Posts Tagged ‘nearshore delivery insights’

We’re thrilled that, for the 3rd year in a row, Perficient Latin America has been included on the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) Global Outsourcing 100 List! This esteemed recognition, in its 14th year, is considered the global, standard-setting award highlighting the world’s best outsourcing service providers. “Companies that outsource, not only in the […]

During the software development lifecycle, any conflict or misunderstandings between teams results in delayed production and difficult work environments, so it’s vital to establish seamless collaboration to generate better business outcomes. User experience (UX) designers and product owners (POs) are two roles that often clash during the SDLC, usually due to a lack of clearly […]

Without exception, all applications and software products should undergo thorough testing before they hit the market, making the testing process an integral part of the software development lifecycle. While there are several ways to approach software testing effectively, data-driven test automation is one of the most valuable and powerful methods to adopt in the current […]

Java has been the go-to coding language for decades, but as advancements in big data processing continue to emerge, Java developers are forced to learn new skills and explore additional programming languages. That is especially true when developers start working with massive amounts of data and need more elegant solutions, faster. As an alternative to […]

Innovation is no longer just a buzzword, it’s a necessary part of doing business. Organizations around the world are finding that innovation can occur in every corner of the company, from sales and human resources to products and customer services. The challenge, however, is accelerating that innovation and embracing it as part of the business […]

As we reflect on another decade of growth within the nearshore software development industry, the dawn of 2020 encourages us to take a fresh look at the trends that might shape the region’s IT services sector in the coming year. With its large pool of software engineering talent, high levels of English proficiency, convenient time […]

While Medellin is Perficient Latin America’s birthplace and headquarters, over the years we’ve begun utilizing the whole of Colombia (check back for some exciting location news in 2020!) as a hub for innovation and evolution in the nearshore software development outsourcing space. Opportunities for technology and nearshoring in Colombia are booming, and it’s never been […]

Believe it or not, it’s near impossible to develop bug-free software. Even the world’s most widely used applications have noticeable defects here and there, despite having large teams of Quality Assurance (QA) experts behind them. It’s a common misconception that QA teams should uncover every single bug through testing. In fact, their main objective is […]

While there are plenty of cases in life where vendor loyalty is rewarding, cloud services do not fall under this category. Full dependence on any one vendor is a dangerous thing as you’re trusting that it will be around forever or is impervious to a security breach. If you’re locked in with a single vendor […]

In the mad rush to capitalize on the benefits of the cloud, organizations are still overlooking one vital aspect: cloud security. When considering that 49% of cloud databases are not encrypted and 83% of company workloads will take place in the cloud by 2020, the opportunity for enterprise vulnerabilities is staggering. Breaches like this can […]

News of Blockchain’s potential has reverberated throughout almost every industry this past decade, and the hype is justified. In Deloitte’s 2019 Global Blockchain Survey, 53% of senior executives expressed that blockchain has become a critical priority for their organizations this year, up 10 percentage points since 2018. Furthermore, 83% see compelling use cases for the […]

Perficient Latin America is making waves in machine learning and shows no sign of stopping! Most recently, Perficient Latin America was listed #5 worldwide for machine learning services by Clutch.co. With over 832 organizations vying to be listed in the top 15, those that make the leaders matrix are among the most skilled in the […]