Angie Clark – Alliance Manager, Microsoft

Throughout her career, Mellinda Devese has taken risks, learned when to walk (but never run) away, and discovered how to show up as her most authentic self. Most importantly, Devese has learned to recognize her value. “Sometimes, when we emulate executives, we think we need to be very stoic and very professional and very sensible […]

If you are looking for a great follow-up to #MSInspire, which is taking place virtually this week, you are in luck. Fresh off the heels of Inspire, our Microsoft experts will explore some of the hottest solutions and innovations buzzed about at Inspire during our Microsoft Teams Digital Summit, which takes place from 10:30 am […]

If you are at all a Microsoft follower – and with 82% of enterprises using Microsoft Office according to a recent survey by Spiceworks, chances are you’re at least peripherally aware of Microsoft products and solutions – then you may also be hearing all of the buzz around Power Platform. Power Platform is Microsoft’s low-code […]

If you are headed to sunny San Francisco next week for Twilio Signal 2019, get ready for an action-packed adventure of networking, learning and discussions. As you “explore the intersection of technology, innovation, and communications”, you’ll want to check out Perficient’s Visionary Booth (V1) in the expo hall. Our experts will showcase a custom dashboard […]

This is another post in our blog series from Microsoft Inspire, which took place in Las Vegas earlier this week. Each post has highlighted key takeaways, insights and innovations that are top of mind for our Microsoft practice. Today’s post features an interview with Perficient’s Azure Practice Director, Steve Holstad. Steve discusses the continued momentum […]

Microsoft’s annual Inspire partner conference takes place this week in sunny (and super-hot) Las Vegas. Inspire offers partners an opportunity to hear about the latest Microsoft innovations, explore new ecosystem alliances and further develop existing partnerships. Most importantly, Inspire enables our team to discover new and innovative ways to help our clients transform their business […]

In this previous blog post, we discussed 3 ways you can leverage the Microsoft Azure Bot Framework and Bot Service to provide employees within your organization an improved self-service experience. Today, we’ll discuss how these tools provide an integrated environment that seamlessly connects your existing knowledge bases and back-end platforms to your end users – […]

Today’s workforce is highly mobile, technology savvy and resourceful. It is more critical than ever to provide employees with real-time assistance and support that offers a positive employee experience. To maintain productivity, employees need the ability to do things such as initiate IT tickets or register for HR benefits at their convenience.  They also want […]

By now, if your organization has had conversations about digital transformation, chances are they have included discussions around artificial intelligence such as bots. If not, it may be time to jump start that dialogue. As virtual assistants that can help perform simple, repetitive tasks, such as making a reservation or addressing customer queries or issues, […]

In less than a week, more than 6K communications and collaboration professionals will descend on Orlando, Florida to take part in Enterprise Connect 2019. From keynotes and general sessions featuring industry thought leaders to 60-plus conference sessions across nine conference tracks, #EC19 promises a little something for everyone. Enterprise Connect 2019 Conference Tracks With sessions […]

Twilio held their Q4 2018 earnings call earlier this week. No surprise, the company finished their fiscal 2018 on a strong note. Significant revenue gains were propelled by continued growth from both Twilio’s core voice and messaging products, as well as the company’s continued focus on delivering an omni-channel customer engagement platform. Twilio Co-Founder and […]

MicroStrategy 2019 officially kicked off this week with some major announcements. Several of these offer new and exciting opportunities for enterprises to leverage business intelligence and analytics in truly transformative ways. Kicking things off on Tuesday, Perficient was proud to be named MicroStrategy’s 2019 North America Partner of the Year. The award recognizes our team’s […]