We are proud to announce that Wei Lai, a Perficient Technical Architect, won the Best IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Solution that Solves a Social Challenge with his IBM RPA Survey Bot! As a regular host of an annual food drive, Wei was disappointed to discover that there are significant shortcomings associated with local food […]
Power Duo Approach to Physician Burnout, Cost Optimization, and More
Healthcare payers and providers aim toward a common pinnacle goal: to promote better health outcomes. The steps toward this achievement require efficiency and insights. In this blog, I explore how intelligent automation (or IA) and advanced analytics intersect to support healthcare’s aims. Triple Aim? Quadruple Aim? First, a brief history lesson. In 2007, the Institute […]
How to Deploy an Application Using OpenShift Web Console
OpenShift, is a Paas (platform as a service), which can be used just like the Google Compute platform, AWS, and Microsoft Azure. It supports the developers by making the development and testing workflow of the applications much easier by ensuring that the developers don’t have to worry about switching between the physical and the virtual […]
IBM Think 2021 Key Takeaways
IBM Think 2021 wrapped up earlier this week. While it was virtual again this year, there was certainly no shortage of valuable information and key takeaways. One of the biggest themes was automation. IBM is looking to accelerate automation in ways that are directly visible to business users and have introduced two new products – […]
Business Automation to Unlock Data
According to a 2020 Forrester study, 1.4 days are lost per week due to information workers creating, reading, or searching for information related to their job. The speed at which data is being created and received is simply outpacing the ability to access, process and act on it. And even if your organization has digitized […]
A Rock-Solid Implementation Team: Perficient Named by Client for IBM Implementation
We are excited to announce that one of our clients, Sally Beauty Holdings, credited us for our work to implement commerce solutions to build an omnichannel experience for their customers. How We Made a Difference With the pandemic sending in-store shopping to a grinding halt, Sally Beauty was faced with a surge in demand, with […]
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Power Systems Virtual Server
Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform is now supported on IBM Power Systems Virtual Server, expanding the cloud capabilities of your Power Systems infrastructure to deliver a resilient and secure hybrid cloud platform. OpenShift leverages the enterprise scale and security of Power Systems Virtual Server and quickly creates clusters with automation. With this offering, you can […]
How is Diversity and Inclusion Incorporated into Your 2021 Digital Roadmap?
A year and a half ago I published an updated view of Digital Responsibility as part of our Digital Essentials series. It challenged the notion that digital responsibility starts and ends with data privacy, and introduced the idea of incorporating accessibility, diversity, and inclusion into digital responsibility mandates. While some organizations had started considering these […]
Good Customer Service, Does it Create Good Customer Experiences?
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have had to transform how they interact and assist their consumers completely. Many retail or consumer goods businesses have had to switch from traditional, in-person shopping experiences to digital buying. This transition is never the easiest for either party, but businesses must adapt and step up their game when accommodating […]
AI Forecasting just added to IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace Release 2.0.58 news What’s new IBM has released Planning Analytics AI forecasting. This has been a long-awaited feature, as Cognos Analytics has including several aspects of Artificial Intelligence for some time. The new feature can take a time-related set of data and choose from a number of forecasting methods to find […]
Cloud Pak and IBM Automation Document Processing: It’s more than AI and ML
As our clients continue their digital transformation journeys, challenges with traditional document capture solutions are coming to the forefront. Managing and configuring classification sample sets and extraction rules in layout-driven, legacy solutions, is time consuming and expensive. Modern digital businesses require systems that can continue to provide accurate results as forms and businesses evolve. Existing […]
Configuring Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) in IBM Websphere
Need to setup Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) in IBM WebSphere on Windows? Here are the steps, along with a video. Enjoy! BACKUP YOUR WEBSPHERE CONFIGURATION!!! Add a Service Principle Name (SPN) User ID (AD_User) in Active Directory. It is recommended to not use the WebSphere Admin ID. Assign the SPN to […]