Operations

In previous versions of IBM WebSphere Portal, one missing feature had been the ability for a new user to self register. It was one of the standard checklist items in a Request For Proposal (RFP) – does your system allow for self registration? We spent countless hours building this capability for many, many clients. IBM […]

Let’s talk about SharePoint Careers!  Last week, we kicked off the new year by suggesting five key tips for a fun and fulfilling career in SharePoint.  This week, I want to start digging into each of those tips separately and sharing a little more information about each one.  After all, what better way to start […]

2012 has come to a close and it’s the start of a new year. On a personal level many of us may have established New Year’s Resolutions. From career goals and fitness goals to saving more money or kicking bad habits – we all want to start the year off right. Executive leaders in financial services and […]

This question, “Can SharePoint be used for public websites (in addition to intranets)?”  comes up a lot.  The knock on previous versions of SharePoint (2010 and before) has always been that it can be expensive, it doesn’t do search engine optimization (SEO) well, it has trouble with mobile, multiple language support is weak, etc.  While […]

It’s the fourth of January.   Presents have long since been unwrapped, year’s end revels have come to an end of their own, the “best of” lists have been read and discarded, and with the notable exception of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and this year’s SEC powerhouse du jour, the bowl games have all been […]

The past year was very busy for the Perficient Financial Services team, and our blog reflects the time and hard work our group has put into sharing our business and technical knowledge. Throughout a year of banking technology innovation, increased regulatory pressure, and a renewed focus on growth and customer engagement, we’ve worked to keep […]

Yesterday I sat down with Mike Panzarella, our director of financial services, on the subject of “lessons learned” in financial services technology innovation.  2012 was definitely a year for strategic transformation for both financial institutions and non-banking service providers. We saw traditional banks and non-banks that provide financial services bring new technologies to market in […]

Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is a challenging task. Emerging technology forces in the financial services industry are already impacting business. The convergence of these forces does present challenges; however, it also provides a window of opportunity for financial institutions to elevate business performance and gain a […]

IBM just posted the latest Connections portlets that support both IBM Connections 4 and IBM WebSphere Portal V8. This is an important update because Connections 4 came out nearly the same time as Portal 8 in May 2012, but you really could not take advantage of both until now. There are several portlets included in […]

As with any IT initiative, it is very important for an organization to align business and technology needs when choosing to invest in data analytics and big data processing.  We are seeing an increase in big data use cases in financial services around customer data to explore new markets, enable product development, enhance cross-sell capabilities, […]

My name is Abbey Smalley, and I’m a Lead User Experience and Visual Designer for Perficient’s XD team. I have had the opportunity to work with financial institutions on various projects. In my work, I find similar user experience needs often rise to the top. Whether you’ve decided it’s time to create a mobile experience […]

Recently I led a team from Perficient to upgrade our existing SharePoint 2010 intranet (The Hub) to SharePoint 2013.  That process involved months of planning culminating in a solid week of fretting as the migration took place over several days.  Since everyone on the team is involved with client work, we couldn’t in good conscience […]