Description: Editorial for the October 2019 issue of CompAct describing the issue's contents.

Description: Chairman’s letter encouraging all actuaries to explore and consider using social media such as texting, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Description: Discusses MG-ALFA development team's transition to an Agile software-development process.

Description: This article addresses the risks associated with poor data quality and the importance of establishing effective data governance.

Description: This article discusses the emergence of multi-processor computers and the importance of acquiring parallel computing skills.

Description: This article is about why actuaries should have integral roles within nearly every IT and business intelligence company serving the insurance industry.

Description: End-User Computing (EUC) applications (such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and others) provide a great benefit by allowing users to directly manage, control, and manipulate data. Unlike SAP, Oracle, and other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that facilitate the automated and integrated flow of transactions and data, EUCs are neither ponderous nor difficult to modify. In fact, EUCs allow businesses and users to quickly deploy solutions in response to shifting market and economic conditions, industry changes, or evolving regulations. They can also help plug functionality gaps for ERP systems. Alas, those same elements that make EUCs so appealing (and vital in providing timely information) can also make them challenging to manage and control effectively.

Description: This is the first of two articles discussing technologies used to control data. this article covers data management strategies.