“…the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” Steve Jobs (1955-2011) The world of technology has a lot of great characters to look up to, people who inspire you to succeed and innovate. The person I admire the most in […]
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Rethinking the Role of the Quality Assurance (QA) Team
I had the opportunity in my career to create a quality assurance (QA) team from scratch for a small software development company. Prior to this, developers and project managers would do all the testing. After petitioning for quite some time that this was not the best approach to ensuring quality, I was finally given the […]
Get Prepared with Salesforce Release Readiness Essentials
Understanding Salesforce Release Management With Salesforce, your team needs to prepare for release management. Release Management is the planning, scheduling, coordinating, and overseeing releases and infrastructure changes meant to optimize their efficiency and quality while meeting the demands of rapid growth. “Think of organizational change management as the captain of the ship, setting the course […]
Core Components of Microsoft Teams – Part 1 – Architecture
Welcome to a new blog series on Microsoft Teams! In this series we’ll be covering all core components as it relates to Microsoft Teams. Specifically, in this first article we’ll discuss the architecture of Teams as this will lay the foundation for the next 4 articles in this series. In the next few articles we’ll […]
Innovations in Adobe Analytics via AEM Authoring
In 2015 the Ford Motor Company made the significant investment to purchase and integrate the full Adobe Marketing Cloud solution with the goal to deliver personalized and optimized content through its myriad of digital channels. Perficient was brought on board to work closely with Ford’s Head of Digital Brand Optimization in the planning, implementation, integration, […]
Creating More Touchpoints Through API-Driven Commerce
In the age of digital disruption, the traditional commerce model is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Brick-and-mortar stores, eCommerce websites, and even mobile shopping apps are no longer the only ways to make purchases, and successful businesses recognize that evolving with technology is the only way to survive. Voice search and command, artificial intelligence, […]
Understanding Cloud Models: Build or Buy
Cloud platforms and applications that are built on these platforms are proliferating across all enterprises. The year 2019 will see a similar trend where cloud consumption is anticipated to grow significantly, driving new digital businesses. Cloud provides the fundamental Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) layer for your applications. Scale, speed, security, and resiliency are some […]
Prepping for Product Information Management (PIM) Implementation
Maintaining data is not a new challenge. It’s complex when you want to succeed in the market and want to get ahead of your competitors. The eCommerce market is expected to grow further in coming years, making data management a crucial factor. This post is a quick guide that will help you not just to […]
Governance in Healthcare: Ownership and Consistency
Democratization of Ownership and Stewardship The rise of big data, self-service, and more powerful and flexible end-user information visualization and preparation tools, consumer/ member/patient experience is impacting governance in a significant manner with regard to structure, decision rights, and accountabilities. End-users are gaining more control of these assets, including the ability to integrate and manipulate […]
Digital Business Transformation is More Than APIM
Every business is a digital business. Enterprises today have embarked on API Strategies and leveraging API Management products. But, are they just focused on IT or have they truly started to evolve their business interactions? Legacy gateways were invaluable when connection systems but the digital business needs an outside in approach. As you can see […]
Do You Need a CPQ Solution?
Do You Need a CPQ Solution? In the B2B world, when time truly does equal money, slow lead response time and the inability to provide timely accurate quotes directly affect the win rate. Why CPQ? Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) solutions, like Salesforce CPQ, help you develop accurate quotes with the right products and pricing and […]
Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams (2019) – Part 6
Welcome back to the last blog in the “Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams” series! Last time we talked about the process of connecting to Office 365 over the internet. In this article, we’ll discuss peering, QoS, and some tools to assist you in planning your network for Microsoft Teams. So without further ado let’s […]