Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog GDPR and EU AML Directives – A Regulatory Tug-of-War? The impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, effective 25 May 2018, will be felt for some time to come. One area where GDPR will present a significant ongoing challenge for the financial services industry relates to the personal data collection and processing obligations created under anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. The tension between the AML and privacy requirements is not new… Blog GDPR: Legitimate Interest vs. Consent For the past several months organizations around the globe have been updating privacy policies to include their lawful basis for holding and processing a user’s information, in an effort to comply with the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The law, which took effect May 25, 2018, is considered to be among the toughest privacy laws in the world. Protiviti has been… Blog Leveraging SAP Analytics Cloud Planning to Streamline FP&A Processes, Unlock New Capabilities Like many companies undergoing a digital transformation, Protiviti’s experts recently assisted a national financial services company struggling with error-prone financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes. These processes were mostly rooted in Excel, focused on allocations and reporting, and had received limited investment in innovative technology compared with profit-generating… Blog Achieving the “Endless Aisle” With Intelligent Supply Chain Systems The “endless aisle” concept isn’t new, but it’s definitely the future for many supply chain operators. This retail strategy enables customers at a physical store to virtually browse and order any products that are either out of stock or not sold in-store and have them shipped to the store or their home. A fulfillment center or another nearby retail location that has the item in stock fills their… Blog Case Study: Selecting a Conversion Type for SAP BW/4HANA Migration An SAP BW/4HANA migration is a significant investment for any organization. With several migration options available, selecting the right one will reduce project risk, streamline the timeline and can even eliminate long-standing technical debt. This client case study frames the considerations that led to a successful methodology selection and upgrade. Our client had a mission-critical environment… Blog 2030’s Workforce Finishes Eighth Grade This Year — Will They Be Ready? In eight short years, the eighth-graders graduating this spring will be the newest hires joining our workplaces. Right now, we are facing the greatest talent struggle of our lifetime, but we are not taking the necessary measures to prevent a similar crisis down the road. Technology infuses every business function, but it’s changing fast. Artificial intelligence might be the technology of the… Blog Security in a Multicloud Environment Security in a Multicloud Environment Multicloud strategies are often adopted with benefits such as enhanced reliability, access to vendor-specific solutions and the ability to avoid vendor lock-in in mind. These anticipated benefits of engaging with multiple cloud providers also create challenges in scaling and maintaining security and compliance across diverse environments. Three of the most… Blog Can Organizations Buy a Way Out of Cyber Breaches? Over the last five years, organizations have been increasing their security spend, while the average time to detect a breach has increased. Similarly, in working with organizations, our teams have not found any correlation between increased maturity of cybersecurity programs with deeper adoption of leading cybersecurity frameworks and the time it took to breach an organization. Today, 90% of… Blog Bringing SAP BW to the Public Cloud With Data Warehouse Cloud In this two-part blog (see Part 1 here), we discuss how to support customers’ enterprise data warehouse through DWC. In today’s business environment, many companies are seeking to realize the benefits of moving to the cloud. As SAP customers seek to bring on-premises technologies to the cloud, one of the existing enterprise data warehouses, SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW), often comes into… Blog Why is Data Quality Always an Afterthought? Strategies to Master Data Quality Management For probably the umpteenth time, we use the term 'garbage in, garbage out' when we summarize problems with data quality. It has indeed become a cliché. Various industry studies have uncovered the high cost of bad data, and it's estimated that poor data quality costs organizations an average of $12 million yearly. Data teams waste 40% of their time troubleshooting data downtime, even at mature… Load More
