Analytics

CSC has launched a four-stage, pragmatic program for financial services firms to use cloud services to gain flexibility and agility in their computing environments. CSC says it is leading financial services firms to the cloud, without jeopardizing high-performance, security and compliance requirements. The staged approach is described by CSC as progressing from early use of low-risk, horizontal shared services to deployment of ancillary applications, and then a cloud-enablement of mission-critical applications, all in parallel with the introduction of unique, cloud-only functions.

A culture of complacency hampers information security efforts, and as a result, sensitive corporate data is vulnerable to tampering and theft.

Gartner research points to increased investment, though many still won’t see ROI.

Top companies in our survey grind down costs by consolidating IT and rationalizing processes. They’re growing faster as well.

Insurers that outsource the IT and administration of policies underwritten years ago can improve customer satisfaction, lower costs, and even reduce capital requirements.

Version 10.0 to further position enterprise content management solution as a foundation for case management.

The highest-priority initiatives continue to be policy admin and BI, with claims, agent portals and commissions also of importance.

New Celent report studies how carriers can maximize ROI of business process management technology.

For those not on thin-client hookups, the message is clear: Know what applications are on your systems and how they work.

Improved searchability and knowledge sharing are just two of the benefits of the “less-paper” office.