Integration + IT Modernization

Current transaction processing requires trusted intermediaries to store assets, verify the legitimacy and solvency of each party in a transaction, validate each asset being transacted, complete the transfer of ownership of the asset, and record the transaction in a centralized ledger. Once a transaction is initiated, the initiating party has no visibility of each stage […]

We were recently at SpringOne Platform, Pivotal’s annual user conference which brings together cloud and development practitioners. At the event, Pivotal released new updates to their Cloud Foundry (PCF) PaaS platform, including new support for serverless computing, containers, and an application store. The new additions promise to help developers accelerate their transition to the public […]

Process inefficiencies are a regular part of healthcare, brought on by changing systems, needs, and electronic health record (EHR) requirements. Additionally, the need for clean data, platform, and integration also have led to the rise of new solutions on the market. This was the challenge of a leading EHR firm, which was looking to part […]

Blockchain is not a new technology; it has been available since the introduction of bitcoin in 2008. However, alternative applications in financial services have not yet achieved a critical mass of acceptance. There are some reasons for this, including the following. Regulatory Approval There is currently no legal framework that regulates the application of blockchain technology […]

Amazon Web Services revealed some banner achievements and announcements in Las Vegas last week, revealing numerous infrastructure, cloud, and development tools that will further innovation in 2018. Over two days, CEO Andy Jassy and CTO Werner Vogels dazzled the crowd with customer case studies, new products, and innovative concepts. Vogels’ keynote is embedded below. With […]

Companies providing customer care often require multiple supporting IT systems to achieve the high standards they strive for. This implies usage of telephony services, contact center platforms, CRM and WFM solutions, etc. Using 5 – 10 separate solutions to handle a single client interaction may become confusing and time-consuming for agents. How many times a […]

As we all know, Pivotal positions their place in the market as “cloud platform agnostic”. That said, are some cloud partners more equal than others in the world of Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)? To answer that question, one needs to look no further than Google and their Google Cloud Platform (GCP) solution, which Pivotal use […]

Thousands of developers, technologists, and business leaders are in Las Vegas this week for Amazon Re:Invent. Our leadership are on the show floor demonstrating our Amazon Web Services (AWS) competencies and sharing the successes of our customers over the past year. It’s also a big week for AWS as they announce numerous additions to their […]

In the mid-1980’s, a nascent technology was leveraged to invent the World Wide Web. Few could have foreseen the ubiquity of the internet in 2017. Likewise, blockchain is a relatively new technology, and its full potential may not be realized for some years. In the interim, and as further research continues, a number of applications […]

Legacy organizations often have the challenge of integrating systems that they’ve bought into over the years. This was the challenge of a leading construction firm who had a variety of SaaS and on-premises technologies including customer relationship management (CRM) systems and sales platforms. The organization called upon Perficient’s expertise in Dell Boomi, an Integration Platform-as-a-Service […]

One of Amazon Connect’s strengths is the ability to use Amazon Lambda in contact flows to access other AWS services and external systems. Some common use cases are looking up accounts in an external CRM, storing contact data in Amazon DynamoDB or sending emails using Amazon SES or Amazon SNS. To keep contact flows responsive, […]

Thanksgiving is here again, complete with family, food, and football. With the festive holiday season not far behind, this is the time of year to count blessings and be grateful for all the things that we have. It’s been a great year for innovation trends as well, with organizations finding more ways than ever to […]