Data + Intelligence

My last blog discusses how cloud is the leading platform for innovation and agility. In my last blog of this series, I examine how to develop a cloud adoption strategy and best practices. Evolving and maturing people, processes, and technology are three elements of the organizational transformation that comes with cloud adoption. Three steps to […]

As technology advances, new ways to gather customer data and new ways to use that data in marketing and customer outreach have emerged. This has created a new need for many companies in various industries. The need to combine offline data with online data in accurate and intelligent ways, allowing the organization to gather more […]

Nowadays, many companies are migrating their data to a cloud storage solution rather than on a physical server. Utilizing the cloud has been an increasingly popular solution over the past few years. The advantages of using cloud storage over physical storage include cost-effectivity, always-on availability, increased security, increased mobility, and more. One popular cloud solution […]

Today’s customer demands completely seamless omni-channel experiences, and such customer demands are forcing Marketers to pursue advanced analytics and first-party data strategies at an unprecedented rate. However, according to a recent report by eMarketer, nearly 50% of all Marketers say their Customer Experience strategy is “ad-hoc” or “limited in scope”.  Even worse, more than half […]

MicroStrategy World 2020 may be in our rearview, but now is a great time to start taking what we learned from the conference and figuring out how we can apply it throughout the rest of the year. For instance, how we can follow the trends that industry professionals are seeing in the field of analytics. […]

Previously, I discussed the compliance hurdles that will come with the California Consumer Privacy Act. This final blog of the series addresses data privacy challenges and highlights a few future laws that will be enacted soon. In order to overcome these data privacy challenges, you can implement automated data scanning/discovery and correction tools, or data […]

Previously, I examined how cloud provides efficient access to your data. This blog outlines cloud as the leading platform for innovation and agility in healthcare. Healthcare organizations that embrace Agile methodology are able to learn and quickly adapt to (and thus reduce the cost of) change. Longer-term, the large-scale collection of data with a robust […]

Are you looking to supplement your Oracle EPM applications with enhanced analytics capabilities? At Perficient, we have successfully implemented analytics solutions that complement both on-premises Hyperion applications as well as Oracle EPM Cloud business processes: Planning and Budget Cloud Service, Financial Consolidation & Close Service, and Essbase Cloud. Our methodology requires minimal data movement leveraging […]

“What is the best way to talk about a geeky subject and make it intriguing for everyone, even to those who do not work in a related field?” After wrapping up another workday containing “all things PIM,” and heading out to walk the dog, I began listening to an audiobook on the topic of Mindfulness […]

The Oracle EPM suite provides best-in-class business process applications when it comes to activities such as financial planning, consolidation and period-end close. Organizations are often looking for ways to easily incorporate financial information, out of EPM applications, into consolidated reporting with other systems (such as ERP, Sales, HR, and others). Also, there is great value […]

The Sitecore Data Exchange Framework allows for data to be synchronized between two disparate systems, neither of which need to actually be Sitecore. The modeling for the data mapping is handled in the Sitecore content tree, however, the process can involve any two systems you configure. When mapping fields, there is a certain process that […]

My last blog introduced the CCPA and discussed how it will impact automotive companies. This blog examines compliance hurdles that will come with the California Consumer Privacy Act. The vast majority of the issues that you will face when working towards CCPA compliance are technical ones. You will need to create a “compliance portal” to […]