August 31, 2026

When AI Starts Spending for Itself

Agentic AI does more than answer a request. It can plan, retrieve information, call tools, retry work and initiate additional actions. Every step can create consumption. When the system decides how much work to perform, traditional cost controls are no longer enough.

Expert opinions

August 27, 2026

AI Costs Are Designed Before They Are Consumed

AI cost is not simply the price of a model call. It is the accumulated result of choices about models, prompts, context, data, orchestration, latency and quality. By the time the invoice arrives, most of the important economic decisions have already been made.

Events and webinars

August 20, 2026

ITFM Lessons for AI’s Non-Linear Cost Curve

AI spend doesn’t behave like traditional IT spend—and forecasting it the same way can leave finance teams flying blind. In this session, Janine Pickard-Green explores six practical ITFM principles for managing AI economics, from incorporating people costs and building AI cost towers to using scenario ranges and 90-day rolling forecasts. Learn how better visibility, stronger financial guardrails, and a clear connection between spend and business value can help FinOps teams respond before volatile AI costs spiral.

Expert opinions

July 23, 2026

AI Has Broken the Annual Technology Plan

Annual technology plans assume that leaders can estimate demand, price and delivery with reasonable confidence. AI changes all three while the plan is still running. Organizations need a planning model that can absorb uncertainty without surrendering financial discipline.