IBM Cloudability Features

Allows users to schedule instances, changes or other operational tasks in advance.

Efficiently scales resource usage to optimize spend whith increased or decreased resource usage requirements.

Allows users to track and control cloud spend across cloud services and providers.

Tracks infrastructure resource needs and alerts administrators or automatically scales usage to minimize waste.

Ability to project spend based on contracts, usage trends, and predicted growth.

Provides use-specific recommendations regarding performance and resource utilization.

Provides ability to track and/or map spending on all cloud spend across departments with little to no manual entry.

Creates reports outlining resource, underutilization, cost trends, and/or functional overlap.

Presents information and analytics in a digestible, intuitive, and visually appealing way.

Import trial balance, monthly P&L, balance sheets, and other types of financial data

Define budget structure elements and how they are linked hierarchically

Keeps track of all versions of a budget and allows users to compare versions

Include budgeting formulas to estimate direct and indirect costs, operating and non-operating revenues

Test the potential financial impact of business decisions on revenues and expenses

Users can customize standard budget periods (3, 9, or 12 months)

Receive data and information in real time

Consolidate multiple budgets from different departments or business entities

Users with administrative access rights can modify budgets

Workflows are used to define the steps required to alter budgets and who needs to approve changes

Forecasting is based on past transactions and historical financial or operational data

Ability to recreate forecasts to include new information that may impact budgets

Support multiple types of forecasts such as balance sheet and cash flow forecasts

Used to review and update budgeting assumptions for a predefined period (usually one year)

Uses AI algorithms and models to predict future trends and outcomes, based on historical data and patterns

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Project out as the year progresses to accommodate trends that affect key business drivers.

compare Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow for multiple periods

Forward-looking Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements are synchronized with GL data

Evaluate units, projects, budgets, and other finance-related data to gauge their performance and potential risk

Consolidate viewing and management of multiple clouds in one solution.

Optimize cloud performance and integration with disparate systems.

Provide cost management insights and analytics regarding cloud usage.

Manage and control the security aspects of an organization's digital assets, resources, and operations

Assessment of resource optimization and capacity availability across the environment

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Track, manage and store the applications of potential future members, customers or candidates

Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand

Manage and store data in a database

Track and monitor efficient handling of all changes/transitions

Plan and implement business continuity measures in case of unforeseen events

Allows businesses to monitor and secure applications and workloads across multiple public clouds

Set and monitor service level agreements to ensure timely response and resolution

Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws

Install software updates and bug fixes remotely

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Combining data from different sources and providing a unified view

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Graphical representation of data

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Plan, pay and track business related expenses.

Generate one-off reports that meet information requirements

Manage the accounting and financial aspects of multiple locations or companies in a single location

A type of financial statement used to record and report an organization's revenues, costs, and expenses over a specific amount of time

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Alter the layout and content of reports

Form predictions based on past and present data/trends

Creation and customization of dashboards

Allow users to create their own reports and financial statements

Manage and handle various international currencies

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Method used in decision-making that allows businesses to input variables to forecast potential outcomes or possibilities

Manage assets throughout their lifecycle to optimize profit

At a high level, visualize a preferred outcome, define goals and identify specific steps to achieve them

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Active reporting of data and metrics

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database

Develop potential scenarios to identify risks and opportunities

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Combining loans, assets, liabilities, and other financial data from multiple subsidiary companies into one entity for reporting

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

A statement detailing the financial position of a business including assets, liabilities, and equity at a certain point in time

Manage the accounting and financial aspects of multiple operations and departments or ongoing projects from a single location

Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

A financial statement that lists a company's accounts and details the account type and balance

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Process of managing an organization's cash resources, including cash on hand, investments, and bank account balances

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Database containing accurate and up-to-date information on all operational services

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Automatically identify unusual behavior

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Graphical representation of data

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Operate multiple applications in a shared environment

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Import and export data to and from software applications

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Supports common databases such as MySQL and Oracle

Encrypt data to and from the cloud and on cloud storage devices

Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user