Apparity Blog
Read the latest EUC governance related news & insights from our experts.
Discovering the ‘Unknown Unknowns’ of Shadow IT
We explore how a leading financial institution transformed its business with a comprehensive EUC governance program delivered by Apparity and Capco. As regulators increase their scrutiny of end-user computing tools (EUCs), many financial institutions are scrambling to...
CECL Model Risk & Compliance
What is CECL? Current expected credit loss, or the CECL framework, is a method of accounting for credit losses. CECL standards help organizations better time the recognition of credit losses through using expected (instead of incurred) loss models. In terms of scope,...
ASC 606 Compliance & Spreadsheet Risk
In 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued the international equivalent, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15, at the same...
Spreadsheets, EUCs, and the PRA
An analysis of the latest Dear CEO letter highlighting spreadsheet and EUC risks The trend continues. Regulators globally are placing increased pressure on companies to more effectively manage their spreadsheet and end user computing (EUC) risk programs. The most...
SaaS is Safe! Why You Should Trust The Cloud
As individuals, we are constantly interacting with SaaS, Software as a Service, or software hosted in the cloud. From email and social media, to storing data and paying friends, we use the cloud to live our lives to the fullest. Large organizations have always been...
Keeping customer satisfaction a priority with self service
When it comes to business software, you want to control it yourself. However, you don’t want to spend hours scouring hundreds of pages of documentation when assistance is needed. On the other hand, you don't want every aspect gated by a customer support call. It can...