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More than 90% of companies have users who work remotely either part or all of the time.  As project leaders, more specifically Change Management specialists, we can’t forget about these important people! Nothing says “second-class citizen” like a poor approach to engaging remote users, and an unengaged user usually will be a slow adopter to […]

  I recently watched a segment on Bloomberg about Scanadu Scout, a little white scanner that you place on your forehead (makes me think of the Vicks forehead thermometer I use for my kids) to obtain a bunch of vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and SpO2 (oxygen saturation). Sounds really neat […]

  Server Virtualization: An amazingly helpful technological advancement that has left computer system validation (CSV) teams everywhere scratching their heads. Why? CSV calls for proof that the servers used for regulated computer systems meet or exceed the minimum hardware requirements for those systems. This is known as “hardware qualification” or “HQ.” But when the hardware […]

Whether you’ve been programming in HTML5, JavaScript and CSS for a long time, or you’re just looking for a way to both validate your skills and differentiate your resume; then the Microsoft Specialist: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 (exam 70-480) certification may be worth pursuing. Personally, I’m in the process of renewing my older […]

  One of the things we hear most is how simple Oracle Argus Safety is to navigate. In the image (click it to enlarge) above, you’ll notice a familiar folder structure in the upper part of the Regulatory Reports screen – it looks just like Windows Explorer and works similarly. It allows you to drill […]

  Dr. Janet Woodcock, the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the FDA, recently posted a blog piece that discussed the department’s strides in precision and personalized medicine. She points out that since 2012, CDER has approved 30 targeted therapies, eight of which were in 2014. 

  The Amazon Dash Button was released earlier this week. It works like this: A button is provided by Amazon for a specific product. If you want that product, you press the button on a wireless, keychain-like device and your order for that item is automatically placed. No need to log into your computer or phone. 

  Perficient’s Life Sciences practice regularly monitors the software release notes for several Oracle Health Sciences applications, as well as our own clinical and safety systems.

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I saw this article – 10 Questions To Ask Before You Hire A Digital Transformation Consultant – on CMO.com and thought it would be interesting from a Digital Transformation consultant’s point of view. The author, Jon Bains, correctly identifies that it can be difficult to know who to trust when you need to engage somebody […]

Similar to the Hadoop project, the Apache Spark project is a fast evolving in-memory engine for large-scale data processing platform. Particularly in recent years, Spark was widely used in many organizations and its community is being committed by many contributors. Perficient China GDC colleagues attended a recent Spark technology meetup in Hangzhou, during the meetup […]

  Now that April is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in March – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece.