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Banks Turn to SaaS to Stretch IT Budgets

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One word summarizes today�s banking climate: volatile. Bank CEOs are focused on capital markets, fall-out from the subprime debacle, and the pace of merger and acquisition. FDIC�s last Quarterly Report for 2007 points out the realities facing today�s banking leaders. With banking quarterly income at the lowest levels in 16 years, eroding margins, earnings volatility, non-current loans rising and one in four banks losing money, IT managers will continue to face enormous challenges in 2008.

IT managers project that security and compliance requirements will be the top priority for 55 percent of banks in 2008, reducing budgets for marketing, product and relationship initiatives. Although 45 percent of banking managers cite customer relationship management (CRM) as a top priority, most agree that a growing percentage of the IT CRM budget risks being siphoned.
With the pressure on full blast, IT managers are facing a challenging dilemma: How can I get more done with less?

Today's bank IT managers face a myriad of challenges as virtualization expands and ID theft issues become increasingly rampant. Customers demand assurances that their banks can be trusted to secure their data. Informed and tech-savvy consumers expect their bank to handle remote deposits, nationwide ATM and debit card services, online banking and electronic bill paying from multiple physical and digital locations. Therefore, fraud detection/prevention, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and other regulatory compliance and ID/data security issues have become even more mission critical for the banking CIO.

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