Integration + IT Modernization

Many of our customers tell us they have Big Data initiatives under way or are planning them in the near future.  Like the terms “CRM” or “Web 2.0” the term “Big Data” means many things to many people.  Along with all the hype around Big Data, there is also some doubt amongst financial institutions.   As experts […]

What is IBM’s Infosphere DataStage?  Well to some it up, it’s a ETL tool, which extracts data, transforms it and applies business rules and then loads it to any target.

Below are step by step instructions that will show you how to install SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Express on a Windows 7 PC client, and also create your very own local SQL Server on a Windows 7 PC.

Just returning from IBM’s Information On-Demand 2012 conference in Vegas last week, where there were just as many new questions created as ones that were answered. Among the usual Vegas question like; What happened to my money and Where am I, were some new ones. Most common was; What is Big Data? So it appears […]

Author: Jim Miller, Senior Project Leader, Perficient In this post by Jim Miller, he highlights the business benefits from the forecasting and reporting systems implemented to Cognos TM1. Jim also goes into detail about how IBM SPSS can be leveraged to create a “continually learning time based predictive forecasting model.” View Jim’s full post here

Information management (IM) is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This may involve the key stakeholders owning and using that information. Management means the organization of and control over the planning, structure and organization, controlling, processing, evaluating and reporting […]

We’re hearing a lot about the benefits of Business Intelligence and Analytics in the financial services space. BI helps organizations gather real-time customer insight that can be used to better understand customers’ transaction patterns and preferences. BI also supports governance, risk and compliance processes for financial services firms. In summary, BI delivers smarter outcomes for banks across […]

IBM’s IOD conference has become one of those annual traditions that marks a milestone in the year for our IBM partnership. Maybe it’s because of the time of year or just the amount of effort that goes into the conference by both Perficient and IBM, but each year we’re reminded introspectively of just how much […]

I have been doing Enterprise Application Integration my whole career, and while there is certainly a great collection of tools and resources available to us, there’s something missing.  Regardless of language and technology stack, there’s a need to answer certain questions before beginning any integration project.  This simple, obvious and crucial process has been overlooked […]

On Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, global financial services professionals and insurance industry executives will attend Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, the most important education and networking event for Oracle technologists, customers and partners. While you’re there, catch up with the Perficient team, an Oracle Platinum Partner, for hands-on demos, a track session, and drawings […]

            Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 1:00 – 2:00PM CT REGISTER Join Perficient and Premier Healthcare and hear how Premier is integrating business processes with social and analytical tools from IBM to create a competitive advantage and pioneer a better way of providing care. Learn how to leverage IBM Social […]

World Class Service, for Free! Those of us in the banking industry that have been around a little while can remember the days when customers routinely paid for the services they consumed.  It seems shocking to the average banking consumer today, but checking wasn’t always free, paying bills meant buying stamps and writing checks(which  they […]