Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Phase Zero of the SAP S/4HANA Journey A project must start somewhere. And the best place is right here. Phase Zero, or the very foundational steps an organization would take to begin its journey to a successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA. In this post, we will focus on the processes before implementation and early stage management and governance, looking at the various approaches and key areas that all companies should consider as… Blog Project Cortex Unveiled at Microsoft Ignite Project Cortex, a new cloud service from Microsoft, was just introduced to attendees at the 2019 Microsoft Ignite conference. In January, Protiviti will host a webinar reviewing Project Cortex’s features and functionalities. Registration will be available soon, but in the meantime, let me introduce you to some of the most compelling features of this new solution. Project Cortex Overview Project… Blog Data Readiness: Preparing for an SAP S/4HANA Implementation In getting ready for an SAP S/4HANA implementation, it’s all about the data. When organizations start the journey to SAP’s “Intelligent Enterprise” by embarking on their S/4HANA implementations, data readiness is a foundational element. We like to say there are four steps to an S/4HANA data lifecycle, starting with the all-important first step: understanding the current data environment. In a… Blog Cloud Governance, Demystified In today’s digital world, the need for organizations to align cloud capabilities with business requirements grows every day. While cloud provides dynamic flexibility and scale, it requires organizations to maximize information security to protect their brand reputation from unplanned service disruptions. A lack of governance also significantly increases the risk of data vulnerability. Some of the… Blog A Holistic Approach to Data Loss Prevention The cybersecurity landscape is littered with failed data loss prevention (DLP) initiatives. Perhaps surprising to many, most of these failures are the result of positioning DLP as a tool. Let’s be clear: an effective DLP is not a feature. It’s not a product. It’s not a tool. Rather, it is an ecosystem, or a mindset around the number of people, processes and technologies that must be bound… Blog Top 5 Considerations When Managing Service Accounts Overview Service accounts, frequently used with applications, systems and web services, are a critical component to operations of information technology. The ever-evolving threat landscape for service accounts has changed the way organizations must protect them. This post describes the fundamentals of service accounts, the risks they pose and the challenge for management. What are service… Blog Finalized CCPA Regulations Released The California Attorney General (AG) has issued the Proposed Text of Regulations for implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) along with an Initial Statement of Reasons. Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the amendments to the CCPA. A short synopsis of the released draft regulations is below. What is included in the Proposed Text of Regulations and the Initial… Blog Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Keeping Up with the Cloud By 2021, more than 75 percent of midsize and large organizations will have adopted a multi-cloud and/or hybrid IT strategy. This infographic details the risks that can happen when moving to cloud and the key steps organizations should take to minimize risk and optimize value. Blog Moving to Microservices: How Granular Should My Services Be? Microservices architecture is not one size fits all. While it can bring advantages in the areas of agility, scalability and resilience, it is vital for application leaders to know about the tradeoffs and costs that it can also bring. There are varying levels of service granularity that application leaders can chose from to ensure their firms and teams can fully realize benefits and advantages in… Blog Where Cybersecurity, Incident Response and Business Resilience Converge Things just aren’t as simple as they used to be. When it comes to managing organizational IT risks associated with confidentiality, integrity and availability (the long held “CIA” triumvirate within security), it doesn’t get any easier. A confusion of terms as well as the merging of traditional security and resiliency processes has contributed to recent noise. As companies address the risk of… Load More