Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, released the findings of its Worldwide IT Spending Forecast. The report, which is released quarterly, is an indicator of trends across a variety of markets, including data center systems, enterprise software, devices, IT services, and communication services. According to its latest forecast, Gartner projects that overall worldwide IT spending […]
Posts Tagged ‘technology’
21 CFR Part 11 Is Complicated Enough, So We Stripped The Legalese
If that title compelled you to open this post, then you know what 21 CFR Part 11 is, and you also know – as my 12-year-old step daughter would say – “the struggle is real.” 21 CFR Part 11 is perhaps the most famous (or infamous!) regulation published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Top 5 Life Sciences Blog Posts From March 2017
Now that April is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in March – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. Oh My, Where Has The Time Gone? […]
Consolidating IT Applications To Cut Costs In Banking
Cost reduction remains a priority among financial institutions. Aside from re-negotiating contracts with vendors, consolidating IT applications is an ongoing trend in the industry. When speaking on the topic of expense reductions, Ralph W. Babb, chairman and CEO of Comerica, said, “We will enhance our technology capabilities, while reducing our overall spend by optimizing our […]
How To Fix The Sponsor/CRO-Site/Investigator Relationship
Many moons ago, I wrote the blog post This Is Bad News For Sponsors And CROs, in which I shared how the number of principal investigators interested in running new trials had declined. Another blog post from several several years ago, Wait, You’re Not Using an Investigator Portal?, shared one method of increasing satisfaction among […]
How The “World’s Best Digital Bank” Uses Signals Of Intent
Today at IBM Amplify 2017, an event at which companies across all industries gather to learn how cognitive technology is transforming customer engagement to make each customer feel recognized and special at every step of their journey, my colleague, Michael Porter, was fortunate to hear firsthand how one bank in particular is achieving such great […]
Upgrade Steps For Siebel Clinical 16.9 With Troubleshooting Tips
As a technical resource at Perficient, many of the projects I work on relate to Siebel CTMS upgrades. Usually, our customers who are running Siebel CTMS 8.1.1.11, or earlier versions are interested in upgrading to the latest version. As of today, the most recent version is 16.9. At a high level, Siebel CTMS upgrade projects […]
Open Banking And PSD2 [Trend To Watch]
In an effort to create more competition in the financial services industry, give consumers more control over their data, and enhance consumer protection, new regulations, such as the revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2), have been adopted in Europe. Some companies, such as BBVA, were early adopters of technology (e.g., APIs) that opened access to […]
War On Cybercrime [Trend To Watch]
In a survey conducted by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, 56% of respondents rated cyber risk a top-five concern, while 22% indicated it was their biggest concern. A recent quarterly Cybersecurity Market Report published by Cybersecurity Ventures projects that $1 trillion will be spent […]
[Guide] Top 15 Financial Services Trends For 2017
While we can’t always be certain which trends the new year will bring, we can offer predictions based on our conversations with industry executives and our customers, looking at what companies have accomplished in the past year, and the initiatives they already have in place for the future. In fact, that’s exactly how we compiled […]
The OCC Highlights 4 Key Risks The Federal Banking System Is Facing
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), whose mission is to ensure that national banks and federal savings associations conduct business in a safe manner, provide fair access to services, treat customers fairly, and comply with applicable laws and regulations, released its Fall 2016 Semiannual Risk Perspective, which draws on data gathered from […]
Top 10 Financial Services Blog Posts Of 2016
While we rolled into 2017, I thought it would be neat to see what our readers were, well, reading. Without further ado, here are the top 10 blog posts Perficient’s financial services practice wrote that seemed to be popular among readers. They’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. Citi’s Digital […]