Data + Intelligence

We all talk a lot about customer experience, and for good reason. The shift to digital has been a complete game-changer, and consumers have more options than ever before. Long gone are the days of pulling out a massive phone book to find a new primary care physician or travel agent for your next vacation, or […]

In this blog, I will be describing how to configure Tableau 10 Desktop connection to Apache Drill and explore Hive or HBase instantly on Hadoop. By using the combined feature of these tools, we are convenient to get direct access on semi-structured data such as key-value format and even document storage, without having to rely […]

These are great learning sessions and instead of adding a bunch of added commentary, register so you can always watch the recording later… Below are the details for May 19, 2017 from 11-12 EST Maximo Scheduler Plus is an advanced work management tool for Maximo Asset Management that extends its scheduling capabilities to enable users […]

At last year’s Milken Institute Global Conference, an annual event that attracts some of the world’s most extraordinary people to explore solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, a group of experts gathered for a discussion on the future of blockchain. Brian Forde, who is now a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, […]

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty hosted a panel with top Watson solution providers to discuss partner experiences with the Watson platform. As an IBM Watson Beacon Award winner, a Watson Talent Partner, and a multi-year IBM Analytics Partner of Year, Perficient was invited to participate in the panel. Christine Livingston, our Watson Practice Director, represented the […]

As a continuation of a previous blog, you may have already heard about the end of support for Maximo 7.5 and other IBM solutions. In case you missed it, click here for a quick blog entry about the IBM announcement… Looking to the future, let’s talk about what IBM has planned for Maximo. Last week […]

Many shifts are happening today, with technology changing at such a pace, business users are relying on data to keep up with the industry and beat the competition. Business users are expecting more than dashboards and reports. They don’t want to be handed off with a set of reports and dashboards which are pre-built by […]

In my previous post, I introduced a HiveServer2 based approach to query data in Java code. If we don’t have to write any additional code, we could leverage a Database tool to do the manipulation. As we know, Oracle SQL Developer is a free tool that can be used for different kinds of databases by installing […]

I’m thrilled to be presenting AEM DataLayer at #IMMERSE17, the global virtual conference for the AEM Developer Community on May 17th at 3:15 PM PT. This talk will extend on my #AEMRockstar presentation on the AEM DataLayer library and will get into more details about how to use the AEM DataLayer library to easily integrate […]

What is Hive? You may have heard about Data Warehousing products such as Oracle, Teradata Netezza which have been used in different industries for decades. Recently, Hive emerged as a new generation of the open-source data warehouse product which features clustered nodes in the big data domain. It facilitates reading, writing, and managing super large […]

Of all the governance trends, none is more foundational and critical to the success of the governance program – indeed the organization itself – than the need for accurate, consistent, and relevant models that communicate the meaning, use, and residency of the information assets of the enterprise. Modeling not only addresses the integration and ingestion […]

Thankfully, it’s the End of Support for Maximo 7.5 – not all versions! Hopefully this isn’t a surprise to anyone and you received the corrected letter from IBM on April 17, 2017. The software withdrawal and support discontinuance includes other products besides Maximo; so you might want to verify other applications aren’t affected. The withdrawal […]