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Reading Azure EventHub Data into DataFrame using Python in Databricks Azure EventHubs offer a powerful service for processing large amounts of data. In this guide, we’ll explore how to efficiently read data from Azure EventHub and convert it into a DataFrame using Python in Databricks. This walkthrough simplifies the interaction between Azure EventHubs and the […]

Reading Azure EventHub Data into DataFrame Using Apache Spark – Scala Apache Spark provides a seamless way to ingest and process streaming data from Azure EventHubs into DataFrames. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the setup and configuration steps required to achieve this integration. Prerequisites: Before diving into the code, ensure you have the necessary […]

As we step into 2024, the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI on enterprise-level organizations has reshaped the business landscape in profound ways. The continual evolution of these technologies has empowered businesses to leverage advanced algorithms, predictive modeling, and generative capabilities, driving unprecedented innovation and efficiency. From enhancing decision-making processes to revolutionizing […]

Introduction Pivoting data is a crucial aspect of data manipulation, allowing you to transform rows into columns for better analysis. Some databases (for e.g., SQL Server) have native support for pivots, but MySQL unfortunately doesn’t support the pivot function. MySQL’s GROUP_CONCAT function is a powerful tool that can be leveraged for this purpose. In this […]

Consumers across every age group expect healthcare digital experiences that match the ease and convenience of making purchases online, reserving a restaurant, booking private accommodations, getting personalized movie recommendations, filing taxes, and even virtually buying a car.  However, the consumer-patient journey is far more complex and multifaceted than other everyday consumer experiences. Patients and members need […]

Organizations are overwhelmed with the volume of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) tools in the market today. Sequoia and Meritech Capital released the latest version of their AI50 in April of 2023. This map visualizes the top 50 privately held companies in the AI space. Since the updated version was released, a large volume of […]

In the dynamic realm of investment management, maintaining a competitive edge is paramount. Our client, a dynamic, independent investment management and strategic advisory firm, recognized the rising significance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics in shaping investment decisions and reporting. ESG became a cornerstone in our client’s investor relations strategy. The firm needed to […]

In the fast-paced landscape of today’s business environment, organizations are constantly evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers. However, the traditional Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems that once served as the backbone for managing customer data and interactions are now struggling to keep up. Recently, Perficient hosted a roundtable discussion with marketing leaders […]

Perficient is at the forefront of managing and developing applications for numerous clients in the healthcare sector. This article focuses on pharmacy benefits management (PBM) organizations, including: Challenges faced by PBMs Value PBMs provide How Perficient leverages its talent pool of business analysts, developers, architects, and process managers to provide technical solutions to address industry […]

The Essence of a Metric Store: A metric store is a centralized repository designed explicitly for managing metrics definitions and data. Sitting snugly between your upstream data warehouses and downstream business applications, this innovative layer fundamentally transforms how metrics are handled. It’s a pivotal component in a headless BI architecture, enabling metrics to be defined […]

Introduction  In this blog, we will show you how to build a conversational search application that can interact with Azure Cognitive Search (ACS) and retrieve relevant content from a web-scraped index by asking natural language questions, requesting for summary information, and using vector search. The application will also use OpenAI embeddings, which are pre-trained models […]

Last week, Google announced Gemini, its groundbreaking multimodal AI model designed to push the boundaries of performance and versatility in AI technology. This means it can generalize and understand; operate across platforms; and is trained across different types of information, including text, code, audio, image, and video. It’s also the most flexible AI model yet […]