Cybersecurity is a hot topic across all industries, with most companies recognizing the importance of identifying and mitigating risk factors across IT environments. Recent news headlines have focused on external threats, but internal risks represent over $40 billion in losses annually. When developing an enterprise security plan, it’s important to account for common IT security […]
Platforms and Technology
8 Questions to Ask for Salesforce Classic to Lightning Migrations
From our experience in helping clients migrate from Salesforce Classic (Aloha experience) to Salesforce Lightning Experience, we have found that the change can require significant business process evaluation and adjustments to user workflows. It is not just a change in the way Salesforce looks, but also a core change in the way users interact with […]
Business Analytics Cloud at Collaborate 17 #C17LV
At the Collaborate 17 conference, I attended the official announcement of the release of Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), delivered by John Hagerty, VP of Product Management. It was a clear message from Oracle BI Product Management that Oracle’s Cloud BI offerings are positioned to provide a solution for “Everyone”. “Everyone” here is primarily twofold: First, BI […]
Orthofix Implements ARCS and FCCS [Webinar Q&A – Part 2]
In this second post, of a two-part blog post highlighting the Q&A session of a recent Perficient webinar, Orthofix Improves its Financial Close and Consolidations with Oracle Cloud (ARCS & FCCS), we learn a little bit more about the Orthofix environment and implementation. Can you automate the load of GL data into Account Reconciliation Cloud […]
Mobile vs Desktop Usage: Mobile Grows But Desktop Still a Big Player
You may have heard a rumor that the mobile revolution is upon us, ;->, and it surely is, but just how far along have we come? In today’s post, I’m going to share hardcore stats pulled from SimilarWeb that will help you get the complete picture. The assembled data shown here is based on U.S. […]
Mobile Page Load Is Important
We all spend a lot of time on the big things like creating the correct strategy, investing in innovation, and orienting our culture. Even as you focus on those, you can’t lose track of the small stuff. Let me give you an example. I’ve had two separate clients in 2017 tell me that when they […]
Coveo Named a Leader in Gartner MQ for Insight Engines
Research firm Gartner has given Coveo its highest placement in the 2017 Magic Quadrant for Insight Engines – ranking the enterprise search organization well ahead of its competitors in both “Ability to Execute” and “Completeness of Vision.” Gartner analyzed 13 enterprise search engines for the 2017 Magic Quadrant for Insight Engines. The firm defines “insight […]
Using ODI to Load an Essbase Exported File to an Oracle Table
Here, we’ll cover the ability to use ODI for one its basic features: extracting data from Essbase and using the exported file to load to a table. It turns out that ODI was not recognizing the file generated by Essbase. Let’s see what we were missing: We have a calc script exporting level 0 data from […]
The Best of Both Worlds – Smart View and Financial Reporting
Clients often ask the question: Is it better to use Oracle Hyperion Smart View or Financial Reporting? The short answer is, why not use both? By understanding both Smart View and Financial Reporting, you can present the same data and the same financial reports. However, each bring a unique set of capabilities to the user. […]
Modernizing Healthcare Workflows with AWS
Technology refreshes in the era of the cloud are a perfect time to modernize technology applications, particularly in high impact industries including healthcare, finance, and education. However, technology refreshes have generally been a headache given the options and commitment, the cloud has significantly reduced stress levels for technology leaders. This was the challenge of one […]
Best Practices for Extracting Data from BICS Using Data Sync
The need exists for the ability to read and extract data from BICS, especially when the ETL strategy involves a Staging approach, as written about in Best Practice to ETL with Data Sync (BICS). But Data Sync does not support the direct data read from BICS. The built-in Oracle (BICS) connection in Data Sync only supports a data write to BICS. […]
Consolidating IT Applications To Cut Costs In Banking
Cost reduction remains a priority among financial institutions. Aside from re-negotiating contracts with vendors, consolidating IT applications is an ongoing trend in the industry. When speaking on the topic of expense reductions, Ralph W. Babb, chairman and CEO of Comerica, said, “We will enhance our technology capabilities, while reducing our overall spend by optimizing our […]