VMware vCenter Chargeback enables accurate cost measurement, analysis, and reporting of virtual machines. With vCenter Chargeback, line-of-business owners and IT teams can gain visibility into the actual cost of the virtual infrastructure required to support business services. vCenter Chargeback provides the ability to map IT costs to business units, cost centers, or external customers – enabling a better understanding of how much resources cost and what can be done to optimize resource utilization. vCenter Chargeback also allows organizations to support policy-driven accountability for self-service environments so that business owners can “pay as they go” for IT resources.