As everyone knows, maintaining application-level security for passwords, certificates, API keys, and other data is a bit of a critical thing. It was necessary for my project to safeguard the SMTP password. I wanted to know how to protect my SMTP password in some way. I then discovered the Azure Key vault concept and began […]
All Aboard! Visualize Business Impact with the Enterprise Cloud Transit Map
Cloud modernization is the primary driver of digital transformation and impactful business value. Cloud platforms have evolved from core technology to disruptive ecosystems of strategic advantage. Migration and modernization are vital to reach new markets, deliver innovative products, improve resiliency, reduce costs, and improve customer experiences. But it’s easy (and common) to lose sight of […]
GCP Container Registry to Artifact Registry Migration
I got an email from Google Cloud Platform today entitled: [Action Required] Upgrade to Artifact Registry before March 18, 2025 This is not the first time Google has discontinued a product I use. They gave full year of lead time but I knew I would forget about it before then. I decided to look into […]
Why You Want To Use Looker Studio For Data Visualization on BigQuery
If you have built or are building a Data Lake on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery you already know that BigQuery is a fully managed enterprise data warehouse that helps you manage and analyze your data with built-in features like machine learning, geospatial analysis, and business intelligence. BigQuery’s serverless architecture lets you use […]
AWS S3 Integration with Snowflake
In today’s ever-changing world, data is essential for every kind of organization, customer, or business. These days, most businesses use cloud storage to store data that is recoverable, quickly available, and safe. Users always want upgrades and the most recent technology to apply to their applications. Users won’t be able to obtain continuous data updates […]
Perficient Included in Forrester Trends Report: Rethink Enterprise Applications Governance
Perficient, a leader in digital transformation, has been included as a company interviewed in Forrester’s recent report, “Rethink Enterprise Applications Governance: Refocus Applications Governance And High-Performance IT Exploiting New Technologies To Win, Serve, And Retain Customers.” This comprehensive report explores the evolving landscape of enterprise applications governance, shedding light on the transformative potential of new […]
Four Key Takeaways from TrailblazerDX
Last week, I attended TrailblazerDX in San Francisco, where the content was all about Salesforce Data Cloud and AI! There were over 300 sessions to attend, from technical talks to hands-on workshops where attendees could learn how to build copilots and how to use the latest Salesforce platform features directly from product managers, architects, and […]
Helping Knowledge Workers Be More Productive
The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by Peter Drucker in his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level workers who analyze data and apply theoretical/analytical knowledge to develop insights, trends, products, and services. He noted that knowledge workers would be the most valuable assets of a 21st-century organization because of […]
Spark DataFrame: Writing into Files
This blog post explores how to write Spark DataFrame into various file formats for saving data to external storage for further analysis or sharing. Before diving into this blog have a look at my other blog posts discussing about creating the DataFrame and manipulating the DataFrame along with writing a DataFrame into tables and views. […]
Monarch Bioenergy Leverages Oracle Cloud to Support Future Growth
Monarch Bioenergy needed to create core Finance, Supply Chain, and Project Management processes that would support alternative energy commodity billing and operations. Achievements: Implemented Oracle Cloud ERP Financials, Oracle Cloud SCM Procurement and Inventory, Oracle Project Portfolio Management, and Oracle Cloud EPM. The solution went live in 2023 after a seven-month implementation using Perficient’s Agile […]
It’s Time To Update Your Data Lake Ingestion Strategy
If you built your data lake in the last 5-7 years, you probably are ingesting data into the data lake using many batch jobs that ingest and update data in the data lake. There is nothing wrong with what you did, but data technology has continued to move forward and in my opinion, the time […]
Ready for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365?
Organizations want to leverage the productivity enhancements Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 may enable, but want to avoid unintentional over-exposure of organizational information while users are accessing these Copilot experiences. Our Microsoft team is fielding many questions from customers about how to secure and govern Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. These organizations want to ensure […]