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JDA expands platform play at FOCUS 2018
At its recent conference, JDA FOCUS 2018, JDA looked to build on the value proposition of its solution platform with JDA Luminate product extensions. In…
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DriveScale ROI case study: Clearsense
Clearsense deployed DriveScale, Inc. to move from the public cloud and dedicated instances service to an on-premises private cloud to decrease costs and improve service….
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Micro Focus Vertica 9.1 Release
Micro Focus announced major enhancements to its unified Vertica Analytics platform, expanding deployment options, improving security integration, and adding new features to in-database machine learning…
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Salesforce ROI case study: ICS+
2018 ROI AWARD WINNER! ICS+ deployed Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud, Quip, and Inbox, to provide one integrated platform for all client-focused data…
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GoodData ROI case study: EmeraldCube Solutions
2018 ROI AWARD WINNER! EmeraldCube deployed GoodData to provide business intelligence (BI) services to its customers through a white-labeled solution, EmeraldVision. The company chose GoodData…
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Workforce shows evolution at vision 2018
WorkForce announced the launch of its new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation solution as part of its Absence Compliance Tracker (ACT) offering, as well…
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WFM Technology Value Matrix 2018
This year’s Workforce Management (WFM) Value Matrix reveals that legacy players Kronos and ADP have little brand equity left to mask their users’ mounting dissatisfaction….
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BlackLine ROI case study: Anonymous
A long-time BlackLine customer deployed additional capabilities to improve its account reconciliation and journal entry processes. Through a phased implementation, the company streamlined and automated…
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Bridging the ERP maturity gap
The concerns of many prospective enterprise resource planning (ERP) software customers are being overlooked by vendor marketing messages. Nucleus found that customers typically occupy one…
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MineralTree ROI case study: M’oda Operandi
2018 ROI AWARD WINNER! M’oda Operandi deployed MineralTree to integrate and automate accounts payable and make the process paperless. Accounts payables at M’oda Operandi processes…
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Vertical analytics reign supreme
Verticals-focused analytics startups are three times more likely to succeed than general analytics startups. Nucleus found that this trend has remained consistent for the past…
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WorkForce Software for complex scheduling
WorkForce Software provides a highly tailored deployment for organizations that need flexibility and deep configuration. Nucleus’s analysis of customers find that this flexibility eliminates inefficiencies…
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Modern tech for ESS and MSS boosts productivity
Because of the breadth of use companywide, technology for employee and manager self-service (ESS, MSS) produces gains in productivity equal to millions of dollars for…
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Alexa is not ready for business
Amazon’s Alexa for Business, released in 2017, does not yet deliver a positive return on investment (ROI). With the current offering, Nucleus sees Alexa for…
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Desktop security is dead
For most organizations, the inflection points at which it makes more sense to dispose of a properly backed up computer rather than fix it is…
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CRM Technology Value Matrix 1H2018
Customer relationship management (CRM) vendors are investing in driving productivity gains for both users and developers, with low-code and no-code environments blurring the user-developer line….
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FinancialForce ROI case study: HPE
HPE deployed FinancialForce PSA (Professional Services Automation) as part of an initiative to consolidate its services business technology. The company leveraged FinancialForce PSA software to…
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PKWARE delivers secure enterprise encryption
Traditional perimeter cybersecurity is obsolete and cannot protect sensitive enterprise data. The business value of persistent data security can be measured with increased efficiencies, reduction…
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Opentext ROI case study: Anonymous
The company, an oil and natural gas developer and producer selected Documentum as-a-service (DaaS) with OpenText Cloud Managed Services to provide comprehensive enterprise content management…
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Salesforce ROI case study: Matouk
Matouk moved to Salesforce and Rootstock to modernize the management of its manufacturing business, from customer interactions to inventory and shop floor management. Nucleus found…
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Third-party support delivers higher ROI
Third-party support savings are fueling strategic reinvestment, future reimplementation plans, and cloud initiatives. Nucleus found that companies who use Rimini Street, a third-party support vendor,…
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Infor lays out latest for the enterprise
By summer 2018, Infor will have moved the last components of its enterprise-wide suite to a multi-tenant cloud. In parallel, the vendor is making strides…
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The real economic impact of Trailhead
Salesforce Trailhead is an online learning platform where Salesforce developers, administrators, and users can learn Salesforce skills and earn certifications and badges. In a survey…
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E2open centers value on platform play
After making a series of acquisitions, E2open is consolidating its platform to provide capabilities to enterprises from end-to-end. Nucleus found that the vendor’s new user…
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SAP Business ByDesign ROI Case Study: Anonymous
A mid-sized company deployed SAP Business ByDesign to improve its business processes and ensure compliance with its global operations. With separate entities in multiple jurisdictions,…
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Security from the start
If it stops at the identification phase the return on investment (ROI) of security automation remain limited. Agile development can cut the time for development…
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Oracle pushes the cloud at hcm world
At Oracle HCM World this year, the major focus was on Oracle HCM Cloud, which now has an established customer base. Sessions focused on highlighted…
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The ROI of reducing employee turnover
Nucleus’s analysis of user cases finds that the cost to replace a worker can be as high as 48 percent of the employee’s fully loaded…
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UltiPro and Xander unite at Ultimate Connections
This March, thousands of customers and other stakeholders of the vendor went to Las Vegas for Ultimate Connections 2018. Among the most interesting developments this…
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ProsperWorks ROI business case tool
Nucleus found deployments of customer relationship management solutions generate a significant increase in the productivity of an organization’s sales and marketing staff. Solutions that are…
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Demystifying demand sensing
Demand sensing capabilities can help customers improve their forecasting and increase inventory accuracy. Nucleus found that there is significant confusion in the market about the…
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Third party data prep increases ROI for SSBI
Nucleus reviewed previous research and interviewed end-users of third-party data preparation software and found that it accounted for an improvement of ROI by 30 percent….
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GoodData returns $4.00 for every dollar spent
GoodData customers have received an average of $4.00 in the first three years for every dollar invested. Nucleus analyzed the results of a number of…
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Salesforce Essentials
Salesforce announced the availability of Sales Cloud Essentials and Service Cloud Essentials, versions of Sales Cloud and Service Cloud specifically designed for small and medium-sized…
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ECM Technology Value Matrix 2018
Traditional old-style enterprise content management (ECM) was an inflexible product designed purely for document storage and simple retrieval. Today, modern ECM includes advanced technologies such…
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Talent mangement in the real world
Nucleus’s analysis of users’ experience finds that talent management creates two realities in the real world: bulking up and getting toned. One reality is all…
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Modern learning technology rich in ROI
Nucleus’s analysis finds the sum of avoided costs alone justifies those to implement and deploy modern learning technology. This is the case especially at medium-size…
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Fabasoft streamlines and secures key worfklows
The Fabasoft Cloud has a strong presence among large enterprises in the European market as an enterprise content management (ECM) solution offering customizable business process…
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IO Technology Value Matrix 2018
Inventory Optimization (IO) solutions are a value-driver for customers with significant amounts of capital devoted to keeping stock on hand and service levels high. In…
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Ultimate ROI case study: swap.com
Swap.com deployed UltiPro to improve recruitment and retention and automate its processes. Having outgrown its old Paychex system, Swap.com was looking for a solution that…
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Oracle modern finance showcases future of ERP
At its recent conference, Modern Finance Experience, Oracle focused its message on its plans to transform modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. With a vision…
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Tenable bounces back
Despite a poor roll-out of the Nessus version 7.0 vulnerability management system, Tenable continues to provide its customers with strong benefits. Nucleus spoke with customers…
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The evil twin of ROI
An evil twin, clad in black and perhaps sporting a goatee, sets out to deceive everyone who trusts the protagonist. It sounds like the plotline…
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Valt leads to greater security
Weak passwords remain the Achilles’ heel of strong cybersecurity. Weak or hacked passwords account for more than 60 percent of all data breaches. No matter…
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Acumatica looks to continue 2017 momentum
At its recent conference, Acumatica Summit 2018, Acumatica focused on continuing its current growth trajectory. The vendor’s dedication to its open architecture was a common…
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BI for business users delivers 1.5 times the ROI
Nucleus found that in the past two years, the return on investment (ROI) of business intelligence (BI) deployments with self-service analytics was 1.5 times higher…
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Ultimate Ultipro ROI case study: SMS Equipment
SMS Equipment Inc. deployed UltiPro to replace an aging system for human capital management (HCM) that struggled to handle the company’s increasingly complex needs. By…
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40 percent of cloud users are not upgrading ECM
More than 60 percent of ECM on-premises and 40 percent of cloud/hybrid users are not using the most current version of the software. Upgrading by…
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Running the full gamut in onboarding productivity
Nucleus reviewed its archive of analyses into the return on investment (ROI) of technology deployments and found productivity gains run the gamut in onboarding. Onboarding…
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CPM Technology Value Matrix 2018
Two main trends persist in the corporate performance management (CPM) market: cloud uptake remains consistent but slow, and many cloud vendors are divided when it…