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My colleague Sean Roy just put up a great post about Gartner’s predictions for Advanced Analytics in 2015: https://blogs.perficient.com/enterpriseinformation/2014/12/16/the-industrialization-of-advanced-analytics/ This is of obvious interest to us in the Microsoft universe, as we perennially end up being in the  “happy” part of Gartner’s magic quadrant, and since Microsoft’s ongoing data and analytics story is called out here.  […]

It’s no secret – Microsoft support for Windows Server 2003 ends on July 14, 2015. Last week, Perficient, AppZero and Cisco teamed up for a webinar, Planning & Preparing for Windows Server 2003 End of Life. During the session, the speakers discussed the options and paths available when moving off Windows Server 2003, including the […]

Did you watch the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics online? Maybe you caught a bit of the 2014 FIFA World Cup from the office on your laptop? Perhaps you watch an occasional Sunday Night Football game from the in-laws on your tablet. If so, you’ve consumed Azure Media Services Live Channels Media Streaming. This service powers all sorts of public […]

Storage is on the mind of many this holiday season. At home, if you are a parent, it’s a question of “Where are we going to store all these overwhelmingly large toys?” At work – it’s more likely to be a data issue. If local storage is your issue, you probably know one of your […]

For CIOs looking to improve communication and collaboration while reducing costs, Unified Communications is top of mind. Fortunately, Microsoft Lync integrates with a large percentage of existing voice systems, including Avaya. Last week, we held our last Lync focused webinar of the year on Best Practices for Integrating Lync with Your Avaya Environment. Keenan Crockett […]

Last week, I posted part one of our Power BI Primer series discussing access and basic administration. This week we’re bringing you Part Two. If you are an Office365 customer, then you have almost certainly heard about (if not seen) Power BI. The cloud-based analytics and collaboration platform from Microsoft has some pretty amazing features, […]

As an IT consultant, taking certification exams is a necessary task that most of us are quite familiar with. You can debate the value of the certifications or the ability of an exam to properly assess your knowledge on a topic but at the end of the day, it’s something you generally need to do […]

Is your SharePoint environment painfully slow? Are you experiencing long page load times? Does your search results take forever to load? If so, you may be interested in my upcoming webinar – 10 Steps to Optimize SharePoint. This comprehensive webinar, put on jointly with our partners at Metalogix, will cover: Identifying the common problem areas affecting SharePoint […]

Today, Perficient announced it has been working with Partners In Health, a Boston-based nonprofit that delivers high-quality health care and serves impoverished communities around the world, from Haiti to Rwanda to Siberia, to deploy Office 365 at cost. From the Press Release: Founded in 1987, Partners In Health works to strike at the root causes […]

One of the main topics that often surrounds the Office 365 Lync Online solution is how to provide the best Lync experience for end users. Since Lync Online is hosted in the cloud, Lync Online users rely heavily on their Internet connection for the majority of their experience. There are a number of areas to […]

Still running Windows Server 2003? For a variety of reasons, there are many companies with Windows Server 2003 still in production. What does this all mean, really? “End-of-life” means Microsoft will completely end support for Windows Server 2003 including patches and security update. And when does this happen? July 14, 2015. Given the rate at […]

What’s a Site Mailbox? Site Mailboxes provide a consolidated view of site content stored within SharePoint and Exchange from within Microsoft Outlook. Site Mailboxes help team members share and archive important emails related to a specific subject, instead of losing those emails in individuals’ inboxes. It can be especially helpful resources for new team members […]