Posts Tagged ‘Mobile’

Xamarin and Microsoft have teamed up to make all other development platforms irrelevant.  Xamarin is the creator of popular cross platform development tools that allow developers to create iOS, Android and Windows applications all in C#.  With the launch of Visual Studio 2013, Xamarin and Microsoft announced a partnership that will significantly improve the experience […]

As you can see from the Salesforce keynote, Mobile is extremely important to them and to customers. Why Mobile Self-Service Mobile devices are ubiquitous.  Q4 was the inflection point where more phones and tablets exist than pc’s and laptops. Study: Frost and Sullivan analysis show that users already use mobile devices for a wide ranges […]

While Dreamforce started on Monday, the Keynote kicked off today.  Huey Lewis and the News  kicked it off after a great children’s charity video.  Mark Benioff started by thanking everyone and speaking about why we are all really here, to help others.  “Philanthropy is the biggest rush.” 135,000 people registered to attend the event. (include […]

On Wednesday, we hosted a webinar on the CIO & CMO Convergence: Microsoft for Cloud, Social & Mobile Enterprise Social Networks. Guest speaker Rob Koplowitz from Forrester, and Perficient’s own Director of Web & Social Collaboration, Rich Wood, discussed what defines an enterprise social network and where the true value lies. Rob kicked off the […]

For all you keeping track of my previous posts, you can find a list here. To anyone with a smart phone (over 50% and climbing) or a tablet, stating that a patient portal is mobile is like saying that the sky is blue.  Of course it’s mobile.  Why wouldn’t it be.  A very large portion […]

Web Sites are by far one of my favorite features on Windows Azure. As a developer, I didn’t like having to manage the infrastructure. Web Sites allow me to focus on my application and data and let the platform manage the rest. In the last couple of updates there have been a few improvements to […]

Quick update for those of you attending Dreamforce ’13 in a few short weeks. Perficient (and our clients) will be featured in two different Dreamforce sessions this year: Service Communities: Delight Customers & Build Lasting Relationships Join us to learn how Communities enables businesses to provide a range of stellar customer service experiences, whether it’s […]

There are many things developers hate about JavaScript.  You can see this with all of the different ways people are trying to “fix” JavaScript.  Here are a couple of the ways: CoffeeScript is a language which is syntactically similar to JavaScript and attempts to expose the “good parts” of JavaScript Google went ahead and wrote […]

The roles of CMOs and CIOs are changing. What was once easy to define – CMOs focused on the brand and sales, CIOs on IT – the line between the two has become increasingly blurred. Why? Well, for starters, a CMO’s role now encompasses social media and digital marketing channels. This includes enabling collaboration and communication […]

Adobe is making a name for itself in the area of digital marketing.  Marketers know that data is necessary to make key decisions and I’m glad to see Adobe providing leadership in this area. When it comes to data about mobile usage, Adobe has published their State of Mobile study on their website, available to […]

Edit: Part 3 using Mahout here In my previous post I described the basics of HDInsight on Windows Azure and an example of what a Hadoop cluster can do for you. Without further delay, lets build a cluster!  If you don’t already have a Windows Azure account go here and sign up (it’s free!!) Setup […]

Windows Phone 8 has been fighting for relevancy in the market since its release. It has slowly but surely gaining market share in the US and Europe has recently seen an explosion of WP8 adoption partially due to very low cost hardware.  Microsoft and Nokia have been continuously pricing their full featured phones lower than the competition […]