Perficient Named a Major Player in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Cloud Professional Services

Perficient, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRFT) ("Perficient"), the leading global digital consultancy transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands, today announced that it has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US51406224, June 2024).

The IDC MarketScape evaluated cloud professional services providers, creating a framework for comparing vendors' product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and factors influencing current and future market success. Perficient believes being recognized as a Major Player in this report acknowledges the scope of its cloud capabilities, its industry and technical acumen, and its network of global delivery centers.

"We're honored to be recognized as a Major Player in this IDC MarketScape Report, a distinction we believe highlights our holistic approach to cloud strategy and our implementation expertise," said Glenn Kline, area vice president, Perficient. "We combine our Envision Framework, migration and modernization expertise, and our strong network of partnerships with leading cloud providers to drive measurable business outcomes for our customers. Our Agile-ready global team enables businesses to think big, start small, and act fast so they can scale their cloud ecosystem over time and deliver on the outcomes promised by cloud computing."

According to the IDC MarketScape, businesses should "consider Perficient if [they] are looking for a midsized cloud services provider that can combine client intimacy with industrial-strength capabilities in technology transformation and experience design and build." The IDC MarketScape also notes Perficient's global managed services group as having "developed a cloud operations playbook as a templated accelerator used for guiding clients on how to operate in the cloud."

"In our evaluation of Perficient for the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment, it was evident that Perficient has a well-articulated strategy for lowering client churn," said Gard Little, vice president of global services markets and trends, IDC. "Client feedback indicated that Perficient was able to easily adapt to changes and its nearshore model provided great value."

Cloud has evolved from a core technology platform to a disruptive ecosystem of strategic advantage, representing a primary driver for business transformation and growth. Perficient's cloud consulting practice blends strategy expertise and scale to help businesses address current challenges and build a competitive edge in the market. For more information about Perficient's cloud expertise, follow us on social media.

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology providers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Perficient

Perficient is the leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers' expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, we bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed. Traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Perficient is a member of the Russell 2000 index and the S&P SmallCap 600 index. For more information, visit www.perficient.com.

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