I came across this blog post from Andrew White, a Research analyst at Gartner controversially titled BI’s days are numbered – Here comes BPM again. The core message of the post is this that BI and data analytics are a means to an end – and it is the change in processes (effected through BPM) that will result in impact […]
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Flexible Meta Models and IBM Cognos Framework Manager
A metadata model is “a gathering of Meta information that includes both physical information and business information for one or more datasources and is the foundation for both future modelling and report development within an organization”. Meta-model flexibility can be defined as the ability of a (Meta) model to: Easily expand and grow (to support […]
Innovation in IT?
I was reading the interview of Jamie Miller, the new CIO of General Electric. Please do check out the interview. Some of the key focus areas she was describing are: Innovation Simplification Employee experience Cyber security Investing in our IT talent The innovation explained in this interview revolves around the mobile technology, and big […]
Information Is Your Competitive Advantage
Information has always been available to us, but never before has there been so much at our finger tips, coming at us so quickly from many different sources. We can no longer continue managing our enterprise information the same way we have for the last 30 years, it is not sufficient. With that I would […]
In-Memory Database Solutions
After attending many marketing sessions on In-Memory database like HP Vertica, Oracle Exalytics, Kognitio, SAP HANA, and SQL*Server 2014 with in-memory capabilities, finally I got an opportunity to look under the hood. I attended the SAP HANA training, and had the firsthand experience in playing with the In-Memory database. Gartner says, at least 35% of […]
Do you share your Master Data with your Partners?
The importance of maintaining accurate Master Data is vital to running the business efficiently. You have your Master Data under control at your end, but what about your partners, suppliers and award/reward programs? Are they ready for timely integration of Master Data? What is their commitment to your success? Let me tell you my personal […]
First Experience with Informatica Cloud
I remember that I heard the cloud concept about ten years ago while now the real cloud age is here. The cloud deployment and practice in CRM area might be the pioneer comparing with others. It is glad that we are seeing more and more BI vendors are boosting their cloud strategy and product development […]
Perficient at IBM Vision 2014
Perficient and the Chickasaw Nation will co-present at the IBM Vision 2014 conference, the premier conference for financial and operational performance management, sales performance management, disclosure management and risk analytics professionals, which is being held May 18-21 in Orlando, FL. DMF-1269: Transforming the Management, Analysis and Delivery of Critical Data at Chickasaw Nation with IBM […]
Importing Data into Salesforce with Informatica
The need to change the values actually being imported is inevitable when you are importing data into Salesforce. Scary to some, a matter of fact to most , but a way to shine for the users of Informatica . At Perficient we have been able to use the cloud tool Informatica which offers a wide […]
IBM Information Lifecycle Governance: solution driven model
Enterprise Content Management solutions usually follow a standard lifecycle: A client identifies a need. They send out an RFP. A solution (more often than not, a software platform) is selected. The platform is installed, customized, and configured to solve the original problem. For Information Lifecycle Governance (ILG) solutions, the “selection of solution” stage is not […]
MDM starting troubles …
Today, Master Data Management (MDM) is an accepted mainstream tool / program / application within corporate America. Large companies have multiple MDM solutions across business units, geographical units and even within the same business unit, they have different MDM for different domains. It is becoming a common sight to see MDM fully functioning and operating, […]
IT Engagement in Mobile Marketing
I recently attended a webinar from Gartner on Mobile Marketing and Data-Driven Marketing. Do look up the interesting statistics shared in the webinar. What stood out in the webinar is that, highest priority is given to Analytics, besides building the application itself. From my experience, lot of the Marketing / Advertising programs are outsourced to […]