Who would have imagined ten years ago that many of us would spend hours using a slingshot to fling hacked off birds on a single mission to destroy arrogant pigs? We do this using computers smaller than our dinner plates while sitting on airplanes, park benches, the family room sofa, and sometimes at work. For […]
Financial Services
Social Listening Helps Banks Find Value in Information
Bank Marketing Buzzword of the Year – Big Data One of the hottest terms in IT circles during the past 2 years has been “big data”. While many pundits will tell you that big data is all about processing data that has a combination of Volume, Velocity and Variety for everything from log file management […]
Hospital Discharge Planning-Is This Goodbye or See You Later?
In my last blog post, I discussed hospital readmissions and offered some solutions on how to prevent this growing problem within our health system. Of those solutions, I would like to take a closer look at hospital discharge planning and how this simple task in the transition of care can help alleviate the $12 billion […]
Big Data Adoption Resources for Financial Institutions
Competition continues in the industry creating the need for transformational business strategies and technology to improve profitability for banks and financial institutions. As mentioned in our top technology trends post, Big data is widely talked about in banking as a catalyst for change. However, banks have only scratched the surface of using smarter analytics. As a technology service provider […]
Top 5 Technology Trends in Financial Services – November 2012
Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is a challenging task. Emerging technology forces in the financial services industry are already impacting business. The convergence of these forces does present challenges; however, it also provides a window of opportunity for financial institutions to elevate business performance and gain a […]
Top 5 Technology Trends in Healthcare – November 2012
The healthcare IT field is rapidly developing and changing. Emerging technology and updated regulations put pressure on healthcare providers and health plans to stay ahead of the curve. Perficient creates a monthly list that explores some of the current topics and issues in health IT. This list examines the most talked about issues and technologies […]
Mobility Matters – Perficient’s Perspectives on CU Times
Yesterday, Mike Panzarella, one of Perficient’s financial services experts, was quoted in Credit Union Times on the subject of digital wallet adoption by the credit union industry. As organizations look to the year ahead, credit unions have reached a fork in the road when it comes to mobile wallets. What’s the best digital wallet strategy? […]
Turning Customer Data into a Banking Goldmine with Big Data
Yesterday I sat in on a Big Thinkers in Big Data tweet chat hosted by Intel and Forrester’s Mike Gualtieri. With our Big Data in Financial Services webinar just around the corner I wanted to catch the latest on what others were saying about the topic and its relevancy in banking. As a marketer it is imperative I stay […]
Driving Value in Healthcare with EMRs and SharePoint
My colleague, Michael Porter, posted a blog from the SharePoint Conference about an interesting session he attended. During the session, a business case on how SharePoint can benefit healthcare was presented. The case focused on a doctor working with a clinical IT director, utilizing technology to improve patient care. Here is an excerpt from Michael’s […]
Top 10 Best Banking Blog Winners Recognized
This morning Financial Brand announced the winners of their 2012 Best Banking Blog Awards. With more than 1,000 votes cast and a number of write-ins (including our blog) it is evident that there are a number of great blogging resources out there for the online community to digest! If you haven’t seen the announcement yet […]
Demystifying Big Data for Financial Services
Many of our customers tell us they have Big Data initiatives under way or are planning them in the near future. Like the terms “CRM” or “Web 2.0” the term “Big Data” means many things to many people. Along with all the hype around Big Data, there is also some doubt amongst financial institutions. As experts […]
Meaningful Use doesn’t have to be painful
In my last blog, I talked about the changes forced upon healthcare providers and some software developers who were striving to minimize the impact of these changes. I received comments stating their position that the providers must adapt and it seemed pointless to build systems that mimic an existing process. I believe this approach is […]