Energy and Utilities

As times have evolved, so have our data challenges — but we have been trying to solve it for ages. Giving it dedicated resources, robust hardware, etc. we still end up missing SLAs in our traditional On-Premise & Cloud-hosted worlds. Add to the fact the constant dependency on personnel to manage the data loads, data […]

Many Energy companies that are running Oracle ERP, SCM, and EPM solutions are working on their roadmap and deciding whether to cross the chasm and move to the Cloud or upgrade their on-premise applications. Change Management is an important part of such a decision and is a critical part of the roadmap to be considered […]

4 Boosted Outcomes Using Oracle Cloud The Utility industry is facing enormous change along with the rest of the world due to Covid-19 and its effects on commercial and residential consumption of energy. The industry has had to learn quickly to juggle demand and workforce planning. Oracle Utilities has long been a leader in industry […]

If you’ve driven a car, used a credit card, submitted a claim, or performed countless other everyday tasks, you’ve likely interacted with Pega. But what is it like to build those solutions, and better yet, why would someone want to build those solutions as part of the Pega team at Perficient?  According to our clients, […]

Energy companies have never faced a greater challenge than Planning for the future the industry is facing during the Pandemic and Post Covid19. The Oil & Gas, Utilities, Mining, Chemicals, and Renewable Energy sectors are working within disruption at a rate unimaginable in years past. Turmoil and disorganization; however when coupled with an organization that […]

After working multiple deals with Perficient as the Cloud Applications Manager for Oil & Gas at Oracle, Alaster Love made the move to join the Perficient team in early 2020. As the Director of Energy Strategy, he leads our energy practice by providing business optimization strategy, thought leadership, and accelerators for Perficient’s systems implementation and […]

Tumultuous times in business and personal finance require that all take a look at their budget and plan for the future. Given the wild ride that WTI and natural gas are on, it is more important than ever that the oil & gas industry avail itself of all that modern planning, budgeting, and forecasting tools […]

Yes, it can with Oracle ERP Cloud and Perficient! In the past, an ERP implementation was a project that made people complain, conjure images of extreme difficulty, and generally tax everyone’s stamina, patience, and faith. Furthermore, an ERP implementation at an Oil & Gas company was an experience that in some cases never had a […]

Cloud Procurement offers a new interface defining approval workflow for Requisitions, Purchase Documents (Order, Blanket, Contract) and Supplier Management. Approval rules are managed in a user friendly interface that integrates back-end Business Process Management (BPM) while keeping a logical and complete setup in front of the user. While relatively simple to define rules in Approval […]

Here is something I’m working on at Perficient to make installing/upgrading, configuring, and deploying IBM FileNet P8 more efficient. It even creates a Domain, and Object Store. All using Ansible. If your organization is looking to implement something like this in your environment, give Perficient a call. We’ll be happy to assist.    For […]

What does it take to create a lean, mean project machine? Many have wrestled with this in the past. How do you get your teams to perform at optimal levels? SEMPERFI Support don’t smother, Empower and trust, Motivate , Put forth – communicate, Energize, Release – deliver, Fail fast, Iterate   Turns out, Marine Seal […]

Business models change. The utilities industry is no different. Utilities companies are performing business transactions and processes differently today than they did 20 years ago. And 20 years from now, the industry will be very different. But for today, let’s focus on the current trends, including grid modernization, the rise of digital transformation, implementing digital twins, […]