When making a technology purchase, many decision makers ask important questions up front to ensure the solution not only meets the specific needs of the organization today, but will also deliver value in the future. To ensure new technology doesn't become obsolete, and to avoid the surging influx of software sprawl, credit unions need to invest in flexible solutions that will grow and expand along with their organization.

Putting the Enterprise Back in Enterprise Information Platform

A concept I've focused on lately is the idea of a connected credit union – where mission-critical technology is leveraged to the fullest in every department. When you think about the concept of using technology to its fullest, it doesn't seem like a ground-breaking idea. Of course an organization should use its assets to the fullest. But more often than not, different departments request software to solve specific pain points, not knowing that they may already have solutions in place that can meet their requirements.