The IDC survey, conducted with 696 IT executives and CIOs said that 41 percent are either evaluating cloud solutions or already piloting them. We believe Utility Computing, accessed via a Cloud or Hosted Computing infrastructure is your opportunity to: • Reduce your costs • Quickly access new technologies •...
Published: Sep 17, 2014
At most companies, business activities such as meetings management, travel procurement and expense processing are managed in separate ways, by separate teams, with data ending up in separate reports without connection. Gaps between these important areas allow for risk associated with policy noncompliance, unmanaged spend,...
Published: Feb 12, 2011
The authorisation process represents a huge investment of time and energies and is vital in ensuring that these new organisations are fit to govern their respective heath economies, with the requisite capacity and capabilities to execute their statutory functions. But is all of this process really necessary and more importantly...
Published: Sep 03, 2012
As of October 2012 the government issued new legislation that requires every business to auto enrol their employees into a qualifying pension scheme. The workplace pension reform was introduced because as a society we were not saving enough for our retirements and the government felt that it was time to step in and make...
Published: Apr 23, 2015
Imagine a company in which Sales and Finance agree on everything. A company in which Sales never mumbles under their breath about the penny pinchers in Finance, and Finance never wants to tell Sales where to shove it when they request yet another SPIF...
The solution to finally bridging the infamous divide between...
Published: Oct 29, 2015
The tool of choice to the highly mobile workforce is the mobile phone. From customer contact and records keeping, through calendaring and scheduling to mapping and news feeds, the mobile phone is usurping the laptop as the main point of technology for the road warrior. Aside from the typical conveniences the mobile phone...
Published: Oct 13, 2010
Concur solutions enable Belkin International, Inc., the recognized global leader in connectivity solutions, to operate more efficiently. Belkin, which offers an extensive range of innovations designed to give computer and consumer electronics users seamless integration in their homes, cars, and on the go, needed Employee...
Published: Oct 01, 2012
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a quick catch-up with a colleague or a regular team get-together: a meeting should be an organised gathering of the right people to serve a useful purpose. If it lacks any of these hallmarks, it’s not a meeting. This guide contains some simple tips and actionable techniques...
Published: Jul 30, 2015
Ever-deeper cuts to central government spending put you under pressure to save money wherever you can. The resulting office closures and staffing reductions may mean you’re running out of affordable space to store your information, or that key staff have left, taking their knowledge with them. What if you could spend...
Published: Nov 02, 2013
The frenetic pace of modern business shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, it’s accelerating. Enterprises have to operate in an always-on, digital world in which we all expect results on demand. But their incumbent systems are letting them down. Modern, ambitious businesses need a financial system that’s...
Published: Jul 17, 2014
The Deloitte Manufacturing Trends Quarterly gives insight into Swiss manufacturing companies and their strategies to deal with the current economic environment. It focuses on key topics like business outlook, risk approaches, growth prospects, strategic priorities and business risks. It allows to see similarities and differences...
Published: Jan 26, 2014
Modern management of expenses related to Travel and Entertainment (T&E) has undergone an evolution from traditional back-office function to strategic internal set of processes. The next-generation T&E expense management program is built on the Best-in-Class pillars of modern expense management, including analytical,...
Published: Jul 23, 2012
With board visibility, the pressure is on to protect the brand and reputation of their organisation but also to be seen to be driving efficiencies through their CDD processes, whilst supporting sustainable, ethical growth. Paul Westcott, Dun & Bradstreet’s (D&B) Compliance Product Manager, looks at 5 ways...
Published: Sep 29, 2014
With auto-enrolment the reigning hot topic in HR we interviewed our engagement expert, Head of Communications Simon Andrew, about how you can approach communications in this notoriously challenging area.
Published: Mar 29, 2012