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Atos locks in $1.8 billion to fund restructuring plan

CIO Business Intelligence

We have also secured near-term liquidity for the company as well as long-term financing necessary to fund the business. It said at the time it planned to keep Atos together, focusing on the vertical integration of Atos’ businesses, which include server manufacturing, cloud hosting, infrastructure management, cybersecurity, and consulting.

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Huabao sniffs out the ultimate efficiency formula

CIO Business Intelligence

Major finance and business information, along with sales and subcontracting documents, were processed manually and offline. Capitalizing on SAP’s in-memory database, the solution is renowned for meeting the exact challenges Huabao hoped to address navigating uncertainty and refining business results.

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Implementing Data Governance in the Manufacturing Industry

Alation

Or, rather, every successful company these days is run with a bias toward technology and data, especially in the manufacturing industry. With so much economic uncertainty, coupled with the unrelenting advance of “Industry 4.0” What are the benefits of data governance in manufacturing? Manage data effectively and efficiently.

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Treasury Management International: What Does the UK General Election Result Mean for Finance Teams in 2020?

Jet Global

The markets reacted enthusiastically to the result because it peeled back a level of uncertainty around Brexit. While at face value this should bring more clarity for business, uncertainty still remains on a number of big-ticket items. This would particularly impact manufacturers, with the car industry expected to be severely impacted.

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What IT executives are saying about vendor consolidation

CIO Business Intelligence

While there is little doubt that companies have been cutting back on expenses generally in response to economic uncertainty, startups in particular have been feeling the pain of contracting budgets and reluctant investors. When we asked what’s driving that consolidation, finance-driven reasons were close to – but not at – the top.

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The Case for Continuous Financial Planning after Covid-19

Jet Global

The way we perceive business risk, and how we manage it, is fundamentally different for every finance leader on the planet. Traditionally, planning is performed on a quarterly, bi-annual, or annual basis by finance departments, with a big push for the annual budget. Why change the process? What is continuous planning?

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What is ERP? Enterprise resource planning systems explained

CIO Business Intelligence

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a system of integrated software applications that manages day-to-day business processes and operations across finance, human resources, procurement, distribution, supply chain, and other functions. Change creates uncertainty at all organization levels. ERP definition. Key features of ERP systems.