Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Establishing a Segregation of Duties Ruleset for ERP Applications The basic principle underlying the Segregation of Duties (SoD) concept is that no employee or group of employees should be able to create fraudulent or erroneous transactions in the normal course of their duties. Said differently, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines Segregation of Duties as ”the principle of sharing responsibilities of a key process that… Blog A Modern Take on Data Visualization with SAP Analytics Cloud I have been working in data connectivity and visualization for over a decade and have spent countless hours building reports and dashboards to respond to a plethora of business needs. I have created operational reports for shop floor managers and financial dashboards for chief executives. If a position exists in an organization… Blog Low Friction Information Governance with Microsoft Information is at the core of every informed business action or decision. To provide value and avoid unnecessary risk, such as a lawsuit, to an organization, information must be captured, shared, accessed, stored and disposed of following a governed lifecycle to avoid misinformation, inefficiencies and breach of legal or regulatory requirements. The following challenges are common among… Blog There’s a Culture Shift Happening in Medical Device Manufacturing. Are CISOs Ready? There’s a fundamental security sea change happening in the medical device world. Driven by the increasing threats of cyber attacks, corporate competition, and the ever-growing need to protect the massive volumes of valuable patient data, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are rethinking how they defend against these evolving challenges.… Blog Verkada Breach Highlights Importance of End-to-End IoT Ecosystem Security The recent Verkada breach, initially reported to Bloomberg by the hacking group known as Advanced Persistent Threat 69420, is yet another recent example of the vulnerabilities inherent in our increasingly connected world. With estimates as high as 1 trillion connected devices by 2025, it is inevitable that every organization will have exposure through IoT devices, and they must carefully consider… Blog Case Study: Senior Living Management Company Building a SOX Compliant and Scalable Microsoft Dynamics 365 Security Framework in a Short Timeframe Situation Our client is a national manager of distinctive, independent assisted living and memory care communities throughout the U.S., established less than two years ago and which has grown to manage more than 100 retirement communities caring for more than 5,500 residents across 28 states. To… Blog Utilizing Multiple Technologies for an RPA Solution Several months ago, I joined a Protiviti team working on a client’s robotic process automation (RPA) project. As the team was getting assembled, we shared a sense of enthusiasm and curiosity to review the requirements and begin devising a solution strategy. With so many ways to apply RPA to business processes, it felt like getting a white elephant gift at the holidays, anticipating what kind of… Blog Saving Analytical Data Without Violating GDPR With an effective date less than four months away, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), known officially as "REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016," is becoming a pressing concern for companies inside and outside the European Union (EU). Broadly, the regulation specifies that personal data protection of natural persons residing in… Blog The Impact of Oracle Ending On-Premise E-Business Suite Support Many of the thousands of organizations currently operating Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) have likely heard that Oracle will be ending support of the on-premise ERP platform (EBS), as they shift focus towards cloud offerings like Oracle ERP Cloud. In this blog, we review what EBS support is now and will be offered by Oracle, when certain tiers are expiring and what strategy we recommend companies… Blog Seamless Cloud-Based Data Move Drives Cost Savings Under Tight Timeline Hospitality Company Moves to SAP on Azure to Manage Internal Data In an earlier blog, we shared a system architect’s view of a recent re-platforming project. In this post, Protiviti Managing Director Don Loden reviews the business decisions that drove this important client project. Making the decision to move a data platform from an external vendor to an in-house solution and do it in a cost-… Load More
