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Art Gillis

Articles by Art Gillis

• In Search of Systems Integration
  August 23, 2011
  Seventy percent of any bank system is as close to perfect integration as it gets.
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• Drama and Intrigue in the Core Systems Market
  August 17, 2011
  What was once a boring state-of-technology-in-banking report could now serve as a movie script for Oliver Stone.
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• "My Way" Is the Right Way for Bank Customers
  August 08, 2011
  What's in your bank's wallet of offerings?
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• Banks Displayed a Strong Preference for the Outsource Method of Core Processing in 2010
  August 02, 2011
  Regulatory change is driving more banks to consider outsourced core processing options.
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• The Two Different Worlds of Bank Tech -- U.S. and the Other 194 Countries
  July 25, 2011
  The rate of core conversions in the U.S. is slowing down, but it's increasing in other markets -- due largely to growing demand for mobile banking services.
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• These Are the Best of Times for Bank Technology
  July 18, 2011
  The bank tech market has never been stronger than it is now.
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• There's More to Core Switches Than Meets the Eye
  July 12, 2011
  Fewer banks are making core systems switches today, compared to 10 years ago.
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• "Bio-Decisions" or Analytics?
  July 05, 2011
  "Bio-Decisions" or analytics -- which lending method will bankers use in the new normal?
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• New Priorities for Bank CEOs: Technology Is Not One of Them
  June 27, 2011
  New priorities for bank CEOs: It's not that IT is losing ground, but CEOs are more focused on the challenges of making money in today's uncertain regulatory and competitive environment.
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• Banks Are Now in the 'What If?' Business
  June 21, 2011
  When Congress and bank regulators act wisely, bank tech vendors respond quickly and deliver solutions around risk management.
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• What Matters Most in Core Systems Vendors -- Experience or Modern Architecture?
  June 14, 2011
  For bank IT companies, the boundaries between U.S. core systems vendors and those based in other countries represent more than a physical separator in the pursuit of customers
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• 6 Features of the Best Bank Tech Salespeople
  June 07, 2011
  Selling bank tech services these days, or generic tech services, is the toughest job of all.
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• Regulatory Enforcement of IT Security: Slap on the Wrist vs. Padlock on the Door
  May 30, 2011
  Regulatory Enforcement of IT Security: The times demand a more aggressive approach to data security.
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• What do the sixth largest U.S. bank and a small credit union in Oregon have in common?
  May 24, 2011
  A scalable lending risk management solution is the secret sauce for some banks, regardless of asset size.
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• The Unappreciated Secret(s) of Banking Success
  May 17, 2011
  The unappreciated secret(s) of banking success: If your bank doesn't have a Betty or hundreds of Bettys, it's time to change banks.
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• What Bank Technology Project Managers Can Learn from the Ambush of Osama Bin Laden
  May 09, 2011
  The ambush of Osama Bin Laden contained hundreds of lessons for ordinary project managers.
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• If There's a New Twist in Cloud Computing, Will Someone Tell Me What It Is?
  May 03, 2011
  Cloud computing appears to be the rage, except for the top six bank core vendors
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• 3 Reasons Why Bank Core Systems Are Like Gorilla Glue
  April 26, 2011
  Historically, bankers have needed very good reasons to convince them to change their core systems.
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• The Sell Side of CIF
  April 19, 2011
  When the bank marketing division hugs the bank IT division, then I'll believe the engagement is more than just sweet nothings.
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• SAP Finally Has a Plan for Core Banking
  April 12, 2011
  SAP finally has a plan for core banking; are FIS, Fiserv, Temenos, Oracle, Infosys and Misys going to stand by and watch?
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• Large Banks Blew the Lid off IT Expense in 2010
  April 05, 2011
  Large financial institutions account for more than 80 percent of IT spending; here's the reality behind their spending strategies.
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• What Didn't the Banking Crunch Or Great Recession Change in Banking?
  March 29, 2011
  Answer: The net reduction rate in financial institution population.
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• How Bank Technology Has Changed in 20 Years
  March 22, 2011
  The reality of 1991 was not all that different from the state of core banking today.
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• Technology in Banking Wins Big for Doing Nothing Wrong
  March 15, 2011
  Many doomsday scenarios have never happened, thanks to stable technology.
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• 75% of Bank Technology is of the Plug-in-and-Run Kind, 25% Makes it All Worthwhile
  March 08, 2011
  Analytic apps can tell the executive suite how gazillions of transactions are affecting the security and safety of their bank.
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