


Remember what life was like in the mid-1980s? Some of our more seasoned readers likely do. Just in case, here’s a quick flashback: The most popular movies were “Top Gun,” “Platoon,” and “Crocodile Dundee.” The Bangles, Culture Club, and The Pet Shop Boys topped the music charts....
Published: Feb 28, 2018



If you think of the various things that send a CFO’s pulse racing, then governance, compliance, control, and audit will probably rank quite low on that list. Legacy software designers must have formed similar lists because they’ve treated control and governance as afterthoughts, or even irritants, in the financial...
Published: Feb 28, 2018



If you’ve followed the other three blog posts in this series (don’t worry, there won’t be a quiz), you’ll know I’ve discussed the various elements of financial transformation, why transformation hasn’t happened, transaction processing, and the importance of governance, regulation,...
Published: Feb 28, 2018



Financial reporting, whether for internal or public consumption forms the bedrock of the finance function and is often the primary and most visible measure of the finance function’s professional competence and standing.
But new research “The Future of Financial Reporting Survey 2017” by the...
Published: Feb 05, 2018



In the modern-day workplace, it's become more and more common for the lines to blur between what apps and tools are appropriate for business versus those that are best left at home.
By paying attention to emergent behaviors and using applications and services that are responsive, agile and secure, you can give...
Published: Feb 28, 2018



You’ve been warned about the huge fines, you’re aware you have a big task on your hands, and you know the plans you put in place are going to come under close scrutiny. GDPR is looming and, if you haven’t done so already, it’s time to take action. So where do you start?
At Box, we started planning...
Published: Feb 28, 2018



The rise of mobility, cloud services and service-oriented platforms have created immense value for IT and end users. But adapting security controls to protect sensitive information in a decentralised architecture has proven difficult.
Box recentralises control over content, making files easy to access company-wide,...
Published: May 24, 2017



Moving from legacy to cloud infrastructure is a huge win for business, but the process requires a fundamental shift in organizational culture and business processes, both inside and outside IT.
In fact, managing this change may be the biggest challenge your company faces when moving to the cloud, unless you’re...
Published: May 24, 2017



Information governance may not be your favourite thing. Which is exactly why it should be done efficiently and seamlessly, so that employees can focus on more exciting goals—innovative, business-growing goals.
Ideally you want to enable easy access to content and collaboration tools from any device with the...
Published: Feb 16, 2017



With more devices, apps, and data flowing through organizations each day, it’s becoming increasingly easy to create and share information – but there’s a catch.
More information means more points of vulnerability and opportunities to mismanage data.
This e-book explores how to create effective...
Published: Feb 28, 2018



Companies today know they must embrace digital or face being obsolete. But digital is not just about writing an app — it’s about rewriting your company and changing the way you work. To accomplish this, business leaders tend to make decisions that seem perfectly rational. While these assumptions and strategies...
Published: Feb 28, 2018



In today's digital-first world, information flows from many different sources, between more people than ever before. Whether it's your employees, partners or customers, all your people use enterprise content. And that means content management is becoming increasingly top-of-mind — but companies find it difficult...
Published: Feb 28, 2018



Die Ergebnisse der globalen FSN-Umfrage 2017 „The Future of the Finance Function“ liegen vor.
Diese von Workday unterstützte Studie enthält Expertenmeinungen von mehr als 750 Finanzführungskräften weltweit. Sie beleuchtet die schwierigen Marktbedingungen, mit denen sich CFOs heute...
Published: Mar 08, 2018



The results of the global 2017 FSN survey, "The Future of the Finance Function", are in. This complimentary survey, sponsored by Workday, provides expert insight from more than 800 senior finance professionals worldwide.
The survey explores the challenging market conditions facing CFOs. The results reveal...
Published: Mar 16, 2018