Keeping up with the ever-evolving FDA guidelines regarding regulatory requirements for Life Sciences (CFR21 Part 11) can be challenging. Interpreting and implementing regulations and guidance documents is a time consuming effort that requires a specialized skillset. Recently the FDA has published guidance and encouraged the risk-based Computer Software Assurance (CSA) strategy. CSA is an evolution…
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7 Tips for a Successful Go Live
How do you prepare for a successful go-live? That is a question we often get at Apps Associates. Our Customers often ask what are some of the key factors that have the biggest impact on a successful go-live. Implementing a software package that affects just about every aspect of your organization can be a demanding…
Read MoreGaining Efficiencies with User Defined Sequencing in Oracle Production Scheduling Cloud
As a manufacturing company, whether you are a pharmaceutical company, a machine shop, a food beverage manufacturing company, or any type of industrial manufacturing, there are efficiencies to be gained on your shop floor by grouping orders with the same attributes together to remove setup time(changeovers) which are sequence-dependent. Sure, you can keep the setups…
Read MoreThe CFO and EPM: A Strategic Partnership for 2023
According to a recent Gartner survey, evaluating finance function strategy, scope and design is the top priority for CFOs in 2023, followed by planning and sequencing finance transformation activities. The CFO role is a strategic one, putting them in charge of high-level plans for the entire business, which also involves incorporating new technology and data…
Read MoreStuck with Limited On-Premises Analytics?
Time to Migrate to Oracle Analytics Cloud As businesses evolve, they often find that their original systems for managing and analyzing data cannot keep up with their pace of growth. To compensate, they may introduce new applications or processes to supplement legacy methods. Eventually the result is a multitude of siloed spreadsheets, cloud applications, desktop…
Read MoreHow to Meet your 2023 Financial Goals with Oracle EPM
2022 ended on a challenging note for many businesses, who are feeling the strains of inflation, further supply chain issues, and the threat of a recession. As we begin a new year, business leaders need to look for ways to reduce costs, extract greater insights from their data, and futureproof their organizations to weather greater…
Read MoreOracle Security Alert Advisory
Apps Associates takes the security and privacy of the information you entrust to us very seriously. For this reason, we are reaching out to make you aware of a recent discovery applicable to Oracle E-Business users that may allow unauthorized access to personal information including first and last name, email address, and usernames. Customers that…
Read MoreMany Customers Have Moved Their Oracle Workloads to the Public Cloud – Is the Time Right for Your Organization?
If you haven’t moved your Oracle workloads to the Cloud yet, now is the time to do so. Since the pandemic, cloud adoption has increased significantly. Organizations need to access their systems from anywhere, anytime, along with the ability to adapt and scale at a moment’s notice. More and more customers have been moving their…
Read MoreThinking of Moving Oracle to AWS – See Who Has Said Yes
Since we first published this blog, we have completed a major Oracle to AWS project helping Pearson plc Migrate Entire Enterprise Oracle Environment to AWS in Record Time. Pearson plc is the world’s learning company with more than 22,500 employees operating in 70 countries. They provide content, assessment and digital services to learners, educational institutions,…
Read MoreKeeping Pace with Evolving Financial System Needs of Life Science Start-Ups
Start Up: Starting a company is no easy task – overdue bills to pay, constant forecast revisions, exhaustive financing efforts, detailed results reporting. It takes time to get systems in place. Some may enjoy that challenge 😀 . However, at this stage, most controllers will find themselves in a disjointed system landscape that looks something…
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