Albert Qian

Born in the cloud startups have a unique advantage of being able to avoid the pain of application migration into the cloud. With no complex infrastructure to hold them down, organizations can go global instantly and experience immediate business results. According to IBM, 65 to 75 percent of applications could benefit from moving to the […]

Buyer personas are a crucial component of the buyer’s journey. After all, the lack of proper targeting means that those whom you actually want to see your services and products will likely be seeing those of your competitors. Developing a buyer persona takes work and requires buy-in from your engineering to your sales team. In […]

Modern organizations face a litany of innovation challenges, starting with the development staff. Experienced mobile developers are hard to find, design agencies’ talent is expensive, and offshore sourcing makes delivering quality at high speed difficult. According to Jeffrey Hammond at Forrester, one way to solve the challenge is through mobile low-code development platforms, which occurs […]

As DevOps grows in popularity, there are going to misconceptions for the innovation philosophy. From understanding the benefits to how organizational culture is changed, many will expect DevOps to create results out of thin air when that will be hardly the case. Our consultants speak with organizations daily who are making the transition. We hear […]

Microservices are top-of-mind for developers and innovators, especially in a connected world. With research firm Gartner predicting more than 20 billion connected things by 2020, being able to develop quickly and effectively will set organizations apart. Microservices are gaining traction for their ability to develop and deliver modern, lightweight and composable workloads. They achieve this […]

Over the years, customer experience has seen a gradual evolution, moving from static to dynamic experiences. What started as toll-free phone numbers, mail-in surveys, and customer insight groups has transformed into the world of social media, where anyone can share their opinion to a large audience. For some organizations, the emergence of new media has […]

Infrastructure is a key part of every IT department before cloud or DevOps is even considered. Serving as the backbone of IT, it’s these components that keep every system running. In recent years, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) has become a competitive and popular space, led by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and their affordable and reliable offerings. Nonethelss, […]

Over the years, the implementation, application, and best practices of information technology have seen a gradual evolution. What started with local systems, iterative innovation, and analog systems has evolved into a world that’s always-on and ready to change at any given moment. Organizations who recognize this shift tend to stand the test of time and […]

Finance trends are always making the media rounds, which of late lies in cryptocurrency. With uncertainty in the financial markets, the latest news has been around topics including blockchain and bitcoin, discussed among experts for its benefits of decentralization, security, and transparency. Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger for recording the history of transactions in […]

Conversion is the ultimate goal for any enterprise organization. After all, it’s what drives revenue and continuity in any industry. Depending on the industry however, conversion time can be anywhere from minutes to months. Converting any customer is hard work in the era of digital transformation, especially with the amount of noise and options available. […]

In our last API blog, we highlighted Apigee’s survey in their 2017 State of APIs Report. After collecting the experiences of several hundred customers, the API management firm outlined the characteristics of a successful API program, highlighting the need for scalability, digital ecosystems, and the right industry. While each organization attacks the market differently and […]

Last week, we sat down with IBM on a webinar to discuss the emergence of video in the enterprise and the various use-cases for organizations looking to innovate how they communicate to their audiences. Broadcast on Ustream, Perficient Technical Director Glenn Kline and Chris Zaloumis of IBM Cloud Video walked through the IBM Cloud Video […]