Perficient, the global AI and technology consulting firm, today announced that it has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services in the AI Era 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US54117426, September 2026).

The IDC MarketScape evaluated 27 cloud professional services providers based on their capabilities, strategies, and ability to deliver business value from cloud and AI investments. Perficient believes its recognition as a Major Player reflects its AI-native approach to cloud transformation, depth of proprietary cloud and AI intellectual property, industry expertise, and ability to help organizations move from strategy to production at scale.

“Too many organizations are treating AI as a technology initiative when it’s actually an operating model shift,” said Joel Lindsey, Vice President of Cloud Modernization Platform Services, Perficient. “Without modern cloud foundations, trusted data, and disciplined governance, AI remains just an experiment. We believe being named a Major Player in this IDC MarketScape reflects our ability to help clients build AI-ready businesses through modern cloud foundations, responsible governance, and disciplined execution.”

According to the IDC MarketScape, “Perficient’s key strength is the depth and operational specificity of its proprietary cloud and AI IP relative to its size, paired with a well-articulated delivery governance model.” The report also noted that “Perficient is particularly compelling for Americas-based organizations in financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, or retail that want a firm to embed senior practitioners directly in delivery rather than hand off after assessment, and for buyers that value customer-experience and product-engineering depth alongside cloud infrastructure capability.”

“In our evaluation of Perficient for this IDC MarketScape, it was evident that Perficient brings together cloud, engineering, and customer experience capabilities, alongside a growing set of AI offerings, in a way that helps organizations move beyond infrastructure and modernization alone,” said Jennifer Thomson, Vice President, Research, IDC. “Its approach is designed to help clients establish the foundations needed to support AI adoption, with staged engagements that help clients build confidence before committing to large-scale transformation.”

Perficient helps organizations modernize technology, unlock the value of their data, and build AI-ready businesses through a combination of platform, engineering, and consulting expertise. Working across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid environments, and leading AI platforms including Anthropic, Perficient applies a portfolio of proprietary cloud and AI intellectual property that helps clients move from strategy to production with greater speed, consistency, and confidence.

For more information about Perficient’s cloud expertise, visit Perficient.com.

About IDC MarketScape

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

About Perficient

Perficient is the global AI and technology consulting firm disrupting the traditional consulting model. Powered by our 7,000+ advisors, engineers, and designers, Perficient implements AI-first solutions that break conventions and deliver outcomes that matter. Proudly serving clients that represent the world’s most innovative brands, and in collaboration with our powerful technology partner ecosystem, we bring deep industry expertise and data-driven design to redefine how businesses run and succeed. Perficient is different. For real. Learn more at perficient.com.

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