By Brian Sullivan, Managing Director, Accenture Oracle Business Group The bots are coming! The bots are coming! No, that’s not a line out of science fiction...
By Brian Sullivan, Managing Director, Accenture Oracle Business Group The bots are coming! The bots are coming! No, that’s not a line out of science fiction thriller. I’m talking about a technology called intelligent process automation, also known as IPA. And while there’s nothing scary about it, one thing is certain: intelligent bots are coming to a finance organization near you—and quite possibly your own. Intelligent bots are relatively new to the finance world. If you...
By Brian Sullivan, Managing Director, Accenture Oracle Business Group The bots are coming! The bots are coming! No, that’s not a line out of science fiction thriller. I’m talking about a technology...
Switching enterprise software systems can be a massive undertaking. A company with thousands of employees is likely to have thousands of machines to update,...
Switching enterprise software systems can be a massive undertaking. A company with thousands of employees is likely to have thousands of machines to update, with dozens or hundreds of different hardware configurations. An enterprise IT department would have to coordinate these upgrades with simultaneous upgrades to company servers, which would not only update the systems but also would likely need to manage company-wide access permissions and role authorities. Attempting...
Switching enterprise software systems can be a massive undertaking. A company with thousands of employees is likely to have thousands of machines to update, with dozens or hundreds of...
This is the time of year when college campuses across the United States come alive with activity. Students swarm the grounds, faculty impart their knowledge—and...
This is the time of year when college campuses across the United States come alive with activity. Students swarm the grounds, faculty impart their knowledge—and university and college business officers wrestle with ever-shrinking budgets. For decades, U.S. institutions have been faced with cutbacks in public funding. To succeed in this environment of constant belt-tightening, business officers need to develop revenue models that cast the widest net possible—whether it’s...
This is the time of year when college campuses across the United States come alive with activity. Students swarm the grounds, faculty impart their knowledge—and university and college...
A recent survey indicates that finance leaders in the field of higher education are dissatisfied with campus technology. The survey of chief business officers...
A recent survey indicates that finance leaders in the field of higher education are dissatisfied with campus technology. The survey of chief business officers and senior financial officers across the United States shows less than half (49%) agree their institution makes efficient use of technology. This trend needs to change if campuses hope to attract and retain more students. Enrollments are predicted to begin a long decline in 2018, and that spells bad news for revenue....
A recent survey indicates that finance leaders in the field of higher education are dissatisfied with campus technology. The survey of chief business officers and senior financial officers across the...
By Arun Khehar, SVP Applications ECEMEA, Oracle The physical and digital worlds will converge, co-mingle, and spring into action as businesses and government...
By Arun Khehar, SVP Applications ECEMEA, Oracle The physical and digital worlds will converge, co-mingle, and spring into action as businesses and government agencies demonstrate the latest in transformative technologies at GITEX, October 14–18, at the Dubai World Trade Center—the biggest technology exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As MENA governments and businesses take a bigger leadership position on transformative technologies, GITEX is attracting a...
By Arun Khehar, SVP Applications ECEMEA, Oracle The physical and digital worlds will converge, co-mingle, and spring into action as businesses and government agencies demonstrate the latest...
With the arrival of process automation, cognitive tools, and blockchain, finance organizations are facing the potential for major transformation. In the first...
With the arrival of process automation, cognitive tools, and blockchain, finance organizations are facing the potential for major transformation. In the first of a 3-part series, Deloitte looks at the impact of process automation. Part 1: How Automation Is Disrupting Finance By Girija Krishnamurthy and David Carney, Deloitte Consulting LLP The rumblings of disruption are rolling through the world of finance. And it’s about time. More than ever, disruptive technologies are...
With the arrival of process automation, cognitive tools, and blockchain, finance organizations are facing the potential for major transformation. In the first of a 3-part series, Deloitte looks at the...
By Joseph Prunty, Area Vice President, Modern Finance Solutions, Oracle Remember the old idiom “bankers’ hours”? Short workdays and numerous holidays gave rise...
By Joseph Prunty, Area Vice President, Modern Finance Solutions, Oracle Remember the old idiom “bankers’ hours”? Short workdays and numerous holidays gave rise to the phrase, back when banks operated at a slower pace and in a more predictable business landscape. That world is unrecognizable today, as technology, regulations, and changing customer expectations roil the banking world, forcing changes throughout the value chain. Disruptive technology continues to serve as both...
By Joseph Prunty, Area Vice President, Modern Finance Solutions, Oracle Remember the old idiom “bankers’ hours”? Short workdays and numerous holidays gave rise to the phrase, back when banks...
By Jennifer Toomey, Senior Director, Cloud Business Group, Oracle Technology is bringing new worlds of innovation to budgeting and planning. In an age where...
By Jennifer Toomey, Senior Director, Cloud Business Group, Oracle Technology is bringing new worlds of innovation to budgeting and planning. In an age where only the most agile survive, fumbling across multiple spreadsheets and updating expensive on-premises systems is no longer an option. Companies need to evolve and to do that, increasing numbers are turning to the cloud. In a recent APQC survey, finance respondents said that they spend nearly half of their time on...
By Jennifer Toomey, Senior Director, Cloud Business Group, Oracle Technology is bringing new worlds of innovation to budgeting and planning. In an age where only the most agile survive,...
By Sarosh Khan, IBM Global Business Services Across every industry, finance and operations teams play central roles in the day-to-day running of the business....
By Sarosh Khan, IBM Global Business Services Across every industry, finance and operations teams play central roles in the day-to-day running of the business. But the financial and operational systems in many companies are sitting in silos. This separation means that a company has two sets of data that it must reconcile in order to get a clear picture of the business. This, in turn, limits the ability of decision makers to identify and capitalize on opportunities for...
By Sarosh Khan, IBM Global Business Services Across every industry, finance and operations teams play central roles in the day-to-day running of the business. But the financial and operational...