Posts Tagged ‘cloud’

The year was 2000. With the turn of the new Millennium came new hope for business and technology, boosted by new innovations in online commerce and web development. Though smartphones and social networks were four years away, many felt like the world was on the cusp of even more change than the previous 20 years. […]

The cloud is not new, but it remains incredibly important. Yes, leaders at financial services institutions continue to worry about the cloud’s ability to meet their strict security and privacy requirements. However, threats like cyberattacks are not stopping them from moving to the cloud. There are simply too many more advantages to operating in the […]

Migration to the cloud is a challenge for many organizations. Between selecting the appropriate solution, training employees, and integrating technology into day-to-day activities, business leaders find themselves facing a long laundry list of items. We understand this challenge and have developed the Innovation Lab to ease the transition. To understand where the cloud industry is […]

Big news today in the technology space. Microsoft will buy popular business networking company, LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion, making it one of the largest technology acquisitions in history. It’s also Microsoft’s largest acquisition ever. Microsoft says LinkedIn, which has 433 million users, will retain its brand, culture and CEO after the sale. (The transaction has […]

In a blink of an eye, spring has sprung and summer is right around the corner. Many of us will be not only shopping for our vacation getaway but also bringing friends and family together for those cool summer evenings around the barbecue. Personally, I’m a fan of experiences. On the other hand, finding a […]

If there is one trend making more headlines than cybersecurity, it is digital. In a world in which people are now performing more searches on their mobile phones than on their computers, it is no surprise that financial institutions with legacy business models and strategies are flocking to adopt new technology that meets the expectations […]

What is driving CFOs and CIOs to move more quickly to cloud EPM? Faster deployment is one reason, but there can be clear financial benefits as well, which can continue to increase over time as businesses add more users, and the ongoing addition of new features helps increase user productivity. Facilitating Mergers and Acquisitions After a […]

My colleague, Elizabeth Dias, recently pointed me to a white paper from Akamai, the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, which discussed eight considerations for enabling digital transformation in financial services. For those not familiar with digital transformation, the trend revolves around using newer technology to improve the overall customer experience. It’s about […]

Yesterday’s announcement of Salesforce.com acquiring the cloud-based, eCommerce provider Demandware is exciting for Perficient and our clients. Whether your business is solely or partially-based in eCommerce, customers are your lifeblood. Knowing who they are, why they buy from you, and what keeps them coming back are all essential details to remain competitive and profitable. Our […]

There are clear financial benefits driving the shift toward cloud-based solutions. In an April 2016 Research Note by Nucleus Research, they “found that cloud application projects deliver 2.1 times the ROI of on-premises ones” and that figure is on the rise, “up 24 percent since 2012“1. In addition, companies deploying cloud-based applications “incur 63 percent lower initial consulting and implementation costs” and […]

Informatica World wrapped up last week with some exciting product discussions, including Informatica Product 360, Data Governance, and Cloud Data Management. The Informatica Cloud product team entertained business and IT on the ease of use and time to value of data readiness using Informatica Cloud including Cloud Big Data, Cloud MDM, and Cloud Data Integration. […]

Understanding your clients is paramount. The more you know about them, the more effective you can be at winning their business. For the fifth year in a row, Gartner reports that business intelligence (BI) and analytics has remained the number one priority for financial services companies. In fact, the research firm forecasts that the BI […]