The following blog comes from an interview with Perficient’s Chief Strategist of IT Modernization and Integration, Eric Roch, and is part of a series on cloud trends with experts from within Perficient. The cloud needs have changed for many enterprises. These enterprises have accepted they need the cloud. Now they aren’t just asking how to […]
Posts Tagged ‘Apps’
Marriage of DevOps and ITIL
DevOps is more of a philosophy or way of working than it is a formal framework or standard. Nevertheless, the approach deserves merit, as it goes to the core of tension in most IT organizations—the need to be responsive to business change while maintaining a stable, highly available IT infrastructure, and delivering quality services that […]
Slow Clap for Great Apps: Perficient Digital Wins Mobile Awards
Perficient Digital recently won two Mobile WebAwards for our work creating mobile apps for Jackson Energy Authority (JEA) and Selfeo. Named Best Energy Mobile Application, the cross-platform, self-service app we developed for JEA gives customers using both iOS and Android devices a sleek, user-friendly way to check their account balances, pay bills, report power outages, […]
JPMorgan Launches Finn To Lure Younger Customers
In an attempt to lure younger customers, JPMorgan released a new mobile app called Finn by Chase. The app will allow users to open an account, deposit checks, track spending, and perform other activities that many companies already offer. JPMorgan is testing out an iOS version of the app in St. Louis, a city where […]
Five Apps That Will Help You During Hurricane Season
As Hurricane Harvey slammed into the U.S., with Irma, Jose and Katia on his tail, people across the U.S. grabbed their phones to hunt for apps that could help them track the storm, find gas and keep in touch with loved ones. With family living on the Gulf Coast and my mother “vacationing” at Disney, […]
Testing UI for Multiple Apps Using UI Automator
A User interface test involves interacting with multiple apps and verifying that the app behaves fine when the flow passes through other apps or through the System UI. An excellent example of this would be the Android messaging app where the user can enter the message which then launches the contact picker so that the users can […]
Increasing Cloud Use [Trend To Watch]
Gartner recently put out a press release that is quite memorable. It begins with: “By 2020, a corporate ‘no-cloud’ policy will be as rare as a ‘no-internet’ policy is today.” The chances are low that many companies maintain such success-hindering policies, but there are plenty of companies out there that are slow adopters, especially in […]
4 Things Shoppers Want from Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
Brick & mortar retailers are always looking for ways to better engage the customer with her head glued to her mobile device. Digitally engaging customers can increase sales and improve customer loyalty. But there are so many ways to engage consumers digitally. Because many retail giants have invested heavily in their brick & mortar footprint, […]
How Enterprise Mobile Goes Beyond Customer Experience
It’s a well-known fact that the consumer mobile market is nearing the point of saturation, which has led many businesses to pull back on B2C mobile initiatives and instead focus on one singular customer experience. But what about enterprise mobile? The internal, B2B, business-use applications? Enterprise mobile goes beyond customer experience: enterprise mobile creates a […]
100+ Examples Of Digital Transformation In Financial Services
Similar to the way digital transformation means different things to different people, there are myriad types of projects and initiatives that fall under the concept of digital transformation, including: Implementing methods that enable changes to be made quickly on digital platforms, such as websites, mobile, social, and portals Developing websites and portals that are mobile-friendly […]
How Digital Transformation Begins In Financial Services
Most digital transformation initiatives begin with customer journey mapping, a process that helps one fully understand the dynamics of the target customer and their behavior. Journey mapping connects the dots from a customer’s initial interaction with a brand, through their entire experience with that brand via multiple channels (e.g., website, mobile app, phone call, direct […]
Why Digital Transformation Matters In Financial Services
In today’s digital age, consumers have evolved to become far more independent and self-sufficient. They expect access to information, services, and products to be quick, easy, useful, engaging, and even entertaining. Businesses that are not yet meeting these new expectations are falling behind the curve. But this particular curve is not just the trend of […]