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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have had to transform how they interact and assist their consumers completely. Many retail or consumer goods businesses have had to switch from traditional, in-person shopping experiences to digital buying. This transition is never the easiest for either party, but businesses must adapt and step up their game when accommodating […]

IBM Planning Analytics Workspace Release 2.0.58 news What’s new IBM has released Planning Analytics AI forecasting. This has been a long-awaited feature, as Cognos Analytics has including several aspects of Artificial Intelligence for some time. The new feature can take a time-related set of data and choose from a number of forecasting methods to find […]

As our clients continue their digital transformation journeys, challenges with traditional document capture solutions are coming to the forefront. Managing and configuring classification sample sets and extraction rules in layout-driven, legacy solutions, is time consuming and expensive. Modern digital businesses require systems that can continue to provide accurate results as forms and businesses evolve. Existing […]

Need to setup Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) in IBM WebSphere on Windows? Here are the steps, along with a video. Enjoy!   BACKUP YOUR WEBSPHERE CONFIGURATION!!! Add a Service Principle Name (SPN) User ID (AD_User) in Active Directory. It is recommended to not use the WebSphere Admin ID. Assign the SPN to […]

In order to meet customer demands, organizations are looking to expand their digital process automation (DPA) services. As a result of these increased demands, the focus of DPA has moved from concerns about cost reduction to an emphasis on digital transformation. Traditional methodologies are being refined to focus on the customer journey and to ensure […]

Planning and Analytics on the Cloud All organizations must perform financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and many want to shift from a complex web of spreadsheets to a cloud-based integrated solution.  This article will introduce financial planning and analysis and survey four cloud-based solutions. An FP&A solution consolidates and integrates all data, rules, and calculations […]

Resource constraints require Enterprise software customers to pick appropriate upgrade candidates from the stream of new versions that software vendors generate.  We advise our clients to select upgrade candidates carefully, and only when a version contains either significant new features with business impact or a substantial body of fixes that improves user productivity and rationalizes […]

What is IBM Planning Analytics with Cloud Pak for Data? IBM offers Planning Analytics for on-premise and on the IBM Cloud; why have they added IBM Planning Analytics on Cloud Pak for Data?  We will cover this question with the following explanations: Why IBM Planning Analytics? What is IBM Cloud Pak for Data? How does […]

Perficient’s Managing Director and Chief AI Strategist Christine Livingston recently joined IBM’s Big Data and Analytics team on its Making Data Simple podcast series. In this episode, AI adoption practices for the enterprise, Christine talks about her approach to AI within the consulting and enterprise industries, along with how she and her team have been […]

Cloud can create tremendous advantages by helping you harness data-driven insight, but many enterprises are still faced with a significant legacy system presence. Many companies find that the basic cloud model doesn’t address transformation complexities such as skills gaps, compliance, integration issues, vendor lock-in, and more. That’s why IBM has designed Cloud Pak for Data […]

This is the fourth post in our series on IBM Cloud Paks. Read the first, second, and third posts to learn more about our other Cloud Pak offerings. IBM Cloud Paks are enterprise-ready, containerized software solutions that provide an open, faster, and more secure way to move core business applications to any cloud. Each of […]

This is the third installment in our series on IBM Cloud Paks. Read the first post and the second post. With IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat last summer, there has been a monumental shift underway at Big Blue. IBM is working rapidly to modernize products up and down its software portfolio. Some of the biggest […]