In Part 1, and Part 2 of “The Return of Direct-to-Consumer” series I discussed WHAT direct-to-consumer looks like in 2021, how the definition and opportunities have evolved, and what brands are leading and lagging in the DTC world. In Part 3 of this series I outlined WHY a business might consider a direct-to-consumer model and the […]
Bright Paths Students Bring Ingenuity to Custom App Development
Perficient is a company full of unique populations, and we’re committed to investing in resources that develop the skills of our colleagues while embracing diverse perspectives and voices. It’s a commitment that Perficient made to nearly 5,000 colleagues earlier this year through the Perficient People Promise, which promises to champion, challenge, and celebrates every colleague. […]
Building a Scalable, Integrated Virtual Health Ecosystem [On-Demand Webinar]
Virtual health includes so much more than virtual visits. It spans a universe of digital interactions that impact both healthcare consumers and care professionals. How your digital infrastructure enables these touch points offers an opportunity to forge a better care experience. In a recent webinar, our technology and healthcare experts sat down to discuss flexible, […]
Automate Everything: Using Adobe Sign in Power Apps and Power Automate – Part 2/3
The Automate Everything series was written by Rebekah Williamson and Taylon Hammons In a work-from-home world, companies are moving toward paperless operations. The process of printing forms, delivering them to clients, and scanning them back in is a thing of the past. Save paper, time, and money by shifting to an all-digital approach. By leveraging Microsoft’s Power […]
Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps
Working in a global digital consultancy, our colleagues thrive on our challenging, fast-paced projects. And over the past twelve weeks, the students in Perficient’s Bright Paths program surely know a thing or two about fast-paced project execution! Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; […]
The Return of Direct-to-Consumer Part 3: Why Go Direct-to-Consumer?
In Part 1 and Part 2 of “The Return of Direct-to-Consumer” series I discussed WHAT direct-to-consumer looks like in 2021, how the definition and opportunities have evolved, and what brands are leading and lagging in the DTC world. Part 3 of this series outlines the ‘Why’; the benefits to both the business and consumer when a […]
Join Perficient at the 2021 Open Source North Conference!
Perficient is proud to be a Gold Sponsor for the upcoming Open Source North (OSN) Conference on May 20th, 2021. Since 2014, Open Source North has provided a space for the enterprise application development community to come together and engage in networking, education, and knowledge sharing- this year is no different. Due to the conditions […]
Build Faster with the App Accelerator
A few years ago, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, stated: “Every company is now a software company.” The line between the product you offer and the software that supports it has thinned, and in some industries, the software is the primary competitive advantage. Like it or not, the software is a critical part of your […]
The Return of Direct-to-Consumer Part 2: Who is Getting DTC Right in 2021?
In Part 1 of “The Return of Direct-to-Consumer” series I discussed WHAT direct-to-consumer looks like in 2021 and how the definition and opportunities have evolved. In Part 2 of this series I will provide examples of DTC brands that have embraced experience-driven commerce and are winning big because of it, and those that aren’t quite […]
Blazor, Are You Ready?
Introduction Building SPA’s I have been involved in several web application projects implemented as a single-page application (SPA) with a REST API interface to the backend in recent years. In all of these cases, the SPA was built with React and the Flux/Redux design pattern. Since my background is heavily .NET and Azure-centric, the API […]
Perficient Interviewed for Forrester Report: Forget About Build Versus Buy…
For companies looking to advance their digital offerings, the traditional build-vs.- buy mentality has become obsolete. This way of thinking both underestimates the cost and complexity of packaged solutions while overestimating those of custom development. According to Forrester, pure buy doesn’t exist, and pure build is often impractical for effective digital enterprises. Therefore, in the […]
Overview of FDA’s AI/ML-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan
In a landmark effort to both guide and spur artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) development in the medical field, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan. Background The plan was created by the FDA’s Digital Health Center of […]