It can be easy to think of information technology (IT) as a highly complex, overly demanding and recklessly evolving aspect of modern business. Ironically, however, much of the complexity and labor intensity companies currently experience with their IT solutions has resulted because the companies haven’t kept pace with the rapid evolution of technology. Growing numbers of companies faced with such […]
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Information Governance Considerations in the Life Sciences Industry
Translating compliance and information governance concepts into actionable strategies can be challenging for life sciences organizations. But it is definitely a priority. Facing the challenge involves following a phased approach encompassing communication, a degree of “cultural evolution,” and of course, leveraging good technology.
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Information Governance Considerations and Big Data In The Financial Services Sector
Learn how you can manage Big Data in the financial services sector and protect yourself from an uncertain future. When it comes to information governance in the financial services sector, remember that: • Scrutiny by regulators is increasing. • Auditors need comprehensive context to examine and reconstruct a financial event properly. • Any non-compliance that auditors do find can result […]
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Is This Your Financial Close Process?: Four Ways “Just Getting It Done” Is Costing You More Than Just Time
“It takes a long time—but at least we’re getting it done.” But are you getting it done well? And how much is the way you are doing it costing you in the long run? Highly manual, inefficient financial close and balance sheet substantiation processes are more expensive than most organizations realize. They’re more prone to errors, have the potential to […]
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The 2015 BlackLine Survey of Mid-Market Executives: The Financial Close and Period-End Accounting Activities Are Still Big Headaches—But 36% Have Found a Solution
BlackLine and Gatepoint Research got together to ask Mid-Market Finance and Accounting executives about their accounting processes. The results highlight key process holes that effect Mid-Market business today.
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From QuickBooks to Cloud Financials
Why Fast-Growing Companies Leave QuickBooks and Adopt Cloud Financials to Accelerate Growth. This whitepaper covers many of the issues that growing companies using QuickBooks typically face, and why so many have decided to move to NetSuite—a modern, integrated, cloud-based solution that enables accelerated business growth. Case studies and quotes from those who have adopted NetSuite describe why enterprises have made […]
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Digital Transformation, Millennials and the Future of Financial Services
Maintaining share of wallet and customer satisfaction in today’s competitive financial services landscape is no easy task. Customer turnover is projected to be at an all time high with up to 54% of millennials leaving their current financial institution over the next few years. As a financial services institution (FSIs), are you equipped to meet and exceed rising customer expectations […]
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The Forrester Wave™: Subscription Billing Platforms, Q4 2015
In Forrester’s 40-criteria evaluation of subscription billing platform solutions, we identified the eight most significant vendors in the category — Apttus, Aria Systems, Digital River, goTransverse, Recurly, SAP hybris, Vindicia, and Zuora — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report details our findings about how well each vendor fulfills our criteria and where they stand in relation to each […]
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