The document discusses the benefits of cloud financials and business process outsourcing to finance and accounting. It outlines how cloud computing enables cost sharing and collaboration for business process outsourcers working with multiple clients. Outsourcing allows companies to focus on their core competencies and avoid distractions while gaining process excellence, expertise, and more timely and accurate reporting.
Are you ready to transition your accounting system to a modern cloud based platform that delivers the functionality you need while providing a real return on your investment? You may be ready to graduate to a full featured financial management and accounting system. Join the Raffa Technology team for an informative seminar reviewing the powerful cloud based financial accounting system Intacct. This educational session will focus on the business drivers for cloud based accounting solutions with a focus on Intacct's award winning software platform. We will take you through a tour of Intacct's key features and functionality.
This presentation from IBM's Business Continuity and Resiliency Services examines the trends and challenges that support cloud-based resiliency, and how IBM's Cloud Resilience portfolio can help.
The cloud is not just a change in technology but also a change in the economics of technology solutions. This session will dive deep into different models highlighting how leveraging cloud solutions not only shifts costs from capital to operational but also impacts time to market.
This presentation highlights the core differentiators that can maximize private cloud's transformative business value.
For more information go to: http://ibm.co/PrivateCloudinHybridEra
IBM Global Technology Services: Partnering for Better Business OutcomesIBM Services
IBM can help you take advantage of the changes in technology – including Cloud, Social, Mobile, and Analytics – and devise the right partnering strategy to drive innovation for your organization.
Capacity Optimisation: Use what you have. Buy what you need: Jim Waring, BMC ...BMC Software
Do you know which resources you already own are actually being used? How do you know what additional resources you need? Before you can plan and budget for additional infrastructure resources, you need to know what you have, what you are using, and how well your IT services are running on those existing resources.
This presentation will discuss how you can cost-effectively right-size your IT infrastructure to meet the changing needs of your business.
Are you ready to transition your accounting system to a modern cloud based platform that delivers the functionality you need while providing a real return on your investment? You may be ready to graduate to a full featured financial management and accounting system. Join the Raffa Technology team for an informative seminar reviewing the powerful cloud based financial accounting system Intacct. This educational session will focus on the business drivers for cloud based accounting solutions with a focus on Intacct's award winning software platform. We will take you through a tour of Intacct's key features and functionality.
This presentation from IBM's Business Continuity and Resiliency Services examines the trends and challenges that support cloud-based resiliency, and how IBM's Cloud Resilience portfolio can help.
The cloud is not just a change in technology but also a change in the economics of technology solutions. This session will dive deep into different models highlighting how leveraging cloud solutions not only shifts costs from capital to operational but also impacts time to market.
This presentation highlights the core differentiators that can maximize private cloud's transformative business value.
For more information go to: http://ibm.co/PrivateCloudinHybridEra
IBM Global Technology Services: Partnering for Better Business OutcomesIBM Services
IBM can help you take advantage of the changes in technology – including Cloud, Social, Mobile, and Analytics – and devise the right partnering strategy to drive innovation for your organization.
Capacity Optimisation: Use what you have. Buy what you need: Jim Waring, BMC ...BMC Software
Do you know which resources you already own are actually being used? How do you know what additional resources you need? Before you can plan and budget for additional infrastructure resources, you need to know what you have, what you are using, and how well your IT services are running on those existing resources.
This presentation will discuss how you can cost-effectively right-size your IT infrastructure to meet the changing needs of your business.
IT Cost Transparency with Capacity OptimizationBMC Software
Learn how Health Care Service Corporation's investment in TrueSight Capacity Optimization empowered their IT organization with better cost transparency. www.bmc.co/TrueSight
Extending the Partnership to the CloudBMC Software
Steve Wanklin, Corporate VP for Capgemini’s Infrastructure Services presents the Service Management approach Capgemini and BMC have taken together as partners and enabled their clients to operate in the cloud.
Steve Wanklin, Corporate VP for Capgemini’s Infrastructure Services presents the Service Management approach Capgemini and BMC have taken together as partners and enabled their clients to operate in the cloud.
Point of View on advantages and factors to consider when deploying a tier 1 warehouse management system in a cloud hosting architecture.Includes case studies from SAP EWM, JDA WMS and Manhattan SCALE.
This paper will discuss how cloud is helping enterprises, governments and industries around the globe meet their current challenges through key value drivers.
Sheila Hensley, Director of Finance, ATN-Alltel and Amir Gefen, Director of Industry Relations, cVidya Networks presented the following on how cVidya implemented a new Revenue Assurance program at Alltel
CSCMP 2014: Traditional vs Cloud-Based WMS -- Cornerstone V Track 18 Warehous...InterimONE
This CSCMP 2014 topic, presented by Ryder and LogFire, compared traditional, hosted, and cloud-based WMS solution alternatives and dispelled the myths and TCO differences.
Cloud Service Management. A New Beginning. This presentation looks at the disruptive nature of cloud computing and cloud based services. It explores organizations current ability to understand the impact cloud. The final section provides a number of suggested and recommended sources of information regarding cloud service management in an ITIL environment.
We will review a few customers’ decision to move to the Cloud, why they made the decisions they made, how their move to the cloud went and key learnings. Lastly, with the experience gained from several migrations will explain the Silver Lining Planning Services and how Avtex can help you with a turbulence free evaluation and migration to the Cloud.
Moving to the Cloud – Risk, Control, and Accounting ConsiderationsProformative, Inc.
Proformative presents Moving to the Cloud – Risk, Control, and Accounting Considerations. Special thanks to Jane Lin, Deloitte & Touche LLP.
To download full presentation, visit http://bit.ly/9jwNl2
TM Forum #MWA12 Catalyst Presentation with cVidyacVidya Networks
cVidya presented their ProactiV Risk Mangaement tool and about developing a comprehensive operational and business Risk Mapping model for LTE/4G networks and Mobile Money services, using TM Forum’s Frameworx latest entities and best practices
IT Cost Transparency with Capacity OptimizationBMC Software
Learn how Health Care Service Corporation's investment in TrueSight Capacity Optimization empowered their IT organization with better cost transparency. www.bmc.co/TrueSight
Extending the Partnership to the CloudBMC Software
Steve Wanklin, Corporate VP for Capgemini’s Infrastructure Services presents the Service Management approach Capgemini and BMC have taken together as partners and enabled their clients to operate in the cloud.
Steve Wanklin, Corporate VP for Capgemini’s Infrastructure Services presents the Service Management approach Capgemini and BMC have taken together as partners and enabled their clients to operate in the cloud.
Point of View on advantages and factors to consider when deploying a tier 1 warehouse management system in a cloud hosting architecture.Includes case studies from SAP EWM, JDA WMS and Manhattan SCALE.
This paper will discuss how cloud is helping enterprises, governments and industries around the globe meet their current challenges through key value drivers.
Sheila Hensley, Director of Finance, ATN-Alltel and Amir Gefen, Director of Industry Relations, cVidya Networks presented the following on how cVidya implemented a new Revenue Assurance program at Alltel
CSCMP 2014: Traditional vs Cloud-Based WMS -- Cornerstone V Track 18 Warehous...InterimONE
This CSCMP 2014 topic, presented by Ryder and LogFire, compared traditional, hosted, and cloud-based WMS solution alternatives and dispelled the myths and TCO differences.
Cloud Service Management. A New Beginning. This presentation looks at the disruptive nature of cloud computing and cloud based services. It explores organizations current ability to understand the impact cloud. The final section provides a number of suggested and recommended sources of information regarding cloud service management in an ITIL environment.
We will review a few customers’ decision to move to the Cloud, why they made the decisions they made, how their move to the cloud went and key learnings. Lastly, with the experience gained from several migrations will explain the Silver Lining Planning Services and how Avtex can help you with a turbulence free evaluation and migration to the Cloud.
Moving to the Cloud – Risk, Control, and Accounting ConsiderationsProformative, Inc.
Proformative presents Moving to the Cloud – Risk, Control, and Accounting Considerations. Special thanks to Jane Lin, Deloitte & Touche LLP.
To download full presentation, visit http://bit.ly/9jwNl2
TM Forum #MWA12 Catalyst Presentation with cVidyacVidya Networks
cVidya presented their ProactiV Risk Mangaement tool and about developing a comprehensive operational and business Risk Mapping model for LTE/4G networks and Mobile Money services, using TM Forum’s Frameworx latest entities and best practices
Azure Migration
Azure migration is the process of moving your workloads to the Azure cloud. This can include migrating your infrastructure, databases, and applications. Azure migration can help you improve your scalability, reliability, and security, while also reducing your costs. Csharptek is a trusted microsoft solution partner in Digital and Innovation (Azure)for Azure migration. We have a team of experienced and certified Azure professionals who can help you with every aspect of your migration. We offer a variety of services to meet your needs, and we're committed to helping you achieve your business goals.
Planning for Cloud Profitability from Day OneProfitBricks
In planning for Cloud Profitability from Day One, Larry Walsh from 2112 group will showcase the cloud infrastructure opportunities available to MSPs and how the ProfitBricks public cloud can be leveraged via the channel to increase profitability through strategic planning and execution.
Analytics in the Cloud and the ROI for B2BVeronica Kirn
Veronica Kirn Global Market Manager presents the shift in Analytics with Jeannine Calandra providing in depth product specifics for B2B Services Reporting & Analytics. This was presented at the InterConnect event in Las Vegas, NV for Technology professionals interesting in addressing their Business to Business (B2B) need for turning data into insight.
When it comes to the cloud, Gartner may have said it best:
“By 2020, a corporate ‘no-cloud’ policy will be as rare as a corporate ‘no-internet’ policy is today.”
If your organization is still skeptical of the cloud, now is the time to take a closer look. Faster implementation timelines and reduced maintenance costs are just two reasons why the cloud is becoming the standard across all industries.
In our webinar, we dispelled common concerns and explored the benefits of operating in the cloud. We also provided real-world examples of companies that have taken the leap and discovered just how much better business works in the cloud.
As government agencies continue to advance their digital transformation and improve the citizen digital experience, they are moving to new platforms. A successful digital transformation, and continued compliance with federal technology update mandates, such as Cloud First and the Modernizing Government Technology Act, involves embracing multiple cloud platforms. This has a ripple effect of streamlining agency operations and presenting a new and updated digital experience for citizens.
Our government agency speaker will outline how one agency moved operations to the cloud and the lessons they learned along the way.
During today’s webcast, you will learn:
- How cloud platforms can help improve the citizen digital experience
- How to architect a multi-cloud platform that makes sense for your agency
- Lessons learned by other government agencies and from private sector companies
CloudIBN is a leading Cloud Infrastructure Consulting & Deployment company since 1999, helping from startup to enterprise level across every industry providing business continuity and high availability. We have expertise in Private, Public- AWS, AZURE, Google cloud, Hybrid cloud optimizations. We help to meet your business objectives fulfilling highly robust, secure and affordable solutions.
Are you ready to transition your accounting system to a modern cloud based platform that delivers the funtionality you need while providing a real return on your investment? You may be ready to graduate to a full featured financial management and accounting system. Join the Raffa Technology team for an informative seminar reviewing the powerful cloud based financial accounting system Intacct. This educational session will focus on the business drivers for cloud based accounting solutions with a focus on Intacct's award winning software platform. We will take you through a tour of Intacct's key features and functionality and address the Return on Investment (ROI) for cloud based solutions.
Ask the Experts Panel: How Customers Add Value to ServiceNow Discovery and Se...Precisely
As organizations today try to ensure that their digital transformation is executed as efficiently as possible, IT teams are tasked with delivering an ever-increasing number of services to the business. To effectively manage these mission-critical services, IT needs to know how they work—which infrastructure components and applications deliver a service and how they interact. Without this service visibility, there’s no easy way to resolve service outages, optimize service architectures, or assess the service impact of infrastructure changes. This is even more challenging when the business relies on siloed legacy systems like the mainframe and IBM i.
ServiceNow® Discovery builds on discovered infrastructure data to identify all the Configuration Items (CIs) that support a service, along with their service-specific relationships. It works hand-in-hand with ServiceNow® Service Mapping, which automates the service mapping process — creating a complete, up-to-date, and accurate record of your digital services in the ServiceNow® Configuration Management Database (CMDB). IT organizations with mainframe and IBM i can get more value out of these vital ServiceNow® Workflows by leveraging Precisely Ironstream to bring in mission-critical machine and log data from these previously siloed systems.
Watch this Ask the Experts Panel as they explore customer success stories and discuss how organizations are using ServiceNow and Ironstream to deliver a comprehensive, real-time view of their IT landscape. Our experts will discuss:
• How Discovery and Service Mapping Workflows allow customers to optimize their IT infrastructure
• Why mainframe and IBM i machine and log data vital to IT Ops teams
• How Ironstream enhances Service Mapping and Discovery to strengthen IT operations
Organizations are looking to cloud computing solutions to improve the flexibility of their IT. But in today’s marketplace you still need to control operating expense, improve performance and maintain reliability. You need a cloud infrastructure solution that can help you manage costs and risk.
As information technology evolves, your data center faces a range of pressures from growing complexity. Energy usage and costs are rising; keeping your systems reliable is becoming more difficult; managing the whole system is time-consuming and expensive. You need your IT environment to be simple to manage, responsive to changing needs and cost effective.
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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.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Metaverse and AI: how can decision-makers harness the Metaverse for their...Jen Stirrup
The Metaverse is popularized in science fiction, and now it is becoming closer to being a part of our daily lives through the use of social media and shopping companies. How can businesses survive in a world where Artificial Intelligence is becoming the present as well as the future of technology, and how does the Metaverse fit into business strategy when futurist ideas are developing into reality at accelerated rates? How do we do this when our data isn't up to scratch? How can we move towards success with our data so we are set up for the Metaverse when it arrives?
How can you help your company evolve, adapt, and succeed using Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse to stay ahead of the competition? What are the potential issues, complications, and benefits that these technologies could bring to us and our organizations? In this session, Jen Stirrup will explain how to start thinking about these technologies as an organisation.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Le nuove frontiere dell'AI nell'RPA con UiPath Autopilot™UiPathCommunity
In questo evento online gratuito, organizzato dalla Community Italiana di UiPath, potrai esplorare le nuove funzionalità di Autopilot, il tool che integra l'Intelligenza Artificiale nei processi di sviluppo e utilizzo delle Automazioni.
📕 Vedremo insieme alcuni esempi dell'utilizzo di Autopilot in diversi tool della Suite UiPath:
Autopilot per Studio Web
Autopilot per Studio
Autopilot per Apps
Clipboard AI
GenAI applicata alla Document Understanding
👨🏫👨💻 Speakers:
Stefano Negro, UiPath MVPx3, RPA Tech Lead @ BSP Consultant
Flavio Martinelli, UiPath MVP 2023, Technical Account Manager @UiPath
Andrei Tasca, RPA Solutions Team Lead @NTT Data
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
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.
1. Cloud Financials Lunch and Learn
Benefits of Cloud Financials
The benefits of cloud financials
Streamline and automate administrative processes and reduce transaction costs.
Ephor Group, LLC | www.EphorGroup.com | 713.401.9643
Charles Bedard
2. Cloud Financials Lunch and Learn
Benefits of Management Science Reporting Using Cloud Financials
Your revenue and profitability depends on an accurate and prompt service-to-invoice cycle.
+ Improve productivity while reducing operating costs.
In 2012, the average service business will grow 4% to 6%; while the “best-in-class” performers will achieve significant
higher growth rates through portfolio optimization and expansion.
Strategies for Growth in 2012:
Sync Management Science to Drive Performance
Management Science reporting provides the routine visibility executives need to lead daily performance,
attract capital, and outperform the competition. By synching operations and management; cash
collection and revenue growth achieves resource efficiency improvement.
Best Practices for 2012 and Beyond include:
I. Have a lower cost of sales than your competition.
II. Have a capital efficient pipeline generation and revenue model.
III. Utilize Technology:
CRM, Social Media, & Marketing Automation
II. Multi-tiered Sales Distribution Compensation:
PRM, Agent, Alliances, Partners, Account Managers, Sales Personnel
III. A Portfolio of Sources and Mix.
IV. Management Science reporting to provide visibility and proactive actions:
Pro-Activity of the 3 C’s: Cash, Clients, Contracts.
V. Asset Management ensures a lower cost of customer acquisition and higher ROI for spend.
Ephor Group, LLC | www.EphorGroup.com | 713.401.9643
Charles Bedard
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