Spreading the news to the larger audience to include the rest of y’all that weren’t able / didn’t attend the IMUG last year. We started with a brief presentation of the new Work Centers capabilities (Work & Inspections) and now would like to include the latest update. IBM improved the capabilities in the new release […]
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Trend Tuesday: Cloud Predictions for 2018
Though many think the rise of cloud is a forgone conclusion, there is still tremendous room for growth especially as we head into 2018. Here are some of the top predictions we found combing the web for cloud predictions in the New Year. Prediction #1: Hybrid Cloud Continues to Accelerate Mixing and matching cloud services […]
Trend Tuesday: Invoice Processing Meets BPM in the Digital Age
If you have ever stepped into the offices of a finance or accounting team, you may notice piles of invoices and documents concerning payments. Even though enterprise resource planning (ERP) and software systems do close the gap for month-end and year-end close, there remain inefficiencies resulting in delayed payments and incorrect payment amounts. Invoice processing […]
Why Don’t Drivers Care about Their Vehicles / Trucks?
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 […]
Trend Tuesday: Machine Learning Adoption Gains Steam
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 […]
DevOps in IIB Using GitHub, Jenkins and JFrog Artifactory
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) […]
Top IBM Blogs for 2017
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 […]
5 More Reasons You Should Use Watson Content Hub
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 […]
How to Learn Kubernetes
Kubernetes is almost the de facto platform for container orchestration. There are some great alternatives but they are second to Kubernetes in terms of open-source momentum, vendor-supported offerings, and extensibility/customization. A growing number of companies are adopting Kubernetes too in order to standardize software delivery and run their apps more efficiently. If you are not […]
Trend Tuesday: Upcoming Digital Transformation Developments
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 […]
‘Tis the Time of Year to Spread a Little Holiday Cheer
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 […]
What I’m Looking Forward to at IMC Today
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 […]