Don’t be Befuddled by Your IT Budget

3T@3 Series: Tuesday, Oct 27th at 3:00 PM ET

Building a realistic and effective IT budget feels like trying to hit a moving target. AI, cloud services, evolving security threats, and other variable costs complicate the process. You do not, however, need to struggle to balance your operational needs with predictable technology spending.

With our practical, 5 step budgeting process, you can successfully create your information services budget for 2027 to keep your team productive, systems secure, and costs under control.

In this 25-minute session, we share practical frameworks from our budgeting templates and resource library, along with real-world guidance on how to project newer costs, including AI development, usage tokens, and AI governance.

You will learn how to:

• Structure core IT and cloud service expenses using our free budget templates
• Project variable AI costs, including API tokens, user licensing, and custom development
• Budget for essential AI monitoring, data protection, and security management tools
• Avoid common cost surprises
• Align technology investments with your actual business goals

Whether you are updating your annual budget or planning a new cloud initiative, this session will give you clear, actionable steps to move forward with confidence.