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The AI Bill Shock Coming for Every CFO Token costs, uncontrolled AI spend, and the governance gap that will cost your organisation — if you don't act now. Every CFO I've spoken to in the last 12 months has signed off on at least one AI initiative. Most have signed off on several. Claude, Microsoft Copilot. ChatGPT Enterprise. AI features bundled into your ERP, your FP&A platform, your HR system. It's everywhere, it's accelerating, and for most organisations the cost of it is currently invisible. That invisibility is about to end. I'm not writing this to slow down your AI adoption. I'm ...

Here’s a scenario I see playing out across organisations right now. Finance teams have invested significantly in TM1 — IBM Planning Analytics — but somewhere along the way, the platform stopped feeling like a competitive advantage and started feeling like a liability. Excel is creeping back in. Enhancements are taking months. The system goes down at the worst possible moment. And in many cases, the entire environment is held together by one or two people who are a single resignation away from becoming a crisis. I’ve spent the last twenty years working with TM1 environments across every size ...

Effective management of Planning Analytics (TM1), particularly with tools like IBM’s TM1, can significantly enhance your organization’s financial planning and performance management. Here are some essential tips to help you optimize your Planning Analytics (TM1) processes: 1. Understand Your Business Needs Before diving into the technicalities, ensure you have a clear understanding of your business requirements. Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that are critical to your organization. This understanding will guide the configuration and customization of your Planning ...

With the holiday season just around the corner, the air is buzzing with excitement as individuals eagerly anticipate spending quality time with their loved ones. As companies prepare for the annual shutdown, employees are gearing up for some much-needed rest and relaxation. However, amidst the festivities, it's essential to ensure that business operations continue to run smoothly, especially for those facing month-end reporting obligations. Maintaining Business Continuity: The holiday season is a time to unwind, reflect, and connect with family and friends. However, in finance, the show must ...

One of the interesting things about Octane Red and Blue is that there is no onboarding you can start to ticket on the first day of your subscription. Over time, we are studying tickets that the user creates and anticipate that the user will have the same ticket for the next month so we will create it in advance so that users will no longer make one, that is what we call recurring tickets. There is a lot of automation that we can introduce, and this will no longer require any human intervention needed during the process, and tasks that are ticketed will be automated. Preventative maintenance ...

If you are a TM1 user then you would have surely come across times when you required assistance in support or Development (DevOps) for your implementation. Thousands of companies use TM1 globally for financial and business performance reporting, calculation and presentation of KPIs, allocation, and apportionment, and as a tool for data collection. While having all that factors, a company may also experience pain points like costly consultants for TM1 Development and the struggle to hire a TM1 developer. We have released Octane Blue and Red which allows you access to TM1 developer and support ...