North America is expected to witness a surge in the adoption of EPM solutions due to anincrease in the adoption of cloud technology. The healthcare industry in the region is embracingcloud solutions to manage its existing infrastructure. For instance, in November 2017,healthcare organizations across the U.S. selected Oracle EPM Cloud to deliver high-qualitypatient care while controlling costs. This solution enabled organizations to modernize operationsby increasing visibility & control and providing real-time business insights to improve financialdecision making.
The market is dominated by the prominent companies such as BOARD International, AdaptiveInsights, Host Analytics, HPE, Mesosphere, Oracle, IBM., Infor, SAP, Wolters Kluwer NV,Workiva, Cisco Systems, Datavail, Microsoft., Dell, Nimboxx, and Stratoscale. The companies inthe market are entering into strategic partnerships to offer custom EPM solutions to the clientsglobally. For instance, in September 2018, Wipro and Anaplan entered into a strategicpartnership to deliver cloud EPM solutions. The company leveraged its expertise to implementAnaplan’s Connected Planning platform across the customers’ business functions. In October2018, Infor teamed up with Donnelley Financial LLC to improve the compliance offering aroundInfor Dynamic EPM (d/EPM). Infor’s d/EPM, along with Active Disclosure from Donnelley helpsorganizations to systemize and streamline regulatory reporting while maintaining data lineage.