ITkulut
ITkulut is a Finnish term referring to the information technology expenses incurred by an organization. ITkulut cover a broad range of expenditures tied to the use and support of information technology, including hardware such as servers and networking equipment, software licenses, cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), IT personnel, external support and maintenance contracts, outsourcing, training, security measures, energy consumption and related services.
Costs are typically categorized as capital expenditures (CapEx) or operating expenditures (OpEx). CapEx includes assets with
Managing ITkulut involves budgeting and cost control, allocation to business units or cost centers, and governance.
Common performance indicators include total cost of ownership (TCO), IT spend as a percentage of revenue, cost