Brian Kinion, VP Finance at Marketo, gives a keynote address at Armanino's Sixth Annual Technology Forum. He discussed moving from IPO to acquisition, the growing pains, the IT challenges and other topics pertinent to the financial organization.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)is a technological enabler to stay competitive and is an emerging prerequisite of improving business performance. For successful implementation it is key to have a stage based methodology in place. RPA will force companies to rethink processes and the added value they create to their customers.
Mission Critical - Getting Through A Successful ERP ImplementationSDI Presence LLC
Government leaders are trying to make sense of the constant changes in the world of technology. Enterprise Resource Systems, or ERPs, are some of the most complicated and difficult technologies to implement. The mixture of constant change and much needed ERP technologies creates a perfect opportunity to work collaboratively to ensure successful implementations
Enterprise Performance Management: Building A Closed Loop of Portfolios
Create a real-time map of your enterprise. The objective being to show that by simply connecting the dots, you will start to see dynamic and contextual relationships of ALL of you enterprise objects, thus allowing more confident decisions to be made, and in turn, drive portfolio improvements across your enterprise.
Ever struggled with the question of, What is the Value of Enterprise Architecture? In this webinar, Michael Fulton, experienced architect and President, CC&C Americas will share his perspective on EA and the value it provides to the CIO, to IT and to the business.
We will cover the benefits associated with:
• new Business Capabilities
• Cost Savings
• Risk Reduction
Key Take-aways:
• What are the elements of value delivered by IT?
• How does EA & IT Architecture deliver value to the organization?
• Why should you consider implementing an Enterprise Architecture program at your company?
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)is a technological enabler to stay competitive and is an emerging prerequisite of improving business performance. For successful implementation it is key to have a stage based methodology in place. RPA will force companies to rethink processes and the added value they create to their customers.
Mission Critical - Getting Through A Successful ERP ImplementationSDI Presence LLC
Government leaders are trying to make sense of the constant changes in the world of technology. Enterprise Resource Systems, or ERPs, are some of the most complicated and difficult technologies to implement. The mixture of constant change and much needed ERP technologies creates a perfect opportunity to work collaboratively to ensure successful implementations
Enterprise Performance Management: Building A Closed Loop of Portfolios
Create a real-time map of your enterprise. The objective being to show that by simply connecting the dots, you will start to see dynamic and contextual relationships of ALL of you enterprise objects, thus allowing more confident decisions to be made, and in turn, drive portfolio improvements across your enterprise.
Ever struggled with the question of, What is the Value of Enterprise Architecture? In this webinar, Michael Fulton, experienced architect and President, CC&C Americas will share his perspective on EA and the value it provides to the CIO, to IT and to the business.
We will cover the benefits associated with:
• new Business Capabilities
• Cost Savings
• Risk Reduction
Key Take-aways:
• What are the elements of value delivered by IT?
• How does EA & IT Architecture deliver value to the organization?
• Why should you consider implementing an Enterprise Architecture program at your company?
Prudence Technology is a reliable provider of IT solutions that cut across different industries and facilitate technology adoption through a consultative approach. A team of highly experienced consultants provides advisory at each step, helping the customers understand and implement IT solutions as business enablers. Our core competency lies in enterprise-wide solutions
Fast Data: Achieving Real-Time Data Analysis Across the Financial Data ContinuumVoltDB
In this webinar Marc Firenze, CTO of Eagle Investment Systems, and VoltDB will discuss the latest market and data management trends; and the growing need for real-time data consistency. He will also address in-memory database architecture for high performance, scale-out applications that doesn’t sacrifice data guarantees and how the combination of streaming analytics and fast operational data store represent the future for next gen data management services.
Many organizations who have not previously used the powerful financial capabilities of Clarity PPM are finding it advantageous to see planned and actual financial status of their projects. Too often companies hesitate taking that first step due to the perceived complexity of setting up and maintaining financial data in Clarity PPM.
This presentation, Clarity PPM Financials Made Easy, will address:
How to set up Clarity PPM Financials at a low cost and high-value structure
Taking advantage of default settings to reduce complexity and maintenance
Advantages of seeing all the relevant data in one place
Use of simple models to get started or use as a Proof of Concept
Optional Clarity PPM Features to enhance the model
The CA Clarity PPM Financials module enables users to see the financial impact of plans and measure performance results against the expectations of those plans. As changes to the plan are made, users can see how those changes will affect the financial outcomes.
Connected Planning Using EPM Cloud at Opus GroupAlithya
This session is a case study about how Opus Group® leveraged Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) to create a custom project-driven financial planning solution that is used for short- and long-term capital, revenue, margin, and expense planning. This PBCS application incorporates key concepts required for financial planning from the real estate and construction industry, such as project capital structure and equity, capital roll-forwards, rolling forecasts, and revenue recognition by different capital structures. The session will include a live demo to illustrate how the planning model integrates a project-level proforma to short- and long-term capital and P&L planning tools, to generate a variety of financial reports.
Talent Supply and Demand: Saba as the Gold Source for Skills at DXCSilviu Nedea
Presented: Saba Insight 2018
Author: Silviu Nedea
Company: DXC technology
Learn how DXC Technology integrates Saba Cloud with its portfolio and project management system, mitigates cost and location challenges, and how to reduce and/or eliminate expensive external hires.
Microsoft GP 2016: What You Need to Know Before UpgradingEmtec Inc.
What you need to know about the recent upgrade. The presentation also includes a highlight of the newest features from Dynamics GP 2016.
For more details or to request the recording from our webinar, please reach out to us at information@emtecinc.com.
Deloitte Software Asset Management as a ServiceJan Bultinck
The Deloitte SAMaaS model stands for an offering,
which can be customised to meet a company’s needs
and builds on skilled people, proven technology and
best practice processes. Our teams provide you with
assistance in both design and implementation of
automated inventory management, SAM tooling,
contract management, baseline validation, chargeback
modelling, SAM processes etc. and seamlessly integrate
with your operations.
The immediate benefits of Deloitte SAMaas are a
plannable cost, a fast time to result, a trustworthy
reporting engine and SAM capabilities covering the
whole SAM Lifecycle.
Faster responses to changing business needs and being more cost effective at the same time is a challenge for many organizations.
To help our customers focus more on innovation, Fujitsu will work to reduce the operation and maintenance costs of their existing ICT assets and build a platform for growth through the modernization of these assets. It enables customers to divert their investments from operations and maintenance to innovation and growth.
The Application Value Assessment (AVA) is a strategic consulting assignment, and it's the first step towards your Application/Legacy Modernization project.
Give Your Company the Competitive Edge by Means of an IT AuditEES Africa (Pty) Ltd
With increasing technological developments and competition, companies are looking at ways to enhance and optimise their information technology (IT) systems and technical infrastructure. An information technology audit, also referred to as a technical infrastructure audit, is an invaluable process to undertake to accomplish this.
It examines IT governance and how a company’s IT environment performs against best practice and emerging, leading edge technology. It does this by scrutinising information systems, their inputs, outputs and processing, capabilities and performance
Cloud ERP Strategy & Transformation I Best Practices I NuggetHubRichardNowack
Taking advantage of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software in the cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) can lead to cost savings and greater performance. In this business best practice slide deck you learn how to setup a cloud ERP strategy and a transformation plan, how to choose a vendor and how to evaluate technical migration scenarios.
We provide you with the following best practices:
- Cloud ERP Strategy Definition and Introduction
- ERP Platform Strategy & Evaluation
- ERP Platform Transformation
Your Digital Finance Transformation JourneyWorkday, Inc.
When it comes to navigating digital transformation within finance, no two organizations or industries are alike.
View this slide deck to learn how Workday and Deloitte are partnering to provide customers across industries with a perfect path forward, and can help you set a clear strategy for your journey.
Prudence Technology is a reliable provider of IT solutions that cut across different industries and facilitate technology adoption through a consultative approach. A team of highly experienced consultants provides advisory at each step, helping the customers understand and implement IT solutions as business enablers. Our core competency lies in enterprise-wide solutions
Fast Data: Achieving Real-Time Data Analysis Across the Financial Data ContinuumVoltDB
In this webinar Marc Firenze, CTO of Eagle Investment Systems, and VoltDB will discuss the latest market and data management trends; and the growing need for real-time data consistency. He will also address in-memory database architecture for high performance, scale-out applications that doesn’t sacrifice data guarantees and how the combination of streaming analytics and fast operational data store represent the future for next gen data management services.
Many organizations who have not previously used the powerful financial capabilities of Clarity PPM are finding it advantageous to see planned and actual financial status of their projects. Too often companies hesitate taking that first step due to the perceived complexity of setting up and maintaining financial data in Clarity PPM.
This presentation, Clarity PPM Financials Made Easy, will address:
How to set up Clarity PPM Financials at a low cost and high-value structure
Taking advantage of default settings to reduce complexity and maintenance
Advantages of seeing all the relevant data in one place
Use of simple models to get started or use as a Proof of Concept
Optional Clarity PPM Features to enhance the model
The CA Clarity PPM Financials module enables users to see the financial impact of plans and measure performance results against the expectations of those plans. As changes to the plan are made, users can see how those changes will affect the financial outcomes.
Connected Planning Using EPM Cloud at Opus GroupAlithya
This session is a case study about how Opus Group® leveraged Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) to create a custom project-driven financial planning solution that is used for short- and long-term capital, revenue, margin, and expense planning. This PBCS application incorporates key concepts required for financial planning from the real estate and construction industry, such as project capital structure and equity, capital roll-forwards, rolling forecasts, and revenue recognition by different capital structures. The session will include a live demo to illustrate how the planning model integrates a project-level proforma to short- and long-term capital and P&L planning tools, to generate a variety of financial reports.
Talent Supply and Demand: Saba as the Gold Source for Skills at DXCSilviu Nedea
Presented: Saba Insight 2018
Author: Silviu Nedea
Company: DXC technology
Learn how DXC Technology integrates Saba Cloud with its portfolio and project management system, mitigates cost and location challenges, and how to reduce and/or eliminate expensive external hires.
Microsoft GP 2016: What You Need to Know Before UpgradingEmtec Inc.
What you need to know about the recent upgrade. The presentation also includes a highlight of the newest features from Dynamics GP 2016.
For more details or to request the recording from our webinar, please reach out to us at information@emtecinc.com.
Deloitte Software Asset Management as a ServiceJan Bultinck
The Deloitte SAMaaS model stands for an offering,
which can be customised to meet a company’s needs
and builds on skilled people, proven technology and
best practice processes. Our teams provide you with
assistance in both design and implementation of
automated inventory management, SAM tooling,
contract management, baseline validation, chargeback
modelling, SAM processes etc. and seamlessly integrate
with your operations.
The immediate benefits of Deloitte SAMaas are a
plannable cost, a fast time to result, a trustworthy
reporting engine and SAM capabilities covering the
whole SAM Lifecycle.
Faster responses to changing business needs and being more cost effective at the same time is a challenge for many organizations.
To help our customers focus more on innovation, Fujitsu will work to reduce the operation and maintenance costs of their existing ICT assets and build a platform for growth through the modernization of these assets. It enables customers to divert their investments from operations and maintenance to innovation and growth.
The Application Value Assessment (AVA) is a strategic consulting assignment, and it's the first step towards your Application/Legacy Modernization project.
Give Your Company the Competitive Edge by Means of an IT AuditEES Africa (Pty) Ltd
With increasing technological developments and competition, companies are looking at ways to enhance and optimise their information technology (IT) systems and technical infrastructure. An information technology audit, also referred to as a technical infrastructure audit, is an invaluable process to undertake to accomplish this.
It examines IT governance and how a company’s IT environment performs against best practice and emerging, leading edge technology. It does this by scrutinising information systems, their inputs, outputs and processing, capabilities and performance
Cloud ERP Strategy & Transformation I Best Practices I NuggetHubRichardNowack
Taking advantage of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software in the cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) can lead to cost savings and greater performance. In this business best practice slide deck you learn how to setup a cloud ERP strategy and a transformation plan, how to choose a vendor and how to evaluate technical migration scenarios.
We provide you with the following best practices:
- Cloud ERP Strategy Definition and Introduction
- ERP Platform Strategy & Evaluation
- ERP Platform Transformation
Your Digital Finance Transformation JourneyWorkday, Inc.
When it comes to navigating digital transformation within finance, no two organizations or industries are alike.
View this slide deck to learn how Workday and Deloitte are partnering to provide customers across industries with a perfect path forward, and can help you set a clear strategy for your journey.
Financial Performance Management: How to create time, adapt and become agileSarah-Jayne Whitworth
This presentation looks at how Finance professionals can create time, adapt and stay agile in this ever-changing world. It looks at how using the right financial performance software during the budgeting, planning and forecasting process, can help you and your finance team become more strategic. It includes short demos of the IBM Planning Analytics software.
Modernizing Your Finance Team With TechnologyWorkiva
This slideshow explores what modern finance is and what it takes to get your team there. To find out more, visit workiva.com/solutions/financial-reporting
Developing a Modernization Strategy: Evaluating the Options by Chris KoppeFresche Solutions
Chris Koppe, VP of Corporate Strategy at Fresche Legacy presented Developing a Modernization Strategy: Evaluating the Options during iBelieve 2015.
This presentation covers:
- Modernization strategies
- Establishing goals and objectives
- Strategy definition
- Planning
- Getting funding and support
Digital Alpha is a leading technology and consulting services firm headquartered in New York. We provide solutions for:
- Asset Management companies
- Digital Health-Tech firms
Backed by the best industry minds from wall street companies like Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, J.P Morgan, and Deloitte - we help enterprises take advantage of the data and digital paradigm to generate new levers that will accelerate growth.
One of the critical aspects of adopting a digital ecosystem is modernizing or enhancing legacy business suites through evolving technology platforms and frameworks to endure in this digital age. We leverage our integrated array of IT solutions, accelerators, and software expertise to achieve a technological breakthrough and enable companies with a more agile transformation.
Our actionable strategy with data-driven methodologies help you to solve the most complex problems in the following disciplines:
- Data Engineering
- Platform Engineering
- Business Operations Automation
This week Chris Garber was at the EXL LifePRO conference in Naples FL presenting "How to Win Friends and Save Money". The presentation talks about how companies can improve efficiency by 40%+ using process improvement, technology, and data solutions.
“How to win friends and save money”
Improve your efficiency by 40%+ using process improvement, technology, and data solutions.
The competitive landscape, economic environment, and information technology continue to show up on top of the major challenges life insurers will face in the coming years. EXL Consulting will demonstrate that with process improvement, technology, and data solutions you can not only survive, but thrive, in this ever changing environment.
Key topics include:
1) Streamlining processes and improving turnaround time
2) Enhancing staff productivity while reducing errors
3) Improving pricing and customer insights with data federation
4) Modernizing legacy systems
5) Enabling customer self-services and mobile
Improve Efficiency, Compliance and Productivity Through Finance Transformatio...Perficient, Inc.
The role of corporate finance in financial services firms has expanded as the demands for balancing growth, regulatory compliance and risk management increase. Firms must be able to improve visibility, insight and control over financial performance, and this can be done through technology-enabled transformation.
In this webinar, our expert discussed the strategic vision and components of finance transformation that will help your enterprise to identify gains in operational efficiency, improve forecasting and reporting, reduce risk, and optimize the strategic functions of the finance organization.
We covered:
-Demand and drivers for finance change
-Key components of the finance operating model
-Prioritization of value creation opportunities
-Approach for improving financial reporting processes
-Solution architecture to deliver meaningful insights to the business
IT4IT: Realize a Digital Strategy with ServiceNowZenoss
ServiceNow's Senior Product Manager, Mark Bodman, presents IT4IT: Realize a Digital Strategy with ServiceNow.
Access the full presentation recordings for GalaxZ17 here: http://ow.ly/WyBu30cakk0
How to create time and become agile and adaptable - Financial Performance Man...HAYNE Solutions
How an enterprise financial software solution like IBM Planning Analytics, improves your Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting process - to create more time for the finance team and allows you to deal with change.
Acquity Group is a business process and technology consulting firm. We are and end to end provider of strategy, process and technology solutions. This deck highlights our key competencies around IT Strategy, IT Governance & IT Operations
Armanino's High Tech Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERPArmanino LLP
An ERP solution to address the top challenges of high tech & semiconductor manufacturers. Learn more at: armaninollp.com/industries/fabless-semiconductor
High tech and semiconductor companies struggle with a wide range of operational, financial and regulatory issues. The following 15 areas demonstrate how Armanino’s Microsoft Dynamics ERP Solution for High Tech Industries enables manufacturers to overcome these challenges.
1 - Supports M&A Activity
2 - New Product Introductions
3 - True Inverse Bill of Materials Management & Planning
4 - Subcontracting and Pay Point Management
5 - Robust Split, Route and End Item Support
6 - Pricing and Distribution Complexities
7 - Yield Planning
8 - Design Win Routing, Tracking and Planning
9 - Sampling & Evaluation Units
10 - Supplier Performance Monitoring
11 - Export Compliance/ Regulatory Controls
12 - Supply Chain Integration and Real-Time WIP Visibility
13 - Integration with PLM Systems & MES
14 - Complex Lot, Serial Traceability and Inheritance
15 - Binning and Substitutions
Armanino is a Gold Certified Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM Partner with a reputation for developing innovative solutions for electronics, semiconductor and fabless semiconductor manufacturers. Let us bring industry knowledge, Microsoft Dynamics expertise and business strategy to your next project. At Armanino, we deliver the tools you need to focus on your customers and grow.
Learn more at: armaninollp.com/industries/fabless-semiconductor
Microsoft AX7: Taking Business to the Next LevelArmanino LLP
Learn more about Microsoft Dynamics AX7 (aka "the New Dynamics") and schedule a demo using your data by visiting: http://learn.armaninollp.com/ax7-upgrade
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SaaS Revenue Recognition Principles: How to Treat Setup and Implementation Fe...Armanino LLP
Our latest survey of SaaS companies reveals two compelling shifts in revenue recognition.
As SaaS business models and GAAP revenue rules have evolved, companies have adapted their revenue recognition practice, especially in light of the new FASB/IASB revenue recognition standards (effective for public companies in 2017 and private companies in 2018).
Our new SaaS survey analyzes these changing practices and offers insights that can help you evaluate your company’s revenue recognition policies and disclosures.
The results revealed two compelling trends around non-subscription revenues.
Non-subscription revenue recognition remains a moving target for many SaaS companies, which means finance teams must continue to revisit the accuracy, transparency and completeness of their own rev rec policies and disclosures. How do your revenue best practices compare to your peers?
Come to Dynamics GRC Day in Atlanta after Convergence! Armanino's own Governance, Risk, and Compliance Partner, Jeremy Sucharski, will be the opening keynote speaker.
Learn more and register today: dynamicsgrc.com
Whats New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015Armanino LLP
Take a look at important new features in the latest release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 & GP 2013 R2, such as:
- Control
- Reporting
- Productivity
- System Administration
This presentation also covers:
- New features by module in GP 2015 & GP 2013 R2
- Important Microsoft support cut-off dates
- Upgrade paths and processes from earlier versions of Dynamics GP.
Learn more at: http://learn.amllp.com/upgrade-to-microsoft-dynamics-gp-2015
Microsoft Dynamics GP Year End Close - Armanino Webinar PresentationArmanino LLP
An important note for any CFO/Controller, Accountant or Dynamics GP user, this presentation reviews the process and procedures to performing a worry-free Year-End close in Dynamics GP.
We will explain the importance of closing the year in Dynamics GP, how to prepare for the year-end close activities, and guide you through the process of performing a year-end close in Dynamics GP. We will also provide you with tools, tips and tricks to make this a smooth process.
Feel free to check out the accompanying webinar as well for additional details: http://youtu.be/pI7imP9eFA0
Case Study - Microsemi Uses Microsoft Dynamics AX to Reduce Costs and Improve...Armanino LLP
Microsemi, a semiconductor company, selected Microsoft Dynamics AX to reduce spending on IT resources and improve efficiency by combining disparate systems.
Cloud computing has become ubiquitous in our personal and professional lives with must-have applications like iTunes for entertainment, Google for document management and ADP for payroll. Research from the Cloud Accounting Institute reveals that after major growth in adoption rates over the past several years, cloud solutions are now considered mainstream and are in wide usage, with 73 percent of survey respondents indicating their companies currently use Software as a Service (SaaS) or Cloud solutions. With the public Cloud Solutions market expected to reach $210 billion by 2016 according to Gartner, more companies are taking advantage of the cost-savings and efficiencies offered by a Cloud Solution.
Dynamics AX: The Business Case for UpgradesArmanino LLP
This SlideShare provides an overview of the new features in Microsoft Dynamics AX, a list of pro's and con's to help you determine if upgrading is right for your and finally, an overview of the upgrade process.
At Armanino, we know you don’t check-out of life when you check-in at work. That’s why we’ve created a unique work environment where your passions, your work, and your family and friends can overlap to help you:
• Achieve growth through a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas
• Combine your career with your passions by maintaining a flexible career path
• Make your family, friends and passions as much of a priority as your work
We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career.
Learn more at www.amllp.com and www.amllp.com/careers
SaaS Revenue Recognition Principles: How a SaaS Company Should Treat Setu...Armanino LLP
In 2010, when the new revenue standards1 were issued by the FASB, Armanino McKenna surveyed the early adopting public SaaS companies to see if implementation/setup fees were being recognized as delivered, rather than deferred, as allowed under the new rules.
SaaS Companies: What Costs Should Be Capitalized?Armanino LLP
Armanino McKenna conducted a survey of 47 public SaaS companies to examine their accounting policies for certain expenses. The results showed 70% of those SaaS companies are capitalizing expenses - the two most common expenses capitalized are software development expenses and sales commissions. To understand the diversity in capitalization practices, we examined the rules for capitalizing these and other SaaS expenses.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...
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Acquisition
Planned Growth Acquisitions
and Federal
2007
2008
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Need to create order out of the chaos
and close the initial gaps
Growing Pains: 2007
IT Challenges
• IPO by “brute force” and “sheer
determination”
• Buried in transactions and
manual processes
• Significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses to
address
• Long-term under investment in
G&A functions
• Rebuilding financials while
being audited
• CIO organization view of
departments owning,
implementing and
administrating their own
systems created “siloed
information” and master data
management issues
• Lack of integrated systems
• Lack of documented
process/policy
• Heavy reliance on Excel
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Making progress (2008 to mid 2011)
System/process improvements while nailing
Transactions/Compliance/Control and becoming more efficient
•
Noise level dramatically reduced with regard to transaction errors
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Added additional technical capacity across finance organization
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Addressed and remediated significant deficiencies/material weaknesses
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Added in-house NetSuite expertise and various system/process
improvements
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Reduced reliance on Excel
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Decreased day to close
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Completed two follow-on offerings
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Completed and integrated multiple acquisitions
•
Changed audit firms and navigated an SEC comment letter
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Systems improvements were helping
BUT...
Procure
to Pay
• A/P workflow/process review; to reduce headcount/increase volume with Coupa
• US Concur roll-out with integrated credit card program (2010)
Quote
to Cash
• Lockbox implemented for collections (2008)
• CRM transition from SFDC to Seibel to SFDC (Q209)
• Big Machines (quotes) (Q309); previously in Excel w/ manual approvals
• Avalara (sales tax) module (Q309); previously not charged/manual reserve
• Xactly (commissions) (Q109); previously in Excel
• OpenAir Implementation (Q210)
• EITF RevRec Module (Q310); support of EITF 08-01 adoption
Payroll and
Equity
Record to
Report
• EquityEdge live (2007); previous in eProsper
• Switched from ADP to Ceridian payroll (2009)
• Hyperion Planning (2008) to Host Analytics (2011)
• FAS (fixed assets) system (Q208); previously in Excel
• Netsuite cash reconciliations implemented (Q208); previously in Excel
• Clearwater (treasury analytics) system (Q308)
• Netsuite stabilization (2009-2010) and brought system administration in-house
• OneWorld (consolidation) module (2009); previously in Excel
• Consolidated # of outsourced International Accountants with Nair (2009)
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We needed to scale to support a $1B
business
New Demands + New Idea = New Organization
•
All the system/process improvements were done while we were doing our
day jobs
•
Rapid growth and additional acquisitions raised more infrastructure
questions and if our current system landscape would scale
•
Built business case for technology transformation and focused team to
make it happen
•
Had established relationships existed across the enterprise which we
leveraged for cross functional system/process improvements
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Hired “black belts” and process oriented staff who brought new skill sets
such as project management/change enablement/training
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Built key dashboards in NetSuite for increased visibility to business
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Increased efficiencies and—eliminating manual efforts
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Transformation process
Approach
• Defined scope and new technology landscape strategy to rip and
replace multiple systems
• 10 week implementation of all SAP OnDemand products
• Cross functional collaboration
• Re-engineered key business processes
• Clever use of interfaces and partner solutions
• Intense use of key user tools
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Transformation process
• Approach
• Defined scope and technology landscape strategy
• 10 week implementation of all SAP OnDemand products
• Cross functional collaboration
• Re-engineered key business processes
• Clever use of interfaces and partner solutions
• Intense use of key user tools
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A changed systems landscape
Prior to being acquired by SAP- 13 major systems in place
BIZX Platform / EC
After being acquisition SAP- One Integrated System End State
Partner
Solutions
BIZX Platform / EC
SAP®
Sales OnDemand
SAP® Contract
Management
SAP® Sourcing
SAP® Travel
OnDemand
OnDemand
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Marketo:
“I’ve seen this movie before”
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Smart Company (Nov 14, 2013)
interview with Marketo CEO Phil Fernandez
Asked what he wishes he had three years ago to make growth easier
today, Fernandez says he wishes he’d invested more in IT systems.
“We got behind on systems and we’ve been playing catch-up,” he says.
“I had the company so dialed towards growth and interacting with
customers, that we forgot a little bit about the back office.
“All of a sudden you wake up one day, you’re a $100 million company,
you’re public, and you’re pushing people to catch up.”
“We’ve been investing like crazy on systems infrastructure in the
business, which is amazing. Companies can grow faster than IT
departments can grow software.”
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Marketo challenges
These look very familiar…
• Heavy reliance on Excel
• Lack of system integrations
• Lack of documented process and policy
• Lack of maturity of systems needed to address being able to scale
• Impact on systems and financial modeling
• M&A execution and integration support
• Training, retention and development of key players
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Poised for growth / scaling the business
Marketing Automation
Quoting Workflow
CRM/Service Cloud
Customer
360 View
Complex Billing?
Professional
Services
Automation
Commissions
M
Procurement
M
Sales Tax Engine
Fixed Assets
M
Core GL/RevRec/Billing/Consolidations
Financial
Planning
M
M
M
Foreign
Bookeeper
Records
M
Accounting for Stock-Based Comp
US Payroll
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Transformation advice
• Be a champion for change and continuous improvement
• Identify gaps in both systems/skill sets and close them
• Build strong relationships throughout the organization and leverage
them
• Partnership and collaboration are critical
• Have a vision and be a leader and a cheerleader as needed
• Be relentless and push your vendors for functionality and partnership
• Network, network, network
No two system landscapes will look the same!
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Q&A
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