Data + Intelligence

In my previous posts, we saw how to create a table report and a pie chart. Today, I am adding another dimension to our tabular matrix by giving the users an option to expand or collapse a report. Such reports are called drill down reports in SSRS. If you haven’t yet checked out my post […]

I have been an athlete all my life, but since I’ve reached my 30’s, had 5 reconstructive surgeries, and moved back to the Midwest to a completely sedentary job, staying fit and healthy has become more challenging than ever before. As an Apple lover for years, I have a myriad of Apps I enlisted to […]

Greg Seeman, Lead Technical Consultant at Perficient, has been working closely with ProHealth Care in Waukesha, WI to bring their data warehouse online and integrate reporting within a Microsoft SharePoint 2013 BI system. This would be the 2nd phase of this year-long project. On deck was the task of improving workflow through the Patient Experience […]

I always find industry acronyms amusing. Sometimes they describe new technologies, other times they are a new name for an existing technology (maybe with a slight twist). And then there are those times when two different technologies, models, theories, etc. end upwith the same acronym. Such is the case with Information as a Service and […]

I am an avid sports junkie. I literally wake up and fall asleep watching SportsCenter. Last month, while watching the NBA Finals (Go Spurs!), I concluded that sports and healthcare have a lot in common. Sport, is a “physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively1.” […]

Bill Busch, Senior Solutions Architect at Perficient, recently wrote a blog post about Oracle’s In-Memory database option: Last month Oracle announced Oracle In-Memory database option. The overall message is that once installed, you can turn this “option” on and Oracle will become an in-memory database.   I do not think it will be that simple. However, […]

Last month Oracle announced Oracle In-Memory database option. The overall message is that once installed, you can turn this “option” on and Oracle will become an in-memory database.   I do not think it will be that simple. However, I believe Oracle is on the correct track with this capability. There are two main messages with […]

Starting in 2015 all issuers of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) on the Healthcare Marketplace will need to provide Quality Rating System (QRS) measurements that will be aggregated and scored to provide consumers with a star rating for each product offered. Although there are still details to be worked out by CMS, the required measures for […]

While attending a recent Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) seminar in New York, I participated in a discussion with other members (financial institutions) and service providers around the topic of data security. I think it’s safe to assume that everyone acknowledged the cost of handling a data breach far outweighs the cost of proactively securing data […]

This month Oracle is releasing its new in-memory database.   Essentially, it is an option that leverages and extends the existing RDBMs code base.   Now with Microsoft’s recent entry all four the mega-vendors (IBM, SAP, Microsoft, and Oracle) have in-memory database products. Which one that is a best fit for a company will depend on a […]

IBM Cognos TM1 is well-known as the planning, analysis, and forecasting software that delivers flexible solutions to address requirements across an enterprise, as well as provide real-time analytics, reporting, and what-if scenario modeling and Perficient is well-known for delivering expertly designed TM1 based solutions. Analytic Projects Perhaps phase zero of a typical analytics project would […]

Doug Cutting – Hadoop creator – is reported to have explained how the name for his Big Data technology came about: “The name my kid gave a stuffed yellow elephant. Short, relatively easy to spell and pronounce, meaningless, and not used elsewhere: those are my naming criteria.” The term, of course, evolved over time and […]