A microservices approach to integration is becoming increasingly popular. Most companies are either considering the move or have already begun a technological overhaul. Microservices are key enablers of the scalability and agility that many organizations are looking to achieve with their digital transformation. However, they also come with a lot of questions – and challenges. […]
Posts Tagged ‘SOA’
4 Things to Look Forward to at TIBCO NOW 2016
TIBCO NOW is the largest user conference for TIBCO products, taking place May 16-19, 2016, in Las Vegas. With nearly 100 sessions, this year’s conference is themed around Destination Digital and utilizing your TIBCO products to drive digital transformation in your organization. Here are four things to look forward to if you’re attending TIBCO NOW 2016. 1. […]
Mobile Backend-as-a-Service Using Web APIs
Mobility is no longer a nice-to-have, but a must-have in order to connect to customers. Mobile applications and the cloud continue to drive requirements for backend services. But according to surveys, 70% to 80 % of the time spent in mobile “app” development is building the backend services. These backend services are necessary to build […]
What is the Best Integration Product from Oracle?
When it comes to choosing the right data integration solution, Oracle offers multiple products that may seem redundant but in fact target different purposes even though an overlap in the capabilities exists. Oracle clarified the distinctions among the various integration products during the Collaborate 16 conference this year. The decision making process around which […]
API Management Enables Agility and Reduces Time to Market for Cricket
Cricket Communications, the operating subsidiary of AT&T, is a rapidly expanding, nationwide low-cost provider of mobile wireless services. As the sixth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, Cricket provides wireless services to more than 5.4 million customers in all 50 states. Cricket’s rapid growth into new markets left it with aging systems that […]
Announcing Appian Corporation Partner Alliance
Perficient is proud to announce a partnership with Appian Corporation, a leading provider of a modern application platform for Business Process Management (BPM) and case management solutions. Appian is a technology platform – grown from business process management – for building custom business applications. Based in Reston, VA, Appian enables organizations to easily build, use, change, […]
Energy Client Improves Customer Engagement with TIBCO SOA Platform
A regulated electric utility company in operation for more than 100 years with almost a million customers in the south central United States wanted to take its customer engagement to the next level. Over time, this client had developed a network of disparate websites, each serving a segment of customers and prospects. These sites needed to be unified […]
OAuth Implementation in Datapower XI52
OAuth is an authorization framework that allows a resource owner to grant permission to access their resources without sharing their credentials with a third party. Traditionally in client-server authentication model, the client uses its credentials to access its resources hosted by the server. OAuth introduces a third role called the resource owner. In this model, […]
Steps to Monetize APIs to Grow Your Business
Eric Roch, principal of SOA and Integration Solutions at Perficient, recently wrote about the architecture needed to enable successful adoption and monetization in your API program. “APIs are a foundational technology that enables companies to participate in the digital economy,” wrote Eric. “APIs open up the potential for the creation of entirely new business models […]
Architectural Assessment learnings applied to ROA
Over a number of years, I have had the opportunity to conduct several architectural assessments on SOA, ROA and API Management. The domains and technology stacks have varied, and the engagements have been a mix of post mortems and organizational readiness. What I have found is that there are certain common characteristics of organizational behavior and challenges […]
Will you be at IBM InterConnect 2016?
IBM InterConnect, the premier IBM user conference, is quickly approaching, and we’re excited to connect with you at the event. Perficient is proud to be a Gold Plus Sponsor of IBM InterConnect 2016, which is being held February 21-25 in Las Vegas. Visit us at booth 364 in the Solution EXPO, where you can learn how we’ve leveraged […]
Websphere Message Broker ODBC – Code Page
Websphere message broker makes a connection to Database using both ODBC and JDBC connections. ODBC driver is using 1208(UTF-8) code page while interacting with Database. There is a scenario that a message flow uses ODBC DSN to connect to Oracle Database and invokes a stored procedure to retrieve information. One of the fields (description) returned by […]