SmartC Platform

Turn technology insight into action.

Bring technology cost, usage, ownership, contracts, decisions and outcomes into one shared operating view.

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SmartC Platform
Current · connected · accountable
Technology cost
$128.4M
Open decisions
31
Renewals ahead
18
Shared knowledge layer
Cost
Usage
Ownership
Contracts
Plans
Actions
Total IT Cost Optimization
Executive Cost Visibility
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The Platform Problem

Your technology estate is connected. Your cost data is not.

Finance records spend. Technology systems record usage. Procurement holds contracts. Owners carry business context. The executive answer depends on all four.

Different systems describe the same technology differently.
Ownership and business purpose sit outside the cost record.
Renewals and optimization decisions arrive before the evidence is ready.
Four sources. No shared answer.
Finance
Invoices · GL · budget
Technology
Assets · cloud · software
Procurement
Contracts · suppliers · renewals
Business
Owners · services · outcomes
The Recurring Work

Spreadsheets do not keep pace with technology spend.

Every new question triggers another export, reconciliation and explanation—while the underlying cost, usage and commitments continue to move.

Less rebuilding
Reuse governed cost context instead of recreating it.
Faster answers
Move from data collection to investigation.
More trust
Keep source, assumptions and ownership visible.
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Executive cost report
Version 17 · manually reconciled
Cloud exportManual
License workbookManual
Vendor invoice extractManual
The Platform Benefit

One shared knowledge layer for technology cost.

Connect financial, operational and commercial context so teams can work from the same current record—without replacing the systems that already run the business.

Understand
What you own, use, pay and plan.
Explain
What changed, what drives it and who owns it.
Decide
Which opportunities, renewals and variances need attention.
Act
Move approved decisions to accountable action.
Prove
Track outcome evidence instead of stopping at estimates.
Platform Features

From technology visibility to measurable outcomes.

The platform brings the recurring disciplines of technology cost management into one connected experience.

Unified IT Cost Inventory

See the technology your business depends on—and what it costs.

Unify siloed records into a normalized inventory that exposes blind spots across software, SaaS, cloud, assets, infrastructure, vendors and emerging technology.

One normalized technology inventory
Current cost and source freshness
Business service, owner and supplier context
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Technology Inventory
12 cost areas
Technology
Owner
Annual cost
Status
Microsoft 365
Digital Workplace
$8.4M
Current
Public Cloud
Cloud Platform
$24.8M
Current
Observability
Engineering
$3.7M
Review
IT Services
Infrastructure
$19.2M
Current
Cost, Usage and Ownership

Know what you pay, what is used and who is accountable.

Connect spend to adoption, consumption, services, teams and business outcomes so the cost record explains more than the invoice.

Cost without usage can hide waste.
Usage without ownership can stall action.
Ownership without business context can create the wrong decision.
Technology decision
Cost
Usage
Owner
Service
Contract
Outcome
Budget, Forecast and Variance

See where technology spend is heading—and why.

Bring actuals, plans, forecasts and variance drivers together so leaders can adjust before the year is already decided.

Continuous view
Compare actual, budget and latest forecast.
Driver explanation
Show the services, vendors, usage or demand behind the movement.
Earlier response
Surface risk while options still exist.
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Technology Forecast
FY26
Budget
$124.0M
Forecast
$128.4M
Variance
+3.5%
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Primary driver: cloud demand and software renewals
Contract and Renewal Intelligence

Enter every renewal with time, ownership and evidence.

Bring contract milestones, usage, spend, owners and optimization evidence together before commercial deadlines remove your options.

See upcoming renewal exposure.
Identify the business and technology owners.
Prepare retain, right-size, consolidate or negotiate decisions.
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Renewal Calendar
Next 120 days
Contract
Days
Next step
Microsoft 365
43
Owner review
Observability platform
71
Usage analysis
Managed services
96
Commercial strategy
Data platform
112
Forecast review
Opportunities and Recommendations

Move from cost visibility to the decisions worth examining.

Surface potential waste, rate, commitment, overlap, ownership and demand opportunities—then prioritize them by materiality, confidence and business impact.

Focus attention on material opportunities.
Keep the evidence and assumptions visible.
Separate a recommendation from an approved action.
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Opportunity Queue
Prioritized
Opportunity
Potential
Confidence
Unused software entitlement
$420K
High confidence
Cloud commitment gap
$310K
Validate demand
Overlapping SaaS capability
$265K
Owner review
Vendor rate variance
$180K
Commercial review
Workflows, Approvals and Accountability

Put each decision in front of the right owner—with context.

Replace approval trails hidden in email with visible decision ownership, evidence, status and rationale.

Route intelligently
Match the decision to its accountable owner.
Preserve context
Keep cost, usage, risk and business need together.
Record the decision
Capture approve, reject, defer or request more evidence.
Opportunity qualified
Evidence attached
Technology owner review
Decision due Friday
Finance validation
Pending owner decision
Approved action
Not started
Action Tracking and Execution Status

Keep approved cost actions visible until the outcome is known.

Track who owns the action, what must happen next, where it is blocked and whether the expected result was actually achieved.

No recommendation disappears after the meeting.
No action is reported complete without status and evidence.
No blocker remains invisible to the people who can remove it.
Approved
M365 rightsizing
Vendor consolidation
In progress
Cloud commitment
Contract renegotiation
Blocked
Business owner validation
Verified
Unused SaaS licenses
Savings and Outcome Evidence

Separate identified opportunity from realized value.

Track the financial result, operational evidence and business impact so savings claims can withstand scrutiny.

Identified
$2.4M
Estimated opportunity
Approved
$1.8M
Approved value
Implemented
$1.3M
Implemented change
Verified
$1.1M
Verified financial outcome
Existing-System Connections

Add one cost intelligence layer without replacing systems that already work.

Bring relevant financial, technology, procurement and business data together while each source system continues doing its primary job.

Finance and ERP
Cloud, software, SaaS and asset systems
Procurement, contracts and supplier records
Planning, ITSM and business context
ERP
Cloud
SaaS
ITAM
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Cost intelligence
Contracts
ITSM
Planning
Owners
Role-Based Control and Audit Trail

Move faster without losing decision control.

Give each person the information and authority relevant to their role, while keeping decisions, approvals and exceptions traceable.

Role-based visibility
Executives, owners and domain teams see the right scope.
Approval boundaries
Consequential actions require authorized human decisions.
Audit history
Record who decided what, when and why.
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Access and authority
Role-based
Role
Scope
Authority
CIO / CTO
Enterprise cost and priorities
View · challenge · approve
Cost owner
Assigned services and actions
Review · decide · evidence
Domain team
Operational cost and usage
Investigate · recommend
Finance / Procurement
Plan, contract and outcome
Validate · negotiate
Technology Spend and Value

Improve cost visibility, prioritize investments, and communicate value.

Analyze, plan and optimize IT spend across vendors, contracts, labor, projects and more—while connecting technology investments to business priorities.

Understand and communicate the business value delivered by IT investments.
See how the business consumes IT spend.
Identify cost-optimization opportunities and redirect spend where needed.
Visibility
Investment
Business value
Executive Cost Visibility

Cut waste, drive value, and lead with confidence.

Give CIOs and IT finance leaders a shared view of IT spend, key cost drivers, business priorities and value.

See the total cost of IT and the key spend drivers.
Align IT investments to business objectives and priorities.
Communicate the value of IT to the business.
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Executive technology cost
Current view
Total cost
$128.4M
Variance
+3.5%
Open priorities
31
Cost area
Status
Software & SaaS
Review
Cloud
Investigate
Infrastructure
On plan
Conversational Insights

Ask plain-language questions and get data-backed answers.

Explore technology-spend and value questions through a natural-language interface aligned to connected, governed cost data.

Ask questions about cost, usage and financial performance.
Get immediate answers grounded in connected data.
Respect existing user permissions and authorized access.
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Connected context
What is driving the forecast variance?
Three areas explain most of the movement:renewal timing, additional licence assignments and higher cloud demand.
Connected context: plan · cost · usage · contracts
See the Platform in Action

See a demo customized for your business needs.

Choose the technology-spend questions and cost areas you want to review with a SmartC expert.

Analyze, optimize and plan technology spend
Review the financial and operational questions that matter now.
See the relevant platform capabilities
Focus the conversation on your selected cost areas and priorities.
Get your questions answered
Leave with a clearer picture of how SmartC could fit your business.
IT Cost Assessment

Uncover hidden opportunities and take control of your IT cost data.

Gain a clearer view of your technology estate, identify cost and usage blind spots, and see where savings opportunities may exist.

Improve visibility
See where the current cost picture is incomplete or outdated.
Find hidden opportunities
Bring material cost, usage and ownership gaps into view.
Know where to focus next
Identify the cost area that warrants deeper investigation.

IT Cost Optimization software and expert-led services across the major areas of enterprise technology spend.

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