Sharon Suchoval

Michael Porter, Principal at Perficient, wrote a blog post today about Peter Schwartz,  the mind behind Minority Report, War Games, and Sneakers, and five emerging trends that we are seeing as we begin Dreamforce 2013. The world of hyper connectivity is bringing every thing together in a new ecosystem.  We are creating a new world that […]

A few weeks ago, Apple announces the free upgrade to OS Mavericks. My neighbor upgraded immediately and everything was working fine. Until today. Prior to his endocrinologist appointments each quarter, he logs onto a website where he can quickly and easily upload his blood sugar numbers prior to his doctor appointment. It’s amazing technology that […]

Mark Polly, Director at Perficient, recently wrote a blog post on how we can use hashtags to help make cancer information more searchable for those that need it.   Over on Symplur.com, Dr. Michael Katz talks about connected health care. In this blog post, Hashtags in Cancer Care: Embedding Meaning in Digital Health, he proposes […]

Kevin Orbaker, Director at Perficient, recently wrote a blog post about the challenges that Healthcare.gov has been facing and provides three take-a-ways that are important for every software deployment. I have been following the rollout of the federal governments HealthCare.gov website and the subsequent healthcare exchanges. I have been reading many articles outlining the challenges […]

Melody Smith Jones, project manager at Perficient, is visiting her hometown of Cincinnati today and wrote a blog post on Procter and Gamble and the change in the digital marketing landscape. It is these two things that my city is known for, P&G and digital marketing, that bring me to my next point: digital marketing […]

Louis Columbus recently wrote an article for Business 2 Community that sings the praises of Salesforce and goes so far as to say that they are winning the cloud platform war. For the past four years, he has been spending a lot of time in the developer area at Dreamforce to gain some insight into […]

Dr. Marcie Stoshak-Chavez, Healthcare Director at Perficient, recently wrote a blog post on using IBM’s Watson to diagnose and treat patients. I have to admit that I was jealous when I read that my alma mater and “old training grounds,” Case Western Reserve and the Cleveland Clinic, were engaging IBM’s Watson to further clinical diagnosis, […]

Mark Polly, Director of Portals and Social Business at Perficient, recently wrote a blog post about Content Targeting in WebSphere Portal 8. Content targeting is a hot topic in marketing circles these days.  Actually content targeting has always been a hot topic, but many content management systems didn’t support it or made it too difficult […]

I am currently in the middle of the car buying process. The one upgrade that stops me every time is the navigation system. I love the idea of having it integrated into my car, but the $2,000 price tag that often comes with this upgrade seems utterly ridiculous given where we are with technology today. […]

        In a move to expand its online marketing capabilities, Oracle announced today that it has acquired Compendium, a cloud-based content marketing provider whose platform will complement the Eloqua Marketing Cloud. Compendium’s platform helps companies plan, produce and deliver engaging content across multiple channels throughout their customers’ lifecycle. It’s data-driven approach aligns […]

Michael Porter, portal expert at Perficient, wrote a blog post today about key regulations and the key acronyms surrounding patient portals. So this is the first true part of what is a patient portal. I introduced it yesterday but that was only to pave the way for the topics. Remember, my purpose is to define […]

Michael Porter, portal expert at Perficient, recently wrote a blog on the definition and complexities of patient portals. I’ve been working on a variety of portals this year but Patient Portal tops them all right now in terms of interest and effort. I’ve learned that patient portals represent some of the most complex portal sites […]