specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: TIBCO
providerId: tibco
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Integration
  - Analytics
  - API Management
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps placeholder for TIBCO: enterprise-licensed integration, analytics,
  and API management products sold under quote-based contracts by Cloud Software Group.'
sources:
  - https://www.tibco.com/
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
notes: TIBCO does not expose a public usage-based rate card or billing API. FinOps observability comes
  from contract-line allocation, not per-call telemetry.
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Cloud Software Group, Inc.
serviceCategory: Integration & Analytics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Enterprise License / Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: TIBCO
  ServiceCategory: Integration & Analytics
  ProviderName: TIBCO
  PublisherName: Cloud Software Group, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Cloud Software Group, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: licensed_entitlement
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - product
      - environment
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Map TIBCO contract entitlements (cores, instances, named users, API tier) to deployments;
      pull usage from product-native dashboards (Spotfire, BusinessWorks, Mashery analytics).
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate the TIBCO contract cost to the integration, analytics, or API platform team
      that owns each product line.
  - name: Optimization
    description: At renewal, right-size cores/instances and consolidate duplicate environments; retire
      unused Spotfire seats and BusinessWorks engines.
  - name: Accountability
    description: A platform owner is accountable for the TIBCO master agreement, true-up cycle, and renewal
      negotiation with Cloud Software Group.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com