Core business processes, and those that enable competitive differentiation, rise to the top of the list.

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The transformation will involve core business processes not just IT infrastructure improvements.

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Transactional Applications: data-centric systems designed to handle core business transactions and processes.

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Again, as the complexity of making a large enterprise secure grows with the ever-expanding boundaries of the IT estate, on top of the increasing threat, the need for security that is integrated into core business data and processes also grows.

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In order to bring focus to their efforts, CIOs must pay attention to identifying the core value-creating business processes.

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Improved business results through integration of risk and core insurance processes and the alignment of processes and systems.

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Freed from the difficult task of buying fuel using outdated strategies and processes, they can focus on other important aspects of their core business.

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