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Automate the Work. Move Like a Frontier Firm.

Manual processes don't just slow teams down — they limit how far the business can grow. As a Microsoft Partner, we remove those constraints. Our engineers and advisors automate and modernize your data, applications, and employee experiences across Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Security. The outcome: scalable systems that solve real operational challenges, deliver measurable ROI, and position your organization to operate like a Frontier Firm — where AI is embedded into daily work and employees manage AI agents as trusted digital colleagues. 

It's the shift from working around technology to having technology work with your teams.

Build

We build modern data, applications, and infrastructure foundations that eliminate manual work and enable AI at scale.

Grow

We grow your path to Frontier Firm — advancing agentic maturity from early pilots to measurable, enterprise-wide impact.

Run

We run secure AI operations with Zero Trust foundations that protect identities, data, devices, and cloud workflows.

2025-2026 Inner Circle for Microsoft AI Business Solutions

Member of Microsoft’s 2025-26 Inner Circle for AI Business Solutions 

Perficient was named to Microsoft's 2025-2026 AI Inner Circle — an elite group of partners recognized for delivering AI solutions that drive measurable outcomes. This gives us privileged access to Microsoft leadership, strategic insights, and early technology adoption, which means you get future-ready solutions that modernize operations and scale AI faster. 

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Platform expertise alone doesn't solve operational problems. You need people who understand how your industry actually works. Perficient combines deep Microsoft technical capabilities with sector expertise to address compliance, operating constraints, and business models unique to your organization—so you get outcomes that are secure, AI‑ready, and aligned to Microsoft’s solution areas, not generic cloud implementations. 

Unify Patient and Enterprise Data Without Compromising Trust   

Why It Matters

Healthcare and life sciences teams juggle fragmented systems, regulatory pressure, and rising consumer expectations. Fragmentation slows care delivery, obscures insights, and drives administrative burden and cost. Your data, workflows, and collaboration tools must be modernized and governed before AI can safely scale across clinical, operational, and commercial use cases.

What We Do

We help providers, payers, and life sciences organizations unify clinical and operational data on the Microsoft Cloud, implement intelligent intranets and collaboration for care teams, and deploy copilots/agents that are governed for HIPAA‑aligned use. Our work spans Azure (data platforms, analytics, disaster recovery), Microsoft 365/Teams/Viva (care team collaboration and employee experience), Dynamics 365 (CRM for patient/member engagement), Power Platform (secure automation), and Copilot to accelerate documentation, insights, and service—designed to scale safely.  

Outcomes You Can Expect

  • Single, governed view of patient/member and operational data that improves access, throughput, and quality;
  • Faster administrative processes with automation in revenue cycle, finance, and supply chain;
  • AI‑enabled knowledge access for clinicians and staff (e.g., intranet copilots), with controls for privacy and compliance.
Connect the Factory Floor to Enterprise Planning — and Scale With AI 

Why It Matters

Manufacturers face persistent data silos between MES/OT and enterprise systems, variability in quality and yield, skills gaps on the floor, and supply‑chain shocks that ripple through planning and fulfillment. To move from reactive to predictive, you need an Azure foundation that connects OT/IT, modernizes critical apps, and puts governed data behind AI for maintenance, quality, and scheduling.

What We Do

We modernize plant and enterprise apps on Azure (PaaS, containers, serverless), unify manufacturing data for real‑time visibility, and build AI use cases such as predictive maintenance and AI‑assisted quality. With Microsoft 365/Teams and Viva, we enable safe, mobile workflows for frontline teams; with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, we digitize service, inventory, EHS, and light‑weight plant apps with governance baked in. Our approach reflects Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing patterns and Perficient’s proven delivery in cloud‑native MES and production environments.

Outcomes You Can Expect

  • Integrated factory‑to‑enterprise visibility that reduces downtime and increases throughput;
  • Faster product and process cycles via cloud‑native PLM/engineering environments and digital twins;
  • Resilient supply chains and smarter fulfillment with data‑driven forecasting, warehousing, and last‑mile execution.
From Disconnected Data to Personalized, Compliant Customer Engagement

Why It Matters

Financial institutions must balance trusted experiences with airtight compliance. Disconnected data across channels limits personalization; legacy reporting and manual reviews slow risk and regulatory response; and fraud threats evolve rapidly. AI can help—but only on a unified, governed data estate with the right controls.  

What We Do

We unify customer, account, and interaction data across branch, mobile, and contact center; implement Dynamics 365 for relationship management and omnichannel service; and use Customer Insights with Copilot to segment, predict, and activate next‑best actions. On the operations side, we deploy AI‑augmented fraud analytics, automate regulatory reporting with Purview‑aligned governance and Azure analytics, and build secure collaboration environments that meet FSI compliance needs—across banking, insurance, and capital markets.  

Outcomes You Can Expect

  • Faster deal cycles and deeper relationships via AI‑guided selling and omnichannel service;
  • Reduced fraud losses and improved case handling with anomaly detection and intelligent document processing;
  • Lower audit exposure and faster regulatory response through unified, governed data and automation.

As a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner and Inner Circle member, Perficient delivers end-to-end solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem. We engineer integrated, AI-ready solutions that connect business applications, modernize and secure your Azure foundation, and deploy copilots and agents that drive measurable outcomes across the Microsoft Cloud. 

Work Smarter, Not Harder

Work has gotten more complex, and your teams are stretched thin. You're juggling more tools, more information, and more expectations — often without the support to keep up. AI changes that. It offloads repetitive tasks, organizes information instantly, and makes everyday work feel lighter. When your people have tools that work with them, not against them, they can finally focus on what actually moves the business forward.

What We Do

We bring AI directly into the flow of work. That starts with implementing M365 Copilot in a practical, tailored way — and modernizing platforms like SharePoint and Teams so collaboration feels seamless, not siloed.

We also design simple apps and automations with Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio to eliminate manual steps, reduce busywork, and streamline the day for every team.

Outcomes You Can Expect

Organizations become more resilient, their data stays protected, and compliance gets easier to manage. With a strong security foundation in place, your teams can finally move with confidence — and spend more time innovating, not troubleshooting.

AI Thrives on a Strong Foundation

AI can only deliver real value when the technology underneath it is modern, scalable, and secure. But many organizations are still weighed down by legacy systems, scattered data, and cloud environments that weren't built for AI. That's where we come in. By strengthening your core — cloud infrastructure, applications, data, and governance — we create a foundation where AI doesn't hit limits. It accelerates what's possible.

What We Do

We migrate servers, SQL environments, and core workloads to Azure — and then build the right capabilities on top of them. That includes secure landing zones, modern AI apps powered by Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, and GitHub Copilot, and unified data pipelines across Synapse, Databricks, Fabric, and Power BI. Together, these pieces create a foundation that's governed, trusted, and ready for whatever AI brings next.

Outcomes You Can Expect

When your infrastructure, data, and AI run on a modern foundation, everything moves faster. Costs drop. Teams shift from maintenance to momentum. Data becomes something you trust — not something you question. And AI stops being a long-term aspiration and starts delivering results today.

Protect What Powers Your Business 

The more your business moves to the cloud and adopts AI, the more there is to protect. Identities, data, and devices all become targets — and without the right security in place, cloud and AI can introduce new risks just as quickly as they create value. You need guardrails that keep pace with how your business is evolving.

What We Do

We secure the environment your business runs on. That means protecting devices, data, and user access with Microsoft Defender, Endpoint Protection, and Identity Protection. We control who gets access to what through Entra ID, and we keep sensitive data governed and classified with Purview. We also help your teams build a security posture that grows with you — so cloud and AI adoption stays safe, compliant, and ready for scale at every stage.

Outcomes You Can Expect

Stronger protection for your identities, data, and devices. Simpler compliance. And the confidence to move fast, knowing the guardrails are already in place.

Insights

AI Budgets Up. Readiness Still Lags.

AI budgets soared. Data quality didn't. Organizations are funding scale before they've fixed the foundation. That sequencing error compounds.

Introducing Microsoft WorkIQ

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A unified agent ecosystem and real governance — Ignite 2025 showed how AI will integrate directly into the workforce, not sit beside it.

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As a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner, Perficient delivers end‑to‑end solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem — including Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Security. This distinction means we have proven expertise in modernizing cloud foundations, building governed data estates, and deploying enterprise AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

As a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner and member of Microsoft's 2025-2026 AI Inner Circle, we have privileged access to Microsoft leadership, strategic insights, and early technology adoption. 

Perficient transforms legacy systems by implementing cloud‑native architectures using Azure PaaS, microservices, AKS, serverless technologies, and automated DevSecOps pipelines. The result is faster releases, lower cost of ownership, improved resilience, and applications that support innovation. 

Perficient focuses on building an AI‑ready data foundation first. Using Microsoft Fabric, Azure data services, and OneLake‑based governance, we unify fragmented data to deliver real‑time analytics. Then we operationalize AI with Azure OpenAI and Copilot Studio to create enterprise‑grade copilots, intelligent search, and workflow‑embedded agents to ensure AI delivers tangible ROI.

Leading Microsoft Solutions


Joel Lindsey

Vice President, Microsoft Solutions

Joel brings over two decades of global leadership experience driving enterprise value across technology and services companies. He has a strong track record transforming businesses, launching new revenue engines, and building high‑performing teams grounded in Data & AI and emerging tech.  

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