The idea of chargeback is not new. It was pioneered in the “old” mainframe data center forty plus years ago where analogous organizations were spending millions of dollars to acquire mainframes, the use of which was shared by multiple departments. Without this type of cost visibility it is impossible to put in place the financial controls necessary to contain the virtual machine sprawl that has been identified by Gartner as the #1 challenge to managing virtual server environments.

But where do you start? This white paper provides an easy-to-understand approach to chargeback. Download now to get all the information you need to implement chargeback in your virtualized data center.