Zetaly Cost Control​

Control Your Costs ​& Keep Track of Your Budget​

Zetaly Cost Control

Zetaly Cost Control (ZCC) is a cutting-edge FinOps analytical solution tailored to monitor the financial impact of your information system. With its intuitive and user-friendly interface, this solution provides real-time cost visibility, empowering you to make well-informed decisions based on your contracts and pricing structures. Effectively managing software billing on the mainframe can be challenging, requiring meticulous oversight to avoid unexpected and inflated invoices. Leveraging contracts built on AWLC (Advanced Workload License Charges) or TFP (Tailored Fit Pricing), ZCC ensures that you pay for what you actually utilize, minimizing financial risks and safeguarding your budget.​

 

ZCC allows you to effectively :

​• Monitor your current production costs in near real-time

• Gain insights into cost factors, trends, and the distribution among software

• Assess how business activities impact your mainframe costs

• Track your mainframe budget and proactively prevent overruns

• Stay within budget by keeping a close watch on your contractual commitments

Real-Time Visibility for Immediate Financial Control

Why wait for months to review your software bill? With ZCC, you gain monthly visibility into your current production costs, empowering you with immediate financial control. Our solution uses SCRT data and customer's contract conditions to perform accurate cost calculations, providing you with timely reports in your preferred currency. Stay on top of your expenses and make informed decisions without the unnecessary wait, all while taking into account your specific contracts and pricing models.​

Connect Expenses to Your Business Activities Effortlessly

To determine the ROI of your mainframe platform, it's crucial to align costs with specific business activities. Ever wondered how much your customer database, credit card payment service, or invoicing services truly cost you? With ZCC, the process is simplified. Our solution seamlessly links each business activity to its corresponding actual cost, providing you with valuable insights. Discover the costs associated with specific workloads, applications, or business units like never before.​

Uncover the Origins and Impact of Your Consumption

To effectively manage your mainframe costs, it's essential to understand their sources. ZCC is your solution, providing valuable insights into your consumption and its influence on your expenses. With comprehensive analytics dashboards, you can analyze cost drivers at both the infrastructure level (CPC, LPAR, etc.) and the software level. By leveraging historical data, you can also track cost trends over time and make informed projections. Take charge of your mainframe costs and optimize your financial strategies with confidence.

Ensure Budget Compliance and Avoid Costly Surprises to Manage Your Contractual Commitments

Neglecting contractual obligations can severely impact your budget. Take control of your financial stability by inputting your current contractual agreements and licensing terms into ZCC's settings. You can track your performance and proactively identify any potential risks of exceeding your consumption limits. Stay ahead of future overruns and maintain budgetary discipline with confidence.​

Gain Complete Budget Visibility to Prevent Overruns​

Monitoring your budget is essential for maintaining cost control. With ZCC, you can effortlessly track your consumption on a monthly basis, ensuring a clear overview of your annual budget utilization. Leverage powerful projection tools to anticipate potential budget overages and proactively implement corrective actions. Additionally, conveniently monitor and analyze your budgets and their individual components year after year. Stay in control of your finances and make informed decisions with ZCC.​

FinOps, the Prerequisite for Mainframe Modernization

The strategic vision paper provides valuable insights into mainframe constraints, cost reduction challenges, contract management, modernization strategies, and Orange's experience and benefits.
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