This guide explores the benefits and challenges of implementing IT chargeback and showback policies to control runaway IT spending. Chargebacks require departments to pay for their IT usage, promoting accountability but risking internal friction. Showbacks, on the other hand, report usage costs without enforcing payment, fostering awareness with less conflict. The guide advises starting with showbacks to gradually implement chargebacks, ensuring accuracy, consistent cost assignments, and smooth reporting. It also highlights the importance of automated tools like Visual Storage Intelligence for managing data collection and reporting, making the process efficient and reducing the manual workload.

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