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Introduction Today’s modern digital world, enterprise search solutions are critical for unlocking the value of vast and diverse data. Lucidworks Fusion and Coveo stand out as two leading platforms that leverage Apache Solr’s robust search capabilities, each bringing unique strengths to the table. This article explores how these platforms use Apache Solr and their features, […]

How to Choose the Right Marketing Automation Platform Today’s marketers are under more pressure than ever: deliver highly personalized customer experiences, drive revenue growth, and do it all with fewer resources. Marketing automation platforms promise to help.  At a first glance, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement and Oracle Eloqua seem similar. But look closer, and key […]

For most of my data-focused career, I’ve been dealing with semantic layers one way or another. Either because the tool I was using to present data required it explicitly, or because the solution itself needed data to have relationships defined to make sense and be better organized. With the recent focus and hype on AI-infused […]

Faced with rising patient volumes, care complexity, and financial and labor pressures, healthcare organizations are looking at new ways to deliver better outcomes more efficiently. Intelligent automation (IA) has emerged as a powerful solution for achieving operational excellence and enhancing decision-making. This is the first installment of our Intelligent Automation in Healthcare blog series, where […]

In the first part of this series, we covered how to connect a mobile app to Marketing Cloud Personalization using Salesforce’s Mobile SDK. In this post, we’ll explore how to send catalog items from the mobile app to your dataset. What’s new on the DemoApp? Since the last post, I made some changes in the […]

Karate, according to Karate Labs, is the only open-source tool that unifies API test automation, mocks, performance testing, and UI automation into a single framework. Using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) syntax enables easy scenario writing, even for non-programmers. With built-in assertions, a reporting mechanism, and parallel test execution, Karate streamlines project development and maintenance by […]

I’ve been coding in notebooks for so long, I forgot how much I missed a nice, deployed application. I also didn’t realize how this was limiting my solution space. Then I started working with Databricks Apps. Databricks Apps are designed to extend the functionality of the Databricks platform, providing users with enriched features and capabilities […]

Databricks announced a full, free version of the platform at the Data and AI Summit. While the Free Edition is targeted to students and hobbyists, I also see opportunities where enterprise architects can effectively evangelize Databricks without going through Procurement for a license. Choosing the right platform to manage, analyze, and extract insights from massive […]

This blog is offered to readers who may be interested in seeing how Apple Pay fits into their payment priorities. Whether executives of merchants or financial intuitions, Apple Pay is an ultra-secure global payment platform too large to ignore. I noted recently while paying for my morning coffee and donut (shh, don’t tell the wife) […]

Perficient Leads with Strategy at the 3M Open AI may dominate the executive agenda—but for many organizations, it’s failing to deliver real transformation.  While 84% of CIOs list AI as a top business priority, just 11% have achieved full-scale adoption, and only 12% of employees feel properly trained. The result? AI initiatives stall, internal skepticism […]

Designing for accessibility doesn’t belong to one field—it spans every corner of our lives. From healthcare to education, tech to transportation, inclusive design solutions have the power to remove barriers industry by industry, improving outcomes, access, and engagement for everyone. Let’s explore how inclusive design is reshaping entire sectors by proactively breaking down barriers. Healthcare: […]

Too often, accessibility is seen as something only for people with disabilities, but the reality is that inclusive design solutions make life easier for everyone. When we design with diversity in mind, we create features that enhance usability, improve convenience, and increase efficiency across different environments and industries. Instead of treating accessibility as a separate […]