Today in our “We Are Perficient” series, we explore how businesses can take their digital experience to the next level through mobile optimization. In an exclusive conversation with Jonathan Crockett, Managing Director of Go-To-Market, Sales, and Solutions at Perficient, we dive into key strategies to ensure brands deliver seamless, high-impact experiences on mobile devices. In […]
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End-to-End Lineage and External Raw Data Access in Databricks
Achieving end-to-end lineage in Databricks while allowing external users to access raw data can be a challenging task. In Databricks, leveraging Unity Catalog for end-to-end lineage is a best practice. However, enabling external users to access raw data while maintaining security and lineage integrity requires a well-thought-out architecture. This blog outlines a reference architecture to […]
Fine-Tuning LLaMA 70B Using Hugging Face Accelerate & DeepSpeed on Multiple Nodes
by Luis Pacheco, Uday Yallapragada and Cristian Muñoz Large language models (LLMs) like Meta’s LLaMA 70B are revolutionizing natural language processing tasks, but training or fine-tuning them requires massive computational and memory resources. To address these challenges, we employ distributed training across multiple GPU nodes using DeepSpeed and Hugging Face Accelerate. This blog walks you […]
Meet Perficient at the Optimized AI Conference
Are you ready to transform how you work? Perficient is excited to announce our participation at this year’s Optimized AI Conference in Atlanta, where I’ll be presenting on how to double your productivity at work using cutting-edge AI strategies. Why the Optimized AI Conference Matters The Optimized AI Conference creates a unique intersection where AI […]
Top 5 Mistakes That Make Your Databricks Queries Slow (and How to Fix Them)
I wanted to discuss the top 5 mistakes that make your Databricks queries slow as a prequel to some of my FinOps blogs. Premature optimization may or may be the root of all evil, but we can all agree optimization without a solid foundation is not an effective use of time and resources. Predictive optimization […]
The Role of React.js and Redux in Modern Applications
In the world of modern web development, creating scalable, efficient, and maintainable applications is a top priority for developers. Among the many tools and frameworks available, React.js and Redux have emerged as a powerful duo, transforming how developers approach building user interfaces and managing application state. Let’s explore the roles these technologies play in modern […]
Daily Scrum: An Agile Essential
Mastering the Daily Scrum: A Guide to Effective Agile Meetings In the fast-paced world of Agile, the Daily Scrum is a critical touchpoint that empowers teams to stay aligned, adapt to changes, and collaborate effectively. Despite its simplicity, this daily meeting often faces challenges that hinder its true potential. In this blog, we’ll explore what […]
Deletion Vectors in Delta Live Tables: Identifying and Remediating Compliance Risks
Deletion Vectors will be enabled by default in Delta Live Tables (DLTs) for materialized views and streaming tables starting April 28, 2025. Predictive Optimization for DLT maintenance will also be enabled by default. This could provide both cost savings and performance improvements. Our Databricks Practice holds FinOps as a core architectural tenet, but sometimes compliance […]
Mastering AWS Infrastructure as Code with Pulumi and Python – Part 1
Pulumi is a modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that allows you to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using general-purpose programming languages. Unlike Terraform, which uses HCL, Pulumi enables you to define infrastructure using Python, making it easier for developers to integrate infrastructure with application code. What You’ll Learn How Pulumi works with AWS […]
Delighting the Client
In the last decade, “delighting the customer” has been quite popular in digital marketing. Clients have focused on user experience both online and offline. A delighted customer becomes loyal with brand affinity and drives long-term growth through positive word-of-mouth. At Perficient, we manage two levels of delight: our clients and their customers. By delighting their […]
Unlocking the Future of Enterprise AI: Databricks announces Anthropic Partnership
The recent strategic partnership between Databricks and Anthropic is a big step forward for enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and govern AI agents that reason over proprietary data with accuracy, security, and governance. The landscape of enterprise AI is evolving rapidly, and we’re excited to share how our practice is positioned to help businesses maximize […]
Power Fx in Power Automate Desktop
Power Fx Features Power Fx is a low-code language expressing logic across the Microsoft Power Platform. It’s a general-purpose, strong-typed, declarative, and functional programming language described in human-friendly text. Makers can use Power Fx directly in an Excel-like formula bar or Visual Studio Code text window. Its concise and straightforward nature makes everyday programming tasks […]