Over the last few years, we’ve learned that one of the greatest appeals of the move to the cloud is that the providers’ capital expenditures enable users to focus their budgets on operational expenses. After all, a standard on-premise approach can require you to purchase, install and maintain the software and hardware, while also spending […]
Posts Tagged ‘ERP’
Improved Financial Management Reporting: CFO’s Vision Needed
The management reporting processes at various companies have significant limitations in meeting key expectations. Typical shortcomings are across three areas: * Impactful and timely reporting that forms the basis for proper decision making * Advanced analysis of the latest business metrics and future trends * Accurate business forecast to allow for effective planning This is […]
Expanding Expertise on Oracle Healthcare
At this week’s Oracle Industry Connect, much of the buzz is coming from the healthcare sessions, under the theme of “Transforming Clinical Research and Clinical Care with Data-Driven Intelligence .… showcasing innovation and transformation of clinical R&D, value-based healthcare, and personalized medicine.” Oracle CEO Marc Hurd delivered Wednesday’s Keynote address. Among the experts in attendance […]
What Salesforce’s Backing of Predictive Analytics Firm Means
You might have seen the news that Salesforce and Microsoft invested in the predictive analytics (Insidesales.com) company to the tune of $65M. Salesforce is the leader of cloud / SaaS platform in the world, why are they investing in predictive analytics? Barring any obvious financial reasons, it is very clear that ERP serves the purpose of […]
Clinical Finance, Let Siebel CTMS Help You Take A Load Off
We all know that having a clinical trial management system (CTMS) streamlines and simplifies the running of clinical trials, and that Oracle’s Siebel Clinical (Siebel CTMS) is the leader in the space. But, working in Clinical Finance, you might not know exactly how Siebel CTMS could help YOU take a load off. Let me […]
Introducing Agile Enterprise Transformation
IT Transformation has been a buzzword for more than a decade now, but what does it really mean? The first time I heard it used regularly was in relation to specific Department of Defense (DoD) technology initiatives from the early 2000s. I had the opportunity to work on several of those projects and as the […]
Please Join the Perficient Team at Oracle OpenWorld
If you are attending Oracle OpenWorld, the Perficient team extends a warm welcome to visit with us. We have been attending OOW for over a decade and anticipate that this year will be equally brilliant, especially with the tremendous focus on hot issues around cloud, big data, connected consumers, customer experience, digital enterprises and so […]
How Oracle’s Acquisition Strategy Impacts the Partner Community
I recently attended an Oracle partner meeting in Denver. Upon entering I noticed how few of the partner firms I recognized. Twelve years of attending these kinds of meetings and all of sudden, not only did I not see those who usually attend, I didn’t recognize the ones who were there. Was I the only […]
Microsoft Dynamics Convergence – Houston next week!
Hi All!! Next week I am headed to Houston for Microsoft Dynamics Convergence which is the biggest customer conference Microsoft puts on for the Dynamics community. This is where customers have the opportunity to hear about upcoming enhancements, customer success stories, network with other customers, and share ideas. This year is packed with product briefings, […]