Intense global pressures, such as more stringent regulatory scrutiny, tax increases and reimbursement challenges are causing stalled top-line growth for medical device organizations and prompting them to find ways to increase operational efficiencies.  One way that companies look to reduce costs is by rationalizing Information Technology spend.  Although this practice works in theory, it often leads to users struggling with ineffective processes and potentially opens the company to compliance risks.  Rather than settle for sub-optimal processes and systems, organizations should learn how investing in best-of-breed ERP, PLM and EQMS systems can save the organization money while increasing compliance at the same time.