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  • Research U126

    Ultimate Software and Kronos Rebrand as UKG

    Ultimate Software, a human capital management (HCM) software leader, recently completed its merger with Kronos Incorporated, a longstanding provider of workforce management (WFM) and HCM…

  • Research U125

    AWS alternatives with Wasabi Technologies

    With the cloud services industry as a whole growing at an average of 26 percent per year, it’s no surprise that smaller companies want in…

  • Research U124

    The modern IT strategy with PaaS, IaaS, and iPaaS

    The capabilities of a modern IT strategy are extensive, and companies must make cloud computing decisions based on how much control the company wants over…

  • Research U127

    The Value of Asset Performance Management

    Asset Performance Management (APM) software solutions help asset-intensive industries such as transportation, manufacturing, oil and gas, and utilities maximize the value of their critical assets…

  • ROI Case Studies U122

    JobSync ROI Case Study: Headway Workforce Solutions

    Headway Workforce Solutions deployed Jobsync with Indeed to rectify issues caused by disconnectedness of its existing recruitment solutions, such as increased manual data entry and…

  • Research U121

    Greenhouse for remote hiring

    Many organizations have transitioned to a remote work environment in response to lingering stay-at-home orders. This, combined with high unemployment and a spike in applicants,…

  • Research U119

    Research update: Salesforce high velocity sales

    Salesforce has continued to develop new capabilities and features for the High Velocity Sales module of Sales Cloud that specifically caters to the unique needs…

  • Research, Value Matrix U120

    Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for businesses to implement resilience and agility into their supply chain processes. Decision makers rely on control towers…

  • Research U108

    The unexpected challenges of cloud transformation

    Cloud transformation is business transformation and getting it right is more important than ever. However, organizations of all sizes and industries face unique challenges when…

  • Research U117

    The future of cloud computing with IBM POWER10

    Recently, IBM debuted POWER10 processors, which is IBM’s first commercialized 7nm processor. The new architecture more than triples the capacity and energy efficiency when compared…

  • Research U72

    ROI Guidebook: Informatica

    Informatica offers a suite of cloud integration and cloud data management solutions, including Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), for connecting disparate applications and data…

  • Research U118

    IBM Maximo Application Suite

    In July 2020, IBM released its first application suite solutions for enterprise asset management, Maximo Application Suite, also termed Maximo 8.0. The suite serves as…

  • Research U116

    SugarCRM acquires Node to accelerate AI delivery

    On August 24, 2020 SugarCRM announced the acquisition of Node, an AI as-a-service platform for predictive insights around best interacting with partners, customers, and investors….

  • Research U115

    Leveraging an ELT approach with Oracle

    Nucleus spoke with several Oracle Integration Cloud and Oracle Data Integrator customers to evaluate the value delivered from Oracle’s suite of iPaaS solutions that support…

  • Research, Value Matrix U114

    Talent Management Technology Value Matrix 2020

    Changes in the workforce have led organizations to leverage their talent management software in different ways. Both large providers and smaller niche players have taken…

  • Research U113

    Informatica aquires GreenBay Technologies

    Informatica acquired GreenBay Technologies to support the vision for Data 4.0 and bring AI-powered intelligent data management and digital transformation to support data-driven, cloud-native, and…

  • Research u112

    BambooHR’s support for SMB hiring

    Small and midsized businesses are disproportionately affected by the ongoing transition to remote work, as they often lack the resources to support the large-scale technology…

  • Research U110

    E2open drives supply chain resilience with In-Transit Visibility

    With the launch of E2open’s new In-Transit Visibility application, the vendor has fortified its platform’s control tower capabilities. E2open continuously invests in technology to improve…

  • Research U111

    Zebra Technologies Acquires Reflexis Systems

    Zebra Technologies Corporation recently announced its acquisition of Reflexis Systems, a leading provider of workforce management and retail task management solutions. Reflexis workforce and task…

  • Research U109

    The Benefits of IBM Hybrid Cloud

    Nucleus found adopting IBM’s Hybrid Cloud allows organizations to manage and integrate public and private cloud applications into a single platform. On-premise, organizations customize data…

  • Research U107

    The value of digital transformation and XaaS with HPE

    New companies continue to notice the critical benefits associated with as-a-Service models during an increasingly work-from-home period. As new business models arise, companies operating within…

  • ROI Case Studies U105

    Skillsoft ROI case study – Comscore

    Comscore, a global media and advertising analytics company, maximized an existing investment in Skillsoft learning content to create a program that allowed employees to gain…

  • Research U104

    SAP spins out Qualtrics

    On July 26, SAP SE announced that its plan to spin out its subsidiary Qualtrics through an initial public offering in the United States. SAP…

  • Research U103

    Synchronizing across departments with Workato

    Nucleus spoke with several Workato customers to understand the value delivered by an Integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) solution that does not compromise between supporting non-technical users…

  • Research U106

    The best-of-breed value of Sage X3 ERP

    While many vendors pursue the competitive strategy of developing a broad application platform, Sage approaches the market with specialized ERP solutions that target organizations with…

  • Research U94

    Integrating hybrid environments with IBM App Connect

    Nucleus spoke with several IBM App Connect customers to evaluate the value delivered from an iPaaS solution supporting all users across hybrid environments. IBM App…

  • Research U101

    Talentsoft acquires Crafty

    Talentsoft recently announced its acquisition of the HR technology startup, Crafty, that develops enhanced skills graphs for employee skill detection and matching for jobs, training,…

  • ROI Case Studies U100

    RingCentral ROI case study: Aim Bank

    Aim Bank deployed RingCentral’s unified cloud communications system across 27 branch locations to replace a costly legacy multi-carrier PBX system that suffered outages that interrupted…

  • Research U99

    Atos Increases Speed and Engagement with Adepto

    Atos, the European IT services corporation, recently deployed Adepto Talent Management, a Degreed product, to add greater efficiency to its project resourcing and create a…

  • Research U98

    OpenAI’s new model – still not that smart

    OpenAI began making its latest natural language model, GPT-3, available to developers and outside researchers this week. It is a massive transformer-based neural network with…

  • Research U97

    Tray Embedded expands solution for software companies

    Tray.io recently expanded its Tray Embedded solution, designed to enable software companies to provide embedded integration directly within their products. The broadened solution now comprises…

  • ROI Case Studies U96

    Informotion ROI Case Study: University of Sydney

    The University of Sydney implemented Informotion products with Micro Focus Content Manager to replace its existing, insufficient case management process and simplify the submittal of…

  • Research U95

    BillingPlatform accelerates payments to drive revenue

    Since the rise of e-commerce, hosting digital sales channels has become a top priority for many organizations. Following its Series B funding round in December…

  • Research U93

    ToolsGroup optimizes inventory to increase service levels

    With the onset of disruptions across nearly all supply chains earlier this year, businesses are seeking technologies to bolster the integrity of their systems. ToolsGroup…

  • Research U92

    Conferencing options for the new normal

    The web and video conferencing market is currently saturated with various solutions for both business and consumer use cases. As organizations permanently shift their remote…

  • Research, Value Matrix U88

    iPaaS Technology Value Matrix 2020

    As more companies adopt software-based solutions than ever before, Integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) offerings are increasing the availability of the solutions for enterprise-level organizations to small…

  • Research, Value Matrix U91

    Content Management Technology Value Matrix 2020

    The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the acceleration of content management improvements, including functionality and ease of use, making it more essential and valuable than ever….

  • Research U90

    Unify operations with Dell Boomi

    Nucleus spoke with several Dell Boomi customers to evaluate the value delivered from an iPaaS solution supporting both non-technical users and developers. Nucleus determined that…

  • Research U89

    Informatica touts acquisition of Compact Solutions

    Informatica acquires Compact Solutions to utilize the in-depth capabilities of metadata connectivity and data lineage. Informatica looks to expand the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog by…

  • Research U73

    Understanding the value of migrating from on-premises to AWS for application performance and security

    Nucleus studied enterprise organizations’ journey to the cloud with AWS to understand how moving applications from an on-premises to public cloud environment affects the security,…

  • Research U87

    2020 Outlook Assessment: Salesforce

    New companies continue to notice the critical benefits associated with software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions during a work-from-home period. Reducing legacy system support costs is not the…

  • Research, Value Matrix U85

    IaaS Technology Value Matrix 2020

    Cloud computing, and more specifically, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), has rapidly matured in both technological capability and user understanding; the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent work-from-home movement further…

  • Research U86

    Connecting ERP and CRM with Rootstock

    In order to persevere through difficult economic climates and remain competitive in crowded markets, companies must maximize their usage of organizational data to streamline operations…

  • Research U84

    Hubstaff drives productivity for remote teams

    Organizations shifting to remote work as well as those with remote teams can benefit from implementing employee tracking software to manage employee productivity and compliance…

  • Research U83

    Sugar Discover cuts costs and increases sales efficiency

    Nucleus interviewed eight organizations using CRM (four are current customers of SugarCRM, four are using CRM solutions from other vendors) to understand the value that…

  • Research U82

    AllyO accelerates high-volume hiring

    As the economy reopens and hiring ramps back up, organizations face a broad pool of available talent. This, in combination with little time to re-staff,…

  • Research U80

    The value of Manhattan Active Warehouse Management

    Unveiling its new cloud-native solution at Momentum Connect 2020, Manhattan Associates delivers Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (WM). As part of the vendor’s unified supply chain…

  • Research U81

    2020 Outlook Assessment – Cloudflare

    With many companies depending on webpages and other web-hosted resources to connect employees and reach customers, it’s critical to optimize the performance and security of…

  • Research U79

    Modern HCM delivers more than 100% ROI

    While reducing costs will be critical to organizations reopening after the crisis, it is still essential to maintain a sophisticated technology infrastructure to survive. Upon…

  • Research U78

    The ROI of competitive pricing solutions

    As companies undergo digital transformations, modernizing the sales process is often the biggest hurdle to long-term success. Businesses require cloud enterprise applications to implement new…