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Hopefully this doesn’t apply to anyone and pardon my assumption. While on a conference call this morning, I happened to look out the window and watch something that’s proven not very shocking. A delivery vehicle, not FedEx, not UPS, but another large carrier just did a three point turn in front of the window; except […]

Artificial intelligence has arrived, according to a recent survey by ServiceNow. According to their data, nearly 90 percent of the 500 CIOs they surveyed across 11 countries and 25 industries are at least dabbling with machine learning, with 53 percent calling it an area of strategic focus for their companies. Most poignant within the survey […]

Overview This document demonstrates how continuous build and deploy automation is achieved for IBM Integration Bus deployment using open source GitHub, Jenkins and JFrog Artifactory. Basic Functionalities Full Deployment – Latest code is pulled from GitHub repositories, and each IIB applications are assembled, packed, override properties applied then deployed to respective Integration Server (Execution Group) […]

The year is winding down and we want to look back at the year that was, from advancements in cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) to the increased awareness around artificial intelligence. The following are the top 10 blogs our writers penned in the past year. Check them out: #1 – Think Pink: The […]

IBM Watson Content Hub (WCH) is a cloud-based content management system (CMS) which allows you to manage and publish full website experiences or deliver headless content to your web and mobile experiences. In November, I published 5 reasons you should use Watson Content Hub.  As promised, here are 5 more reasons you should use Watson […]

Digital Transformation captures the mindshare of modern CIOs and for good reason. As consumers demand more out of their business experiences, organizations must catch up or face irrelevancy. However, while much of the consensus around Digital Transformation remains on the surface, the real pressures concern the oncoming IT trends for 2018. Forrester is one of […]

Here are a couple videos from several of our offices (15 of them actually) that include a quick blurb on a few more of our Perficient capabilities. I realize most of my blogs are IBM Maximo related, and this one, well it’s short and sweet. For those off next Monday, enjoy time with family and […]

Today is another great day at IMC 2017. Action-packed RAP sessions throughout the morning and additional subjects in the afternoon. I’ll mention a couple examples and then we hope you’re able to stop by our booth #406 to say “hello.” Yes, the vendor booths are open today with lots of things to learn about and […]

For those who may have partaken in the charity golf this morning before the 32nd annual International Maintenance Conference (IMC), I hope you had a great time and shot well. Then again, I believe it’s more about the networking and charity support than beating your “buddy,” right? Or was it… IMC opens to day at 5pm for […]

This week is that time of year again for the 32nd annual International Maintenance Conference (IMC) where practitioners, other experts and your peers are here talking and sharing reliability and maintenance stories. Not to imply your peers aren’t experts; depending on how you read that first sentence. This isn’t just about CMMS systems like Maximo, […]

Before we get into the rest of the details, the good thing is this is not a major release; rather, a feature pack to fix bugs and introduce other enhancements. The exception to the major release would be if you’re still running version 7.5 or earlier, then it’s a bit more work to upgrade, but […]

According to IDC, cloud growth is expected to continue growing through 2021 at a compound annual growth rate of 21%. While industry watchers assume that cloud is an afterthought, some organizational leaders are skeptical, preferring to go other routes in their pursuit of innovation. In our conversations with customers, this skepticism originates from a few […]