Data + Intelligence

In a previous post, I described how the Oracle BI Cloud Service (BICS) integrates with Oracle Cloud (Fusion) Apps.  For users of on premise Oracle BI, there are other methods of integrating with Fusion Apps.  The easiest of which is Oracle BI Applications 11g as it comes with prebuilt content, data warehouse and ODI ETL […]

Most of the enterprise data warehouse using Informatica PowerCenter to build the warehouse. After build the data warehouse and make it incremental load daily or several time per day. But data warehouse is not real time, it also has some gap between the source database and Target database. How can we make Data Warehouse Real […]

It was actually during the setup of the show that I noticed and snapped this picture and thought about a few things.  There’s a warning on every ladder produced that states the highest step / rung and which side should be used on a folding ladder.  Clearly this guy didn’t pay attention to it or […]

An important aspect of our transformational success stories with our clients and the fantastic journey of forming the Data & Analytical Insights practice within Perficient is the collection of accelerators that Perficient has built over the years. As I am working with different departments within Perficient, I realized the incredible work that teams have done […]

Hope y’all had a great time at the conference this week and you were able to enjoy a little warmer weather too. How about the Casino night last night, what a great time, right? Oh and for those that stuck around for the karaoke and dancing; wow, there’s some talented people within our group. Let’s […]

Over time, a Splunk environment can become unstable due to environment complexity and configuration concerns. Common issues include distributed deployments, misconfigurations, configuration file creep, partially correct data on-boarding, poor query construction, improperly sized systems, log files containing multiple formats, date/time skew, user rights, and many other factors. Splunk environments should be reviewed on a periodic […]

Metro Bank, a financial institution that has over 40 “stores” in Britain, has officially migrated its core banking IT infrastructure to a private cloud that will be managed by Rackspace. While the bank is only six years old, it has relied heavily on systems that were on-premises. The cost of running the applications in-house were […]

In the last 6 months, my customers and I have been on a journey with some of the largest cloud data lake vendors, open source Big Data vendors, and a team of the smartest Big Data architects that I’ve worked with in my career. As we explore this journey, often our clients are looking to […]

It’s still early enough in the day, it’s almost like yesterday and as you can see, lots of great vendors to visit at the show.  We’re here to help you with questions you might have about Maximo, Asset Management, Analytics and other business areas you might need. Stay tuned for booth setup and more pictures […]

In a recent post, Perficient’s Arvind Murali explained how the rise of Big Data and data lake technology is not an indication that traditional data warehousing is obsolete. There is a place for both solutions, since they address different challenges, and plenty of opportunities for integration as well. According to Gartner, there is a market […]

IBM recently introduced the latest feature pack for Maximo 7.6.06. Here are the newly included items that might help you consider upgrading: Improved Workflow Designer, License Monitor, BIM, SR Work Center. The New Workflow Designer Ever had Java applet version conflicts with Maximo and other apps? Sure, we all have unfortunately. Thankfully IBM has updated […]

According to information technology research and advisory company Gartner, there is a market shift towards hybrid approaches to data management, as companies look to solve complex challenges with a mix of alternative and traditional deployments. Healthcare providers and health plans are asking the question, “Do we need an enterprise data warehouse, a data lake, or […]