Albert Qian

The most successful modern enterprises are those who build thriving ecosystems of developers and partners. Whether it’s retailers, payment systems, or social networks, the prevalence of application programming interfaces (APIs) adds value to the platform and creates scalability that far outpace traditional and monolithic platforms. In the modern era, the question is no longer whether […]

These days in California, the rage is all about Poke, a fish salad composed of items including tuna, seaweed, and other seasonings. Everywhere you look there is a new restaurant opening up and regardless of location, there are long lines and satisfied customers out the door. The existence of this restaurant trend, similar to that […]

Taking an application from innovation to idea can result in numerous hours of downloading, compiling, installing, configuring, and connecting all types of components – all on a single server instance. Not only can this be a waste of time, but it also takes away from innovating and taking the application to market. Instead of downloading […]

Human civilization has experienced upheaval throughout history, from the Industrial Revolution to the Iron, Stone, and Bronze Ages. In each of these eras, human productivity and living changed drastically, influencing how humans work, live, and play. As we head towards the first quarter of the 21st century, the new revolution on hand exists in the […]

Our past blogs have discussed the importance of culture transformation in DevOps. After all, organizations looking to change the direction of innovation also must take their employees with them. Being able to do so requires a general mastery of soft skills in communication and collaboration. There are numerous ways to facilitate soft skills within a […]

As an elementary school student more than 20 years ago, one of my assignments was to raise money for the class through magazine subscriptions. Though our teachers no sales training, the accepted method for converting potential customers was to walk door-to-door or ask our parents to introduce us to interested friends. When sales were tallied […]

Even with a flurry of new technologies attracting technology investment, there is still value in legacy applications, particularly in the realm of security and data. Integration has even made its way into the mainstream, attracting interest from research firm Forrester, dubbed as Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS). Forrester defines iPaaS as: A suite of […]

Leveraging hybrid cloud solutions can be complicated, especially for organization just getting started. Thankfully, there’s IBM PureApplication, a hybrid cloud application platform for deploying application environments quickly and repeatedly for on and off-premises implementations. While application deployment normally requires scripting and configuring the tasks to deploy and manage an application, IBM PureApplication simplifies and automates […]

PegaWorld starts in a week, and we’re sure many of you are looking for ways to maximize your time with the many sessions to choose from. One way to get the most from your time at the conference is to learn how others have succeeded in adopting Pega for their business process management activities. Here’s […]

Initial public offerings (IPO) often signal that an industry is coming of age and gaining wide acceptance among the general public. Recent examples include Perficient partners Cloudera (cloud computing) and Mulesoft (APIs), both of which have netted great returns for investors. Today will signal yet another Perficient partner’s debut on the public market, with Appian […]

DevOps has made leaps and bounds this year within the industry and research firm IDC predicts that nearly 70% of Global Fortune 500 organizations will have implemented the development philosophy by the end of the year. If you’re still on the fence, now is the time to learn more and jump in on the action. Here […]

One of the unfortunate byproducts of the digital age is when cloud providers suffer major outages. In such situations, everything from email applications to social networking websites go offline, making even the simplest of technology tasks irrelevant. Even as cloud solutions improve, management of such solutions is still at the will of human error. Such […]