As enterprise software platforms expand in complexity and importance, performance anomalies have become a serious threat that can result in millions of dollars in losses. Faced with this challenge, performance engineering experts have begun utilizing machine learning algorithms to predict performance issues, remedy them, and even avoid them altogether. Machine learning solutions can analyze and […]
Software Development
How to Get Started with Data Lakes
The ability to make better business decisions relies on better access to information, which companies are finding through the implementation of data lakes. Data lakes are centralized repositories that can be used to store all of a company’s structured and unstructured data at any scale. They allow businesses to rapidly harness more data from more […]
Improving Performance Visibility in the Software Development Lifecycle
Coding, deployment, monitoring, staging; everything within the software development lifecycle should be performance-oriented. If not, one of them quickly becomes a weak link and will negatively impact the rest. Maintaining this strict level of performance requires complete visibility, which means monitoring every stage and aligning stakeholders with the performance engineering strategy. In this article, we […]
CSR in Colombia: Community Engagement Programs at Perficient Latin America
As stakeholders in Colombia push for more sustainable and robust practices in CSR (corporate social responsibility), the importance of this necessary organizational movement is now being more widely recognized across the country. CSR in Colombia has traditionally been focused on philanthropic efforts with very little long-term impact. It is often seen as an endeavor for […]
The Two-Way Benefits of Time and Materials Contracts
As demand for high-performing, long-lasting software increases, time and materials contracts have become much more common in the software development outsourcing world, but there are still a few doubts about how their open-ended structure can be beneficial. Time and materials contracts generally involve the ability to work directly with an outsourcing company’s development team at […]
Continuous Performance Testing on a Massive Scale
The software development outsourcing industry is experiencing a performance revolution, which marks a new level of technological progress in the sector. This dedication to performance is prominent in the American nearshore region, as US-based clients and their customers increasingly demand higher quality software that performs at superior levels of excellence. As demand for software grows, […]
Performance Analysis and Data Science: Partners in Excellence
As software becomes more complex across the board, new techniques emerge that simplify and improve the software development lifecycle, particularly within the area of product performance. Thanks to its natural compatibility with performance analysis, data science is a particularly valuable discipline for software development outsourcing companies as they aim for higher levels of excellence in […]
Balancing Performance Tuning with Code Optimization
The world’s greatest racing drivers may be highly talented individuals, but without a talented team of mechanics and engineers keeping their vehicles in check, they can quickly fall behind the competition. When it comes to software, the same idea applies; great products can fail quickly without a strong focus on performance and optimization. Engineering and […]
Employee Training and Development Innovations at Perficient Latin America
As new technology penetrates every industry at an unstoppable rate, companies often find it difficult to train their employees at the same pace. Business leaders are under enormous pressure to empower their workforce with the necessary technological skills to deal with changes in the market and shifting customer demands. This urgency is forcing companies to […]
The Importance of Strong Employee Development Programs
Employee attrition is a serious issue in IT and software development. Rising salaries and increasing demand are giving experienced and qualified IT workers more options to choose from, so companies are forced to explore non-traditional ways to overcome this challenge. In 2018, the turnover rate in the tech industry was 13.2%, which was higher than […]
Machine Learning Skills in Colombia Boost Nearshore Engagements
As machine learning solutions come under increasing demand around the world, nearshore software development companies in Colombia are exploring new ways to develop the necessary talent to thrive in this field. True machine learning experts require a mix of skills and must be highly proficient across the board, so they are extremely valuable in today’s […]
Perficient Latin America Team: Spotlight on Ximena Echeverri
Perficient Latin America senior software developer, Ximena Echeverri, joined us for a chat about the evolution of Perficient Latin America’s Software Girls into Women in Tech and what she likes most about working with Perficient Latin America. She’s got some great advice for anyone thinking about working at one of Colombia’s premier software development outsourcing […]