disruptions, and keep systems running smoothly. In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, Bill Lobig, VP of Product Management, IBM Automation, explains how AI is reshaping IT operations. Tune in to uncover how to:...
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IT Sustainability: Cost, Challenges, Future & More
Embracing IT sustainability involves balancing costs and overcoming challenges like energy consumption and e-waste. In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, John Ridd, CEO, Green Pixie Ltd., joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to discuss: IT’s environmental...
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Connecting IT Sustainability to Business Value
Effective IT sustainability requires more than good intentions – it demands high-quality data and clear connections to business value. In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, John Ridd, CEO, Green Pixie Ltd., joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to discuss:...
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Ensure AI Investments Deliver Value
AI investments continue to rise and rightfully so — the technology is far from realizing its full potential. But as you invest, it’s critical you ensure your investments are delivering maximum impact. Join host Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, and special guest John...
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Considerations for AI Investments
AI adoption is growing and transforming the way businesses operate, however, making smarter investments is critical to succeed. In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, John Wilson, Standards Member, TBM Council, joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to…
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Annual Planning: Stakeholder Alignment
Effective stakeholder alignment is crucial for successful IT planning and business value creation. In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, Wesley Eugene, SVP, HIT Global Ltd., joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to discuss: Building consensus across teams...
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Tech and Labor Investments in Planning
Wesley Eugene, SVP of Hit Global joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to explore: Balancing CapEx and OpEx in tech investments for maximum business impact Implementing effective build/buy/borrow strategies for resource optimization Aligning labor investments with...
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Getting Annual Planning Right – Priorities and Considerations
Annual planning involves various complexities, but getting it right is critical to set the optimal pace and direction for your organization. In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, Wesley Eugene, SVP, HIT Global Ltd., joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to...
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The Future of Data & AI/ML
The quantity of data is increasing but making it useful for decision making remains a challenge. However, AI/ML and automation and AI/ML are making an impact. In this video, we cover: The importance of bringing data to end-users and into the decision-making systems How AI can provide a...
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Importance of Data & Accuracy
All the insights necessary to drive alignment, efficiency, and innovation come from data – and all of this helps contribute to better planning. In this video we cover: Challenges of effectively leveraging data due to lack of goal/metric alignment The need for processes to integrate data into...
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Technology Investment Decisions
There are many things to consider when making tech investment decisions. In this video, we discuss: How to think about investments in terms of priorities The importance of understanding customer needs Defining metrics for measuring success Considerations for building a 30/60/90 plan when starting…
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Join host Harry Alverson, Acting CMO, Apptio, an IBM Company, and fellow tech executives for real-world insights to guide C-suite decisions around technology investments, planning, performance, and optimization.
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