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Read the latest EUC governance related news & insights from our experts.
Apparity Named InsuranceERM’s 2023 End-User Computing Risk Management Solution of the Year
We are thrilled to announce that Apparity has been named the End-User Computing Risk Management Solution of the Year by InsuranceERM for 2023. This award recognizes our commitment to product innovation and customer prioritization in the development of our end-user...
VAIT: Germany’s Insurance IT Regulation
Last Updated: January 6, 2022 Around the world, regulators are recognizing the magnitude of risk posed by unmanaged end user computing (EUC) applications, such as spreadsheets. Spreadsheet blunders can range from embarrassing to catastrophic. With billions in the...
5 Reasons Why Your EUC Risk Program Will Fail
Organizations are increasingly aware of the risks user developed applications pose to their business. End user computing (EUC) tools, like spreadsheets, allow users to quickly develop and test business and financial scenarios. Organizations are often surprised by the...
COVID-19’s Impact on Financial Reporting
8-K Filings Increase During Pandemic COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on all businesses globally. However, public companies are specifically obligated to communicate the pandemic's impact to stockholders, employees, regulators, and the public. According...
PHE Under Reports COVID-19 Cases Due to Excel Error
On October 4th, 2020, Public Health England (PHE) reported that 15,841 COVID-19 cases were left out of daily reports from September 25th to October 2nd. The cause was due to the way the agency was using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in their reporting process. The...
Microsoft Excel Turns 35 Years Old
Originally released on Apple Macintosh computers on September 30, 1985 and then debuting on Windows systems two years later, Microsoft Excel just celebrated it's 35th birthday. Excel has been living large ever since it usurped Lotus 1-2-3 as the de facto spreadsheet...