Constant pressure from shareholders and upper management to improve the bottom line are driving factors to business leaders searching for new ways to be more effective and efficient. One of the many tools available to them is Enterprise Performance Management. Broadly defined, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) is managing the profitability and performance of your business […]
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Why the Oracle of Omaha Thinks You Should Move to Oracle Cloud
The biggest objection we hear from clients considering a move to the cloud, especially for ERP, is financial. Specifically, the hit to operating expense on a recurring basis is too much to take and that they would like to keep their on-premises solution because the licenses and a significant amount of the initial implementation costs […]
Trend Tuesday: Invoice Processing Meets BPM in the Digital Age
If you have ever stepped into the offices of a finance or accounting team, you may notice piles of invoices and documents concerning payments. Even though enterprise resource planning (ERP) and software systems do close the gap for month-end and year-end close, there remain inefficiencies resulting in delayed payments and incorrect payment amounts. Invoice processing […]
Data Is Driving Innovation In Financial Services [With 2 Examples]
Data is king for many reasons, and the amount of data we produce every day grows exponentially. According to some estimates, 90% of the data in existence today was created within the last two years. IBM estimates that we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day, or enough to fill 10 million Blu-Ray discs. […]
Transforming TCF Bank With Microservices And APIs
We’ve done many of API and microservices projects over the years, but I thought it would be nice to share what we presented at the recent CA World conference, which took place at the end of 2017. We shared the stage with TCF Bank, a client of ours. According to the company’s website, TCF Bank […]
Dynamic Creation and Deletion of Members in PBCS/EPBCS
Introduction PBCS/EPBCS has the option of deleting and creating a member for Dimension without doing any refresh to the database. This feature was introduced later in on-Premise planning application and the same is available in PBCS/EPBCS. We had instances where user had to wait for sparse dimension members to get added by admin and then […]
Top 5 Oracle Cloud Blog Posts of 2017
When a new year begins, it’s common to reflect on the past year and note what topics resonated with our readers. With a rich pool of talented subject matter experts that contribute to the Oracle Blog, I can always count on the team to deliver. I encourage you to subscribe to our blog if you […]
Einstein: Artificial Intelligence for the Salesforce Platform
When you think of Einstein, what comes to mind? Perhaps the German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity or possibly a chain retailer of moderately priced coffee and bagels? If you use Salesforce, the term “Einstein” means a totally different thing: artificial intelligence (AI) for CRM. Einstein has made AI a reality […]
Learning To Use Salesforce: A Beginner’s Guide
Top Resources For Learning Salesforce Just getting acquainted with Salesforce? With all of the capabilities and customized solutions, getting started can feel daunting. The good news is, you’re not alone. Perficient has worked with hundreds of businesses creating expert Salesforce users in the process. With all of the resources, where do you go first? Don’t get […]
Trend Tuesday: Machine Learning Adoption Gains Steam
Artificial intelligence has arrived, according to a recent survey by ServiceNow. According to their data, nearly 90 percent of the 500 CIOs they surveyed across 11 countries and 25 industries are at least dabbling with machine learning, with 53 percent calling it an area of strategic focus for their companies. Most poignant within the survey […]
Connect with us at Modern Supply Chain Experience
Modern Supply Chain Experience (MCSE) 2018 is fast approaching and the Perficient team is looking forward to meeting you at the show. Perficient is proud to be an exhibitor at MCSE which is being held January 29-31 in San Jose. Visit us at kiosk #904 in the End-to-End Showcase to meet with subject matter experts […]
Top IBM Blogs for 2017
The year is winding down and we want to look back at the year that was, from advancements in cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) to the increased awareness around artificial intelligence. The following are the top 10 blogs our writers penned in the past year. Check them out: #1 – Think Pink: The […]