In a recent Harvard Business Review survey, Cloud Computing Comes of Age, 62% of 376 CxOs surveyed expressed data security in the cloud as a top concern. Does...
In a recent Harvard Business Review survey, Cloud Computing Comes of Age, 62% of 376 CxOs surveyed expressed data security in the cloud as a top concern. Does this mean you shouldn’t put ERP data in the cloud? Some used to believe that. Another survey from Gartner and FEI, Critical CFO Technology Needs, shows that thinking is changing. Recently, 53% of CFOs surveyed have said they have come to rely on the cloud to store and process their financial data versus 21% in 2013....
In a recent Harvard Business Review survey, Cloud Computing Comes of Age, 62% of 376 CxOs surveyed expressed data security in the cloud as a top concern. Does this mean you shouldn’t put ERP data in...
by David Ebert, Director of Higher Education, Oracle As a university or college administrator, do you have what it takes to do things better, faster and...
by David Ebert, Director of Higher Education, Oracle As a university or college administrator, do you have what it takes to do things better, faster and smarter? Simply put: Are you doing things right? Universities and colleges need to become the modern, high-tech campuses that their students, staff and communities expect. That’s not an easy task considering that funding isn’t what it used to be. According to a recent report, funding for public two- and four-year colleges...
by David Ebert, Director of Higher Education, Oracle As a university or college administrator, do you have what it takes to do things better, faster and smarter? Simply put: Are you doing things...
by Joe Burkhart and John Loera Pop quiz: How do you define student success? If you’re a finance officer at a community college, you know that’s a tricky...
by Joe Burkhart and John Loera Pop quiz: How do you define student success? If you’re a finance officer at a community college, you know that’s a tricky question. That’s because the majority of states are changing their funding incentives from a system based on enrollment numbers to one that’s tied to performance. We’re seeing many community colleges struggle to revamp their budgeting models to more accurately reflect the new paradigm. In a 2016 University Business report,...
by Joe Burkhart and John Loera Pop quiz: How do you define student success? If you’re a finance officer at a community college, you know that’s a tricky question. That’s because the majority of...
Can working in the back office be transformative? We think so, especially if you’re a visionary looking to make finance a force for change across the entire...
Can working in the back office be transformative? We think so, especially if you’re a visionary looking to make finance a force for change across the entire organization. In Part I and Part II of my blog series on Oracle’s Change Agents of Finance Awards, I described what we were looking for in nominees for the Fast Finance Award, the Top Talent Award, the Oracle Billion Dollar Story Honorary Award, the Modern Close Award, the Crystal Ball Award and the Roll With It Award....
Can working in the back office be transformative? We think so, especially if you’re a visionary looking to make finance a force for change across the entire organization. In Part I and Part II of my...
In my last post I shared details on the launch of the Oracle Change Agents of Finance Awards, and gave an overview of three award categories: the Fast Finance...
In my last post I shared details on the launch of the Oracle Change Agents of Finance Awards, and gave an overview of three award categories: the Fast Finance Award, the Top Talent Award, and the Oracle Billion Dollar Story Honorary Award. These awards celebrate individuals and/or teams who have leveraged Oracle ERP Cloud and Oracle EPM Cloud to solve business problems, drive growth and spur innovation at their respective organizations. Now I’d like to share with you details...
In my last post I shared details on the launch of the Oracle Change Agents of Finance Awards, and gave an overview of three award categories: the Fast Finance Award, the Top Talent Award, and the...
Actors have the Oscars, writers the Pulitzer Prize, and statesmen the Nobel Peace Prize. But when it comes to finance professionals, oftentimes the only award...
Actors have the Oscars, writers the Pulitzer Prize, and statesmen the Nobel Peace Prize. But when it comes to finance professionals, oftentimes the only award they get for a job well done is a pat on the back, a gift card... and more work. We at Oracle know the value that finance brings to the organization; after all, we’ve spent almost the last four decades delivering solutions that automate routine tasks so that you can focus your time on providing financial and business...
Actors have the Oscars, writers the Pulitzer Prize, and statesmen the Nobel Peace Prize. But when it comes to finance professionals, oftentimes the only award they get for a job well done is a pat...
By Emma Greene, Senior Director Applications, Global Marketing The potential of digital developments is enormous, creating new opportunities and obstacles for...
By Emma Greene, Senior Director Applications, Global Marketing The potential of digital developments is enormous, creating new opportunities and obstacles for finance teams around the globe, every day. Many companies may be able to survive, but the real question is: can they thrive in this new working world? Finance leaders like you need to make the most of the latest innovations; redefine annual reports and eliminate errors in narrative disclosures; throw out aging budgeting...
By Emma Greene, Senior Director Applications, Global Marketing The potential of digital developments is enormous, creating new opportunities and obstacles for finance teams around the globe, every...
The Olympic Games are inevitably split into three phases for the host country. First comes the lead-up period, during which billions of dollars are invested in...
The Olympic Games are inevitably split into three phases for the host country. First comes the lead-up period, during which billions of dollars are invested in the new infrastructure and facilities required to actually host the Games. Next up is the main event. For a glorious two-week period, the host city becomes the centre of the world as fans everywhere tune in to watch their nation’s athletes compete for glory and millions make the trip to cheer them on in person. The...
The Olympic Games are inevitably split into three phases for the host country. First comes the lead-up period, during which billions of dollars are invested in the new infrastructure and...
There’s a lot of change going on in project teams and project management offices (PMOs) right now. Many factors are driving change, from the new ways people...
There’s a lot of change going on in project teams and project management offices (PMOs) right now. Many factors are driving change, from the new ways people work and communicate to the need to be more efficient. The net result is that the world of project management is changing. As more companies struggle to boost their bottom line—in many cases by reducing costs, because their markets or industries aren’t growing significantly—project teams are charged with prioritizing...
There’s a lot of change going on in project teams and project management offices (PMOs) right now. Many factors are driving change, from the new ways people work and communicate to the need to be more...
