Operations

In our technology journey in 2017, we’ve covered DevOps numerous times and for good measure. Research firm IDC predicts that nearly 70% of Global Fortune 500 organizations will have implemented the development philosophy by the end of the year. There’s still confusion about what exactly DevOps is. To us, DevOps should not be thought of […]

According to an April 2017 report from Kantar, a leading marketing research and media company, nine of the top 25 digital advertisers in 2016 were companies in the financial services industry, many of which have significantly increased spending within a one-year period. Here are the banks, insurers, and other financial services firms that are among […]

Jenkins is a well known and frequently used Continuous Integration tool. With wide community support, Jenkins has a very large set of plugins available to accomplish almost anything you need. In this post, I will use the Job-DSL plugin to build a delivery pipeline which is a very common use case for a team following CI/CD […]

Although it’s been on YouTube for less than a month, IBM’s Watson at Work: Insurance video has been viewed over 1.2 million times. That’s because insurance companies are keen to streamline their claims processes. If the number of views isn’t enough to convince you that insurers are all about Watson, consider this: Amica Mutual Insurance, […]

Every organization’s approach to innovation is unique, but the path to success is an accepted best practice – at least according to Ronda Kiser-Oakes, a longtime development professional director of Perficient’s DevOps practice. In her debut on CloudBees’ DevOps Radio, a podcast that interviews industry professionals, Kiser-Oakes discussed the best practices that Perficient takes when […]

Properly trained employees can help keep companies regulatory-compliant, increase sales, and gain the trust of customers and prospects. Financial services companies should have established standard operating procedures and training materials for all levels of employees, with oversight by managers. These training materials should stress the importance of ethical practices and provide employees with clear details […]

A new report released by eMarketer highlights the digital ad spending outlook and trends among financial services companies, including insurance, commercial banks, credit agencies, consumer finance companies, business credit institutions, and credit card agencies. It also includes companies engaged in the underwriting, purchase, sale or brokerage of securities and other financial contracts. The US Financial […]

Customer onboarding is one of the most important and scrutinized processes in financial services. Companies continuously refine their processes in an attempt to make customer acquisition more effective. How can they enroll customers fast enough to avoid application abandonment, while having enough safety measures in place to minimize potential risk? Enhanced new account opening processes […]

Human civilization has experienced upheaval throughout history, from the Industrial Revolution to the Iron, Stone, and Bronze Ages. In each of these eras, human productivity and living changed drastically, influencing how humans work, live, and play. As we head towards the first quarter of the 21st century, the new revolution on hand exists in the […]

Our past blogs have discussed the importance of culture transformation in DevOps. After all, organizations looking to change the direction of innovation also must take their employees with them. Being able to do so requires a general mastery of soft skills in communication and collaboration. There are numerous ways to facilitate soft skills within a […]

“CLOUD! CLOUD! CLOUD!” Oracle offers TWO Planning applications on the cloud: PBCS and EPBCS. The following blog will describe the differences between the two and how Perficient can demonstrate the differences by attending our Planning Create & Manage class in Houston. First off, I am sure most of you are wondering, what do those acronyms […]

How many times have you encountered clients who asked that their consolidated financial statements be in more than one currency? FCCS has a built in solution to meet this request. Currencies in FCCS have 2 major properties: Reporting Currency and Triangulation Currency. These properties play a major role in translation and consolidation. Reporting Currency For […]