Automotive

When I started looking for my next car, the questions did not stop at whether to buy an internal combustion engine (ICE), an electric vehicle (EV), or a hybrid. I wanted to be a well-informed buyer before I made my final decision. I wanted to not only know all the information needed to make the […]

Salesforce OmniStudio is a platform of tools designed to streamline digital interactions and workflows. A crucial component within this platform is the DataRaptor/ Data Mapper. DataRaptor is a declarative data integration tool that allows users to read, transform, and write/create Salesforce data seamlessly. It simplifies data extraction and manipulation, making it essential for anyone looking […]

There is an untapped potential for automotive loyalty programs, and we are living in an era where customer loyalty is more fleeting than ever. Until now, the relationship between OEMs and customers has been largely transactional. A customer buys a car, and the interaction ends there until the next purchase cycle—typically five to ten years […]

Navigating the complexities of cloud technology requires an exceptional partner. We are thrilled to announce that Perficient has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US51406224, June 2024). What Does This Inclusion Mean for Perficient? “We’re honored to be recognized as a Major Player in […]

Specialization is critical for Perficient in vetting itself as a contender in the hotly-contested Fortune 2000 digital transformation consulting industry.  Without it, our clients and customers cannot be certain that the experts we engage to successfully deliver mission-critical technical solutions have the necessary skills to ensure success.  In layman’s terms, a partner specialization for Google […]

Validating the content of PDF files that an application generates is a common task while testing web applications. To do this, utilize PDFBox, a Java library for managing PDF documents, in combination with Selenium, a potent web automation tool. This post will demonstrate how to use PDFBox and Selenium to read and validate PDF text […]

Introduction to Rest Assured Framework In today’s API-driven development landscape, testing RESTful APIs is a critical aspect of ensuring application functionality and performance. The Rest Assured framework is a powerful and easy-to-use Java library that simplifies testing REST APIs. Leveraging a fluent API allows developers to write readable and maintainable tests. By the end of […]

Six months ago, the Perficient team in Mexico contacted Tec Racing, the Formula SAE team at Monterrey Tec, to discuss a potential partnership as part of Perficient’s Electrifying the Future of Automotive Program. While the team was excited to partner, they were in the middle of a generational change. Their leaders were heading through their […]

The Marconi Automotive Museum in Southern California was the perfect backdrop for our roundtable event, during which we discussed the evolution of brand loyalty with leaders from several of the world’s most influential automobile manufacturers.  This is an important topic for the automotive and mobility industry, one that is front and center as emerging technology […]

Introduction to Selenium Web application testing is the primary use of Selenium, an open-source program that may be used for various tasks, such as web scraping and automating tedious tasks. Apart from supporting multiple programming languages, including Python, Java, C#, and others, it provides a suite of tools for automating web browsers across various platforms. […]

Last week, I had the privilege of attending our Accelerate Conference in St. Louis where I learned that Perficient’s secret sauce is really our people. We are a global digital consulting firm competing against the largest consulting firms in the world – and yet, we stand out. We heard from a couple of our largest […]

For the second year in a row, I spent an evening with my colleagues at the University of Michigan’s Ford Robotics Center in Ann Arbor to celebrate MRacing’s unveiling of this year’s EV. It did not disappoint – it was a beauty, designed with the look and feel of a Michigan football helmet, including the […]