Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for monitoring, analyzing, and estimating the total cost of ownership on each of a plurality of cloud-based information technology services; computer software that assesses the software license required and where optimizations can be obtained when transitioned to a cloud-based information technology service; and computer software that is rendered as a dashboard, wherein the dashboard visually indicates information, a granular definition of recommendations around cloud-based resources determined by observed application utilization; computer software that optimizes and manages cost and revenue of cloud-based information technology services; computer software that provides planning solutions of cloud-based information technology services