~ IDC Guest Gard Little to Join Discussion on Cloud Strategies ~
Perficient,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT) (“Perficient”), the leading digital
transformation consulting firm serving Global 2000® and other large
enterprise customers throughout North America, today announced it will
launch the company’s “Cloud First, Business-Driven” initiative with the
first in a series of thought leadership-focused webinars on the topic at
1 p.m. Central time on May 5.
Joel Thimsen, a director of cloud and DevOps at Perficient, will host “Accelerating
Digital Business in a Cloud-First World” with special guest Gard
Little, a research director of cloud services at the market research and
analysis firm International Data Corp. (IDC). They will discuss cloud
strategies for:
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Adopting a digital business mindset and customer-centric mantra
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Achieving business optimization and intelligence goals
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Overcoming organizational velocity changes
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Accelerating new strategies and innovation
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Creating value and increasing profitability
The webinar series targets line-of-business and IT leaders and explores
avenues for bringing corporate strategies to life within the cloud.
Other topics upcoming in the webinar series include the future of cloud
from infrastructure to innovation, a blueprint for moving your business
to the cloud, and tapping into the era of intelligent clouds.
Registration for the May 5 webinar is free and available at http://www2.perficient.com/webinar/Accelerating-Digital-Business-in-Cloud-First-World.
Upon registering, attendees will receive instructions on how to access
the webinar.
“The launch of the ‘Cloud First, Business-Driven’ initiative is a direct
reflection of our commitment to cloud as fuel for our clients’ digital
transformations,” said Michael Porter, managing principal of
Perficient’s Strategic Advisors organization. “Perficient is
well-positioned to not only help our clients develop and implement a
business-driven cloud strategy, but also to fully support their unique
and ongoing digital experience, business optimization, and industry
solution needs.”
A leading partner for many of the world’s most innovative cloud platform
providers, Perficient often provides direct support and influence on new
features and services, and the company’s intelligent sourcing model
allows for cost-competitive solutions across cloud platforms. Perficient
is also at the forefront of industry thought leadership on digital
transformation – a means of modernizing the systems that create,
deliver, and sustain meaningful customer experiences.
For more information on Perficient’s cloud expertise, visit www.perficient.com/cloud-first.
For more on Perficient’s Cloud First insights, visit blogs.perficient.com/digitaltransformation
and follow the company’s thought leaders on Twitter @PRFT_Transform.
About Perficient
Perficient is the leading digital transformation consulting firm serving
Global 2000® and enterprise customers throughout North America. With
unparalleled information technology, management consulting and creative
capabilities, Perficient and its Perficient
Digital agency deliver vision, execution, and value with outstanding
digital experience, business optimization, and industry solutions. Our
work enables clients to improve productivity and competitiveness; grow
and strengthen relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners;
and reduce costs. Perficient's professionals serve clients from a
network of offices across North America and offshore locations in India
and China. Traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Perficient is a
member of the Russell 2000 index and the S&P SmallCap 600 index.
Perficient is an award-winning Premier Level IBM business partner, a
Microsoft National Service Provider and Gold Certified Partner, an
Oracle Platinum Partner, an Adobe Business Solution Partner, and a Gold
Salesforce Consulting Partner. For more information, visit www.perficient.com.
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