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  • ROI Case Studies Q101

    IBM Customer Analytics ROI case study: Anonymous

    A retail food company deployed IBM Customer Analytics to modernize its Web infrastructure and gain better insights into customers’ experiences on its Web properties. Nucleus…

  • Research Q106

    Microsoft PowerApps empowers business users

    Microsoft PowerApps delivers a simple and easy-to-use platform for developing no-code business applications. Furthering the democratization of the business app, PowerApps allows business users with…

  • Research Q107

    bpmonline releases version 7.8

    On May 19, Bpm’online released version 7.8 of its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. This version builds upon the capabilities and flexibility of process-driven CRM…

  • ROI Case Studies Q93

    Acumen Solutions ROI case study: government agency

    A federal agency engaged Acumen Solutions to implement a correspondence management system built on the Salesforce platform that supported multiple channels for constituent and interagency…

  • Research Q103

    Edge CRM delivers 4.2 times more ROI

    Companies are increasing their investment in “edge” customer relationship management (CRM) applications, with good reason – Nucleus data shows that they deliver 4.2 times the…

  • Research Q97

    Salesforce acquires Demandware

    On June 1, Salesforce.com announced the acquisition of Demandware for $2.8 billion – Salesforce’s largest acquisition yet. This gives Salesforce an e-commerce platform to better…

  • ROI Case Studies Q98

    Zendesk ROI case study: Trustpilot

    2016 ROI AWARD WINNER! Trustpilot deployed Zendesk to establish an international support desk that was scalable, could accommodate multiple languages, and could support the continued…

  • Research Q100

    Content bloat drains productivity by 8 percent

    Nucleus Research found that, on average, 24.7 percent of stored content is irrelevant to enterprise content management (ECM) application users. With irrelevant content stymieing productivity…

  • Research Q102

    Cloud ERP gets 43 percent faster payback

    Cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) customers experience 43 percent faster payback than on-premise ones. In analyzing the data, Nucleus found that cloud customers are getting…

  • ROI Case Studies Q94

    Manhattan Associates benefit case study: Pet Supplies Plus

    Pet Supplies Plus deployed Manhattan Associates’ Open Systems Inventory Optimization application to support inventory planning and replenishment for its growing store network. Nucleus found that…

  • ROI Case Studies Q96

    GoodData ROI case study: MediGain

    2016 ROI AWARD WINNER! MediGain deployed GoodData’s business intelligence (BI) software to increase analysis efficiency as the company is experiencing rapid growth through a series…

  • Research Q95

    Guidebook: Microsoft SharePoint

    Nucleus Research found that Microsoft SharePoint customers were able to reduce daily search times by 23 percent. Despite investments made in the enterprise content management…

  • Research, Value Matrix Q90

    WFM Technology Value Matrix 2016

    Consolidation of tier-one players in workforce management (WFM) is intensifying, and Nucleus expects only three players or so to survive long-term. The Value Matrix this…

  • Research Q91

    Slack takes on the enterprise

    Nucleus Research found that users adopting Slack to integrate or replace enterprise content management (ECM) and business process management (BPM) tools, will likely experience a…

  • Research Q89

    Manhattan releases version 2016.0 for IO

    Manhattan Associates’ continued focus on omnichannel has driven enhancements in its 2016.0 releases of Open Systems and IBMi inventory solutions, including the development of one…

  • ROI Case Studies Q87

    Skillsoft ROI case study: Mercy Technology Services

    2016 ROI AWARD WINNER! Mercy Technology Services (MTS), the IT arm of a Midwest Catholic health care system, was contending with an underutilized and underequipped…

  • Research Q88

    Standalone talent management is dying

    This month, during its annual user conference, Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) shared several technological developments. This research note focuses on two: new capabilities in Cornerstone Edge,…

  • Research Q145

    Adaptive Insights moves in the right direction

    Nucleus expects Adaptive Insights will move from being a Facilitator in the 2016 Matrix to being a Leader in the 2017 Matrix. Being a cloud…

  • ROI Case Studies Q81

    VAI S2K ROI case study: Black River Produce

    Black River Produce deployed VAI S2K Enterprise for Food with a voice warehouse picking system to transform the business model from a manual system, replace…

  • Research Q85

    Boosting productivity in benefits administration

    Archaic technology slows employers as they enroll their workforce in benefits and carry out related administration, Nucleus has found. The worst circumstances saddle staff with…

  • Research Q86

    Host Analytics customers become more proactive

    As EPM users move toward playing more strategic roles in organizations, Host Analytics leverages the cloud to help support their growing needs for flexibility. Nucleus…

  • Research Q82

    IBM delivers $15.82 for every dollar spent

    In analyzing the results from IBM projects impacting marketing, sales and merchandising, and analytics, Nucleus found that for every dollar spent, companies realized an average…

  • ROI Case Studies Q83

    IBM Marketing Cloud ROI case study: Supply.com

    2016 ROI AWARD WINNER! Supply.com deployed IBM Marketing Cloud (formerly Silverpop) to enhance its digital marketing efforts. Nucleus found that the project allowed Supply.com to…

  • Research, Value Matrix Q78

    SCD Technology Value Matrix 2016

    Nucleus evaluated the usability and functionality of the leading supply chain design (SCD) solutions in the market. The market for network optimization and simulation continues…

  • Research Q79

    Oracle buys Opower and its data

    Oracle announced it has reached an agreement to purchase Opower for $532 million. The acquisition adds to Oracle’s product portfolio directed at utility clients and…

  • Research Q80

    JDA expands its sphere in WFM with Stratus

    By launching JDA Stratus, the JDA Software Group Inc. removes key barriers that might otherwise dissuade users from moving to the vendor’s cloud. JDA Stratus…

  • Research Q77

    JDA enhances software for an omnichannel world

    The JDA Software Group Inc. has released 2016.1, the latest version of its software. It offers new functionality for companies to compete in a volatile…

  • Research Q76

    The cloud multiples analytics ROI by 2.3

    Customers deploying analytics solutions in the cloud experience 2.3 times more ROI than those that are deploying on-premise. In analyzing case study data, Nucleus found…

  • Research Q74

    Four out of ten do not know supply chain ROI

    Companies continue to struggle with justifying payback on supply chain software deployments. A recent survey of supply chain executives by Nucleus Research found that the…

  • Research Q75

    Accelerating the text mining process

    Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) improves text mining for life science researchers by accelerating the speed of access to articles by 4-8 weeks, while also increasing…

  • Research Q65

    Cloud delivers 2.1 times more ROI

    The cloud ROI multiplier – the relative return on investment (ROI) delivered by cloud applications versus on-premise ones – is on the rise. In a…

  • Research Q71

    Systems integration vexes 1 in 4 supply chains

    System integration remains the number one challenge facing supply chain executives when implementing supply chain software despite vendor middleware and integrated platforms. A recent survey…

  • Research Q72

    Anatomy of a decision: M-Files

    In order to assess the reasons why customers chose the M-Files enterprise content management (ECM) solution, Nucleus Research analyzed M-Files customer experiences. Nucleus found customers…

  • Research Q73

    OpenText and the age of information

    With Release 16, enterprise information management (EIM) vendor OpenText doubles down on cloud enhancements, analytics, and upgraded collaboration tools to attract both customers of fragmented…

  • ROI Case Studies Q70

    IBM Commerce ROI case study: Beijer Byggmaterial AB

    2016 ROI AWARD WINNER! Beijer Byggmaterial AB deployed IBM WebSphere Commerce to create its e-commerce presence, with an interactive Web site to support online sales…

  • Research Q67

    Boosting productivity in talent acquisition

    Between talent acquisition and abutting activities such as onboarding, recruiters are often beset by productivity-sapping workflow. These are administratively burdensome, distractive tasks that pull talent…

  • Research Q68

    Ceridian adds strategic onboarding to Dayforce

    Ceridian continues to fortify and expand the Dayforce HCM suite, and chief among the latest additions is onboarding, a component of the vendor’s foray into…

  • Research Q66

    65 percent of supply chain execs use analytics

    Six out of ten supply chain managers are turning to analytics to gain insights into their operations. A recent survey by Nucleus Research found that…

  • Research Q64

    Guidebook: Imprivata PatientSecure

    Imprivata PatientSecure delivers biometric patient identification in order to improve the safety of patients while preventing fraud. Nucleus found that the solution provides hospitals with…

  • Research, Value Matrix Q62

    CRM Technology Value Matrix 1H2016

    The hotly-contested customer relationship management (CRM) market continues to be a moving target, with most leaders announcing significant product releases since the last Matrix. Service,…

  • Research Q61

    IBM acquires Bluewolf

    IBM is expanding its digital agency footprint with the acquisition of Bluewolf, a Salesforce.com consulting and implementation partner. The move gives IBM a deeper bench…

  • Research Q63

    Manhattan tools for smarter omnichannel

    Although omnichannel retailers can leverage Manhattan Associates’ distributed order management (DOM) system to pick online orders from the distribution center, they should use it in…

  • ROI Case Studies Q58

    Ultimate Software UltiPro ROI case study: Greenspoon Marder

    Greenspoon Marder deployed Ultimate Software’s UltiPro to replace a severely limited solution solely for payroll that combined outsourcing and Microsoft Access–based functionality. With UltiPro, Greenspoon…

  • Research Q59

    UltiPro translates employee engagement

    Vendors of technology for human capital management (HCM) tend to give short shrift to the idea that improvements in employee engagement need to influence the…

  • Research Q60

    Adopting the cloud in financial services

    As the financial services industry strives to meet the demands of a technology-savvy clientele, they need to be able to access and leverage their growing…

  • Research Q57

    Trigger based learning takes hold

    Learning happens in the moment, at trigger points that technology is fast-evolving to detect and understand. When technology for human capital management (HCM) meets employees…

  • Research Q55

    Salesforce Desk 360

    Salesforce’s release of Desk 360 drives greater productivity and visibility for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In looking at the release, Nucleus found that in-application…

  • Research Q56

    Box has security edge over competitors

    In analyzing Box’s content solution, Nucleus found that the vendor scored points over enterprise file sync and share (EFFS) market competitors such as Dropbox, particularly…

  • Research, Value Matrix Q54

    CPM Technology Value Matrix 2016

    The corporate performance management (CPM) space is a relatively mature market; therefore, higher usability and lower cost of ownership for solutions are becoming increasingly important….

  • Research Q53

    Microsoft Dynamics AX advances cloud ERP

    Microsoft announced the latest Dynamics AX release, which further leverages the flexibility of the cloud to reduce IT costs, increase productivity, and speed time to…