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  • W17

    Checkpoints on the CRM roadmap

    Nucleus interviewed users across various industries, and found data integration between sales, service, and marketing leads to increased cost savings and productivity gains. Nucleus developed…

  • ROI Case Studies W18

    Elastic ROI Case Study – Multi-line Insurer

    This multi-line insurance provider realized a 170 percent ROI with a payback period of 7.2 months after deploying Elastic Cloud to improve data management and…

  • Research w16

    PayActiv reduces employee stress

    In a recent survey of more than 200 hourly workers, Nucleus found that 70 percent of respondents would leave their current employer for one that…

  • Value Matrix W21

    Data Warehouse Technology Value Matrix 2022

    Organizations of all sizes continue to embrace large-scale cloud transformations to become more agile, resilient, and data-driven. The adoption of modern data warehouse technology has…

  • Research W20

    Oracle Cloud provides more agility to PeopleSoft users

    Oracle PeopleSoft is a collection of business solutions, such as human capital management (HCM), financial management, procurement and supplier management, project portfolio management, asset lifecycle…

  • ROI Case Studies W19

    Contentful ROI Case Study: Global Retailer

    A global retailer implemented Contentful’s content platform to unify and scale content to support the company’s growing omnichannel customer experiences. After deployment of Contentful, the…

  • Research W15

    The value of Box for Microsoft users

    The prevalence of Microsoft applications in business makes them a seemingly easy choice for organizations looking for a content management solution. However, the hidden costs…

  • Research W14

    Zendesk reduces response time by 30 percent

    Service teams at all sizes of organizations are experiencing unprecedented levels of customer support requests across an increasing number of channels. Typically, customer relationship management…

  • Research w13

    Visier Cuts Reporting Time by 87 Percent

    High rates of resignation and challenges in attracting new hires underscored the need for tools to help organizations understand their workforce. Previously, analytics capabilities were…

  • Research W12

    John Galt drives strong business value

    John Galt Solutions is a supply chain planning (SCP) solutions specialist that serves businesses across a broad range of industries worldwide. The Atlas Planning Platform…

  • Value Matrix W11

    CPM Technology Value Matrix 2022

    We are not “back to normal.” Organizations still contend with complex regulatory requirements, fluctuating demand, labor shortages, and supply disruptions. As such, demand for corporate…

  • Research W10

    The value of IBM Cloud for Financial Services

    With IBM Cloud for Financial Services, IBM projects that regulated industries can reduce in-scope compliance costs by up to 30 percent and accelerate workload transformation…

  • Research w9

    isolved HCM’s Value for SMB Teams

    Human Capital Management (HCM) is traditionally viewed as a cost center instead of a value driver for most businesses, especially for small to medium-sized businesses…

  • Research W8

    Database and data warehouse trends for 2022

    Reflecting on vendor interactions and customer interviews throughout the past year, Nucleus has identified several key factors driving vendor investment and user adoption of database…

  • Research W7

    TCO Guidebook: Infor Birst

    Infor Birst is a comprehensive enterprise analytics platform that includes industry-specific models and templates, automated data integration capabilities, and built-in data governance tooling. Its broad…

  • ROI Tools V180

    Talend ROI business case tool

    Talend, a leader in data integration and data integrity, is changing the way organizations grow and win in the market over the long term. In…

  • Research W6

    EAM slashes emergency work orders in half

    In the age of global pandemics and supply chain disruptions, it is more important than ever for organizations to maximize the efficiency of their physical…

  • Research W5

    More workers need on-demand pay

    An increasing number of hourly workers are facing financial strain, with more living day-today than paycheck-to-paycheck. Nucleus surveyed more than 200 hourly workers across various…

  • Research w4

    Scaling up with Blue Yonder

    Companies that employ hourly workers are facing increasing compliance risk and labor shortages, making solutions that provide businesses with the ability to reduce turnover and…

  • Research W3

    The rise of intelligent virtual assistants

    The technology that powers intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs) is maturing, as large companies are investing heavily in expanding the tool’s capabilities. Advancements in natural language…

  • Research W2

    Oracle apps unite via AI-driven analytics

    In Oracle’s latest Live technology event, the vendor announced the release of Oracle Fusion SCM Analytics, alongside its plan to eliminate traditional departmental silos by…

  • Research V186

    Infor CPQ customer doubles product sales

    Infor CPQ is a configure, price, quote (CPQ) solution that primarily serves organizations in the manufacturing industries. Nucleus interviewed Infor customers and found significant time…

  • Research W1

    HCM trends to watch in 2022

    Previously the often-ignored business unit, human resources departments have experienced a significant increase in attention and concern over the past two years. Business leaders in…

  • Research V189

    Appian partners with Redox

    Appian and Redox recently announced a new partnership to combine Appian’s low-code app development and workflow capabilities with Redox’s Electronic Healthcare Records (EHR) integration platform….

  • Research v188

    Ceridian Focuses on Retail’s Frontline

    As companies employing hourly workers face increasing voluntary turnover, solutions that allow for greater flexibility in scheduling and payroll management are essential for employee retention…

  • Research V187

    UKG Connections update 2021

    At UKG’s annual Connections conference, the company wrapped up the fiscal year reflecting on recent updates and announcements and outlining plans on its roadmap. In…

  • Research V185

    Hot Companies to Watch in 2022

    Nucleus selected 11 companies to watch in 2022 that have demonstrated high performance levels, positioning them for continued success in the coming year. The list…

  • Research V184

    Ceridian Dayforce benefit case study – Airline Manufacturer

    A global manufacturer and supplier of commercial airline structures deployed Ceridian Dayforce Global Pay to unify its payroll operations across locations and reduce processing errors….

  • Research V183

    Spend management reduces operational costs by 5 percent

    Regardless of the size of the industry they operate in, all companies need to track the cost of doing business. As the business environment evolves;…

  • Value Matrix V182

    CPQ Technology Value Matrix 2021

    While we are returning to some semblance of normal, we are far from out of the woods. The global economy is still plagued by supply…

  • Research V181

    CloudSense cuts time-to-market

    CloudSense is a configure, price, quote (CPQ) solutions provider that primarily serves organizations in the communications, data centers, media, and utility industries. Nucleus interviewed CloudSense…

  • Research V176

    UKG Pro benefit case study – Encore

    Encore, formerly known as PSAV, implemented UKG Pro (previously Ultimate UltiPro) to automate scheduling and payroll in 2010, but was not fully utilizing UKG Pro’s…

  • Research V179

    Azure OpenAI Service equips apps with GPT-3

    By using the OpenAI API in Azure applications, business analysts can expect to improve productivity by 10 to 25 percent by automating SQL query and…

  • Research V178

    Six trends in data and analytics for 2022

    Reflecting on vendor briefings and customer interactions over the year, Nucleus has identified several key factors driving vendor investment and user adoption in data and…

  • Research V177

    Zoho Creator cuts operational costs

    Zoho Creator is a low-code application platform (LCAP) that serves companies of all sizes and industries. Nucleus interviewed Creator customers and found significant efficiency improvements…

  • ROI Case Studies V175

    UKG HR Service Delivery ROI Case Study – Bureau Veritas

    Bureau Veritas, a global testing, inspection, and certification organization, realized a 116 percent ROI with a payback period of 1.6 years after deploying UKG HR…

  • Research V174

    Alteryx automates BI with Hyper Anna

    Nucleus expects Alteryx’s partnership with Hyper Anna to bring customers richer automated BI content and more agile analyst teams, reducing analyst dependency for many common…

  • Research V173

    OutSystems unites technology stacks

    Leveraging OutSystems’ capabilities as an Integration-Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS), one organization Nucleus interviewed unified over 18 different Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems…

  • Research V172

    Encore grows with UKG Pro

    Encore, formerly known as PSAV, is a global event experience organization. The company was no exception to economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

  • Value Matrix V171

    Embedded Analytics Technology Value Matrix 2021

    Analytics capabilities are increasingly becoming must-haves in both consumer and business applications. The level of complexity and sophistication varies, from simply hosting a visualization or…

  • Research V170

    Box EMEA strategy will capture market growth

    In early 2021, Nucleus predicted that Box’s reputation for security, integrations, and strong brand recognition would help it continue overall solid market growth into the…

  • Research V169

    OutSystems slashes app development costs

    Nucleus found that organizations adopting the OutSystems low-code application platform (LCAP) reduced time to market by at least 10 percent. This improvement was driven by…

  • Research V166

    Appian reduces app development time

    Appian is a low-code application development specialist that provides a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for companies of all sizes. Nucleus interviewed Appian customers and found significant efficiency…

  • Research V168

    Zoho announces new applications and services for Zoho One

    On October 19th, Zoho announced major updates to its enterprise application platform, Zoho One. Key improvements and new capabilities include access to company-wide data analytics…

  • Research V158

    Oracle HeatWave accelerates MySQL

    Nucleus found that organizations adopting the Oracle MySQL Database Service with the HeatWave accelerator and MySQL Autopilot reduced overall data infrastructure spend by at least…

  • Research V167

    Unit4 returns $1.73 for every dollar spent

    Over the last three years, Nucleus conducted five case studies to determine the ROI of organizations deploying Unit4 (FP&A) and Unit4 (ERP). Nucleus analyzed the…

  • ROI Tools V156

    UKG ROI business case tool

    When Nucleus Research analysts investigated organizations that have selected UKGPro for human capital management solutions they found organizations were able to simplify payroll processing, reduce…

  • Value Matrix V165

    Talent Acquisition Technology Value Matrix 2021

    The talent acquisition market has experienced significant change over the past year. Previously facing disconnected, remote recruiters and hiring managers with an expected influx of…

  • Research V164

    CrowdStrike partners with UiPath

    CrowdStrike and UiPath recently announced a new partnership to combine CrowdStrike’s endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities with UiPath’s robotic process automation (RPA) platform. This…

  • Research V163

    Ascentis drives scalable value for the SMB

    Small and medium businesses (SMB) experience financial barriers when considering new software implementation or upgrading existing human capital management (HCM) software. This situation is exacerbated…