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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Salesforce Essentials

    Salesforce announced the availability of Sales Cloud Essentials and Service Cloud Essentials, versions of Sales Cloud and Service…

  • ECM Technology Value Matrix 2018

    Traditional old-style enterprise content management (ECM) was an inflexible product designed purely for document storage and simple retrieval….

  • 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…

  • 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….

  • Fabasoft streamlines and secures key worfklows

    The Fabasoft Cloud has a strong presence among large enterprises in the European market as an enterprise content…

  • IO Technology Value Matrix 2018

    Inventory Optimization (IO) solutions are a value-driver for customers with significant amounts of capital devoted to keeping stock…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • Tenable bounces back

    Despite a poor roll-out of the Nessus version 7.0 vulnerability management system, Tenable continues to provide its customers…

  • The evil twin of ROI

    An evil twin, clad in black and perhaps sporting a goatee, sets out to deceive everyone who trusts…

  • Valt leads to greater security

    Weak passwords remain the Achilles’ heel of strong cybersecurity. Weak or hacked passwords account for more than 60…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • CPM Technology Value Matrix 2018

    Two main trends persist in the corporate performance management (CPM) market: cloud uptake remains consistent but slow, and…

  • Ultimate Software ROI case study: Islands Restaurants

    Islands Restaurants deployed Ultimate Software to update and integrate its needs in human capital management (HCM) and deliver…

  • Development in financial planning and accounting

    Customers and vendors are not entirely on the same page. Some vendors stick to their roots in either…

  • M-Files 2018 Intelligent Metadata

    The M-Files 2018 release offers an open architecture platform that is repository-agnostic, allowing seamless connections to other business…

  • Talent management minus HR equals productivity

    Employers need to unlock the higher-quality productivity gains that technology for talent management has to offer. Nucleus advises…

  • IQMS ROI case study: KKSP Precision Machining

    KKSP Precision Machining deployed IQMS EnterpriseIQ to improve shop floor control and production scheduling capability. With multiple production…

  • Laserfiche Empower conference 2018

    At its recent conference, Empower 2018, Laserfiche added to its Digital Transformation Model with announcements and updates designed…

  • The avoidable cost of going by the book in HCM

    Sometimes, compliance in human capital management (HCM) makes the observer yearn for the familiar storyline of a formulaic…

  • ACA uncertainty leads to halted development

    Until there is greater clarity regarding the outcome of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), vendors will hold off…

  • Infor versus Kronos

    In workforce management (WFM), which vendor wins in head-to-head deals? Analyzing enterprise-size buyers’ decision-making in choosing between two…

  • The state of the ECM market: 2018

    Enterprise Content Management (ECM) as we know it today will be unrecognizable in five years as ECM becomes…

  • The state of the Analytics market: 2018

    Innovation in analytics is advancing at a rapid pace, and companies need to equip themselves with business intelligence…

  • The state of the ERP market: 2018

    In 2017, vendors in the enterprise resource planning software market took strides to improve the value their solutions…

  • The state of the SCM market: 2018

    In 2017, the supply chain management software market continued to shift, as vendors focused on increasing the reach…

  • The state of the HCM market: 2018

    The market for technology in human capital management (HCM) continues to go through changes as new-guard vendors vie…

  • The state of the CRM market: 2018

    Technology innovations – both new and old – continue to transform the technical requirements for customers relationship management…

  • SAP Business ByDesign delivers extensibility

    SAP Business ByDesign delivers flexibility that allows customers to tailor it to their needs, increasing back office productivity…

  • The IQVIA approach to orchestration

    Orchestrated customer engagement (OCE) is IQVIA’s new approach that extends beyond customer relationship management (CRM) and multichannel marketing…

  • Acrolinx ups marketing content quality

    Much of the artificial intelligence (AI) buzz around marketing has focused on targeting leads and adapting journeys, while…

  • Satuit Technologies ROI case study: CALCAP Advisors

    2018 ROI AWARD WINNER! CALCAP Advisors deployed Satuit to modernize and automate its investor management and communications processes…

  • Productivity and prejudice in talent management

    Nucleus’s analysis of technology deployments in human capital management (HCM) finds not all productivity gains are created equal….

  • The value of a captive reseller

    WyldLynx is both an end-user and captive reseller of Micro Focus. Nucleus found that WyldLynx’s 10 years of…

  • Do Data Breaches Matter

    For the CFO, cybersecurity is about the financials—not the technology. For the CFO, it never makes sense to…

  • How dark cockpit drives value

    The dark cockpit design philosophy will be an essential part of next generation enterprise software to drive high…

  • How supply chain S&OP solutions drive value

    Supply chain management software vendors are delivering products that eliminate information silos and improve the results of sales…

  • Top five BI deployments of 2017

    Nucleus identified the top five business intelligence (BI) deployments from its 2017 analytics case studies. The selection includes…

  • Kinaxis delivers continual value

    Kinaxis delivers continual benefits to customers with its RapidResponse solution. Nucleus found that customers were realizing value from…

  • Value drivers of single model S&OP

    Modern sales and operations planning (S&OP) solutions deliver value by connecting planning with operations. Nucleus found that customers…

  • Guidebook: Tensorflow on AWS

    The machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) research space is an emerging field for data scientists seeking…

  • The value of CPM 2.0

    Nucleus calculated that solutions that meet the definition of CPM 2.0 result in productivity increases of 8-10 percent….

  • SugarCRM update

    SugarCRM customers are taking advantage of the vendor’s investments in integration, mobile development tools, and embedded intelligence to…