Software as a Service (SaaS) adoption is continuing to increase in most businesses. If your experience is like mine, your daily work and personal life illustrate this trend. About a decade ago, Office 365 was my first work-related and personal significant foray into this space. But SaaS offerings have multiplied over the last several years […]
Strategy and Transformation
B2B Supply Chain Imperative: Forrester + Perficient’s Perspective
Modern B2B customers have come to expect the same level of service, transparency, and customer service that they receive as consumers in their personal lives. But delivering that kind of experience requires a comprehensive approach to supply chain management, from technology investments to extensive data management integration. Perficient Digital’s order management experts, Pawan Gupta and […]
Why Financial Services Firms Must Focus on Digital Transformation
Digital transformation can be confusing. If a company has all its books and records maintained by computers, isn’t it already digital? If it has a functional web presence and even conducts business transactions via an integrated B2B or B2C portal, doesn’t that qualify as digital? While these scenarios do, in fact, involve the digitization of […]
Providing a Unified Customer Experience with Cloud
The following is the eleventh blog in a series about why businesses are moving to the cloud to modernize and improve business performance. Throughout this series, we have discussed the many benefits of cloud, including increased velocity for innovation, enhanced security, and the opportunity for ROI. In the next few blogs, we’re going to examine […]
Forrester Predicts Cloud Market Shifts in 2020
Forrester has released its anticipated yearly predictions for cloud computing, giving businesses something to consider as they enter 2020. Cloud has seen many shifts in recent years, going from a place to collaborate, to somewhere to store personal information and then software, and finally to what it is today – a collection of tools that […]
A Moderator’s View of the Minneapolis CIO Summit
On December 11, CIOs gathered in Minneapolis for a one-day regional conference featuring keynotes and executive boardroom sessions from leaders in IT. These CIO Executive Summits, hosted by Evanta, offer executive leadership the opportunity to spend a day exchanging insights with peers, gaining exposure to best practices, and creating new partnerships. Each event is led […]
Digital Transformation Increases Success, But There’s Still Work to Do
My last blog outlines how banks are implementing digital transformation strategies. In this blog, I examine how digital transformation increases success, and highlight where work needs to be done. The Need to Stay Competitive Despite the tremendous investments in digital transformation made by the big banks, medium-sized and regional banks have remained competitive. They surprisingly […]
3 Ways to Get Your Change Communications to Soak In
Water is a precious commodity that gives life to plants – just like the way that information and knowledge helps people learn and adapt during times of organizational change. The methods used to share and disseminate information and knowledge throughout the organization play a vital role in the success of the change initiative. If not […]
Episerver Acquires Insite Software
On Monday, December 16, 2019, Insite Software was acquired by Episerver. This acquisition provides significant opportunities for both organizations. Episerver is known for its digital experience, personalization, and marketing automation capabilities. However, Episerver’s digital commerce product has been listed just outside the leaders in the eyes of analysts and the market. Episerver also has limited […]
The Importance of Threat Modeling
In the video linked below, I am joined by two cybersecurity experts from Ford Motor Company. We discuss the value that threat modeling can bring to DevSecOps by moving things left (forward/sooner). During the discussion, I mention drawing a picture of the process under review; this is explained in more detail in my post about […]
Moving forward with O365 and Facilitating a Change
Previously, I highlighted three steps a company must take to unlock the business value of Microsoft Office 365 (O365). In the final blog of this series, I explain how to get started with O365 and implement true change. Organizations must continue to transform to keep up with, or exceed, customer, business, and employee expectations. As […]
The Overall Benefits of Cloud Adoption
The following is the tenth blog in a series about why businesses are moving to the cloud to modernize and improve business performance. In this series, we have highlighted the major benefits the cloud brings, including in areas such as innovation, security, and disaster recovery, among others. In this blog, we’re going to summarize those […]