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  • Informatica is the data lake lifeguard

    As IT teams are faced with exponentially increasing volumes of data, they also have to meet the demand…

  • OpenText surges ahead with EMC acquisition

    OpenText’s acquisition of Dell EMC’s content division conveys its commitment to its information-focused ideology as it attempts to…

  • Guidebook: HP Elite x2

    As users increasingly demand devices that can support both business and personal use, many have sought devices that…

  • Acumatica release 6

    On September 8, Acumatica announced Release 6 of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) application for small and midsized…

  • HCM Technology Value Matrix 2016

    Vendors of technology for human capital management (HCM) continue to double-down on developing functionality for talent management. In…

  • HPE is the Advil for a big data headache

    At the HPE Big Data conference on August 30, the company focused on positioning itself to be a…

  • Hubspot Marketing ROI case study: Accrosoft

    2017 ROI AWARD WINNER! Accrosoft deployed Hubspot Marketing to replace a disjointed system with a marketing automation solution…

  • Customers say FinancialForce is sticky

    FinancialForce has cornered much of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market on the Salesforce platform, capitalizing on the…

  • Guidebook: IBM QRadar on cloud

    IBM QRadar on Cloud delivers security information and event management services to a hosted cloud environment enabling customers…

  • Driving Micro-marketing with Leadware

    Leadware aligns with Nucleus’s concept of micro-marketing, enabling enterprises to decentralize the tactical aspects of marketing by outsourcing…

  • GoodData ROI case study: Fourth

    Fourth deployed GoodData’s cloud platform to build its distributed analytics solution for customers in the hospitality industry. Nucleus…

  • Salesforce shopping spree is more than retail therapy

    Salesforce has acquired seven companies in the last eight months, five of which are analytics startups. Nucleus identified…

  • Shop and ship is the future of retail

    Retail is at a turning point where technology can enable a new model of selling that helps brick-and-mortar…

  • How to burn $3 billion: buy jet.com

    Earlier this month, two brick-and-mortar retailers moved to deepen their e-commerce business lines to better compete with Amazon….

  • Micro-marketing with Engagio

    Engagio’s “account based everything” software adds to the micro-marketing toolset by recognizing the need to distribute marketing responsibilities…

  • HPE Data Protector ROI case study: Gardner Business Media

    Gardner Business Media eliminated an increasingly issue-prone backup solution and replaced it with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s HPE Data…

  • SAP ditches annual performance reviews

    A conventional relic, the annual performance review is dying, giving way to trigger-based performance management – a Nucleus…

  • Guidebook: Oracle HR and finance connected

    By integrating human capital management (HCM) with enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle helps employers connect HCM with financials…

  • Acquisition of Platfora evolves Workday analytics

    By acquiring Platfora, Workday will improve users’ ability to mix and match internal HR and financial data with…

  • Badgeville Channel Motivation ROI case study: CDW

    CDW deployed Badgeville Channel Motivation to provide motivation for sales performance through employee incentives, and produce analytics that…

  • Zoho launches SalesInbox

    On July 27, Zoho released Zoho SalesInbox, announced a new platform, and updated its customer relationship management (CRM)…

  • bpmonline ROI case study: Namu Travel Group

    Namu Travel deployed Bpm’online to retire a proprietary, in-house CRM application that limited business expansion due to inefficiencies…

  • Microsoft Dynamics CRM ROI case study: Quark Software

    Quark Software Inc. deployed Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to deliver a unified, multi-channel, and knowledge-based platform…

  • ECS customers maintain messaging consistency

    ECS Global’s Enterprise Communication Suite enables organizations with omnichannel communications to maintain consistency and reduce errors. Nucleus estimates…

  • Acumatica ROI case study: Ergoresearch

    Ergoresearch deployed Acumatica to replace multiple accounting systems and processes and establish a foundation for rapid growth. Nucleus…

  • Salesforce Community Cloud ROI case study: Stanley Healthcare

    Stanley Healthcare deployed Salesforce Community Cloud and Service Cloud to provide customers with self-service support. Nucleus found that…

  • HCM technology vendors Microsoft could acquire

    One of the few remaining holes Microsoft needs to fill in order to become a one-stop shop for…

  • Guidebook: Oracle Cloud for Finance

    Oracle’s accounting and finance cloud solution delivers full visibility of an enterprise’s financial position, reducing the amount of…

  • Automation Anywhere ROI case study: Anonymous company

    A global communications company deployed Automation Anywhere to free up network resources and improve customer service. Nucleus found…

  • The ServiceChannel Edge

    “Edge” enterprise resource planning (ERP) application ServiceChannel automates commercial contracting, bringing more visibility into facility maintenance and service…

  • Anatomy of a Decision: Hubspot Marketing

    Nucleus Research conducted in-depth interviews with current Hubspot Marketing customers to better understand what drives them to choose…

  • Tableau still has its edge in a noisy market

    As the analytics for business users market consolidates, Tableau responds with a new release that offers more advanced…

  • How OpenText is fighting content bloat

    Nucleus Research took a closer look at OpenText, the global enterprise content management (ECM) vendor, and at how…

  • The evolution of embedded analytics

    In the next 5 years, Nucleus expects that 90 percent of analytics solutions for business users will be…

  • Ceridian Dayforce ROI case study: Global Brass and Copper

    To replace an older system for human capital management (HCM), Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. (GBC) deployed…

  • The rise of micro-marketing

    “Micro-marketing” recognizes the need for two sets of marketing tools to serve the tactical and strategic needs of…

  • One Network releases RTVN Version 16.0

    One Network Enterprises released Real Time Value Network Version (RTVN) 16.0 with new features that help users recognize…

  • Oracle bolsters cloud play with NetSuite

    On July 28, Oracle announced that it reached an agreement to purchase NetSuite for $9.3 billion. The deal…

  • Zendesk ROI case study: AdRoll

    2017 ROI AWARD WINNER! AdRoll deployed Zendesk to unify 13 individually siloed support channels into a centralized contact…

  • IBM Marketing Cloud ROI case study: Anonymous

    A retail food company deployed IBM Marketing Cloud (formerly Silverpop) application to expand its e-mail and marketing efforts,…

  • Ceridian shares its vision at INSIGHTS 2016

    This month, Ceridian held its annual user conference, INSIGHTS 2016, updating attendees on new features found in Dayforce…

  • Infor lays out its vision at Inforum 2016

    At its recent conference, Inforum 2016, Infor announced plans to help customers increase visibility into their operations from…

  • Tying CRM to customer service

    Nucleus estimates that over 70 percent of companies using customer relationship management (CRM) have not completely tied their…

  • ioFABRIC Vicinity ROI business case tool

    ioFABRIC Inc. is a software-defined storage company that increases business agility and enables the data-driven organization through better…

  • GT Nexus Inforum update

    At the 2016 Inforum conference in July, Infor outlined its plans to build out the recently acquired GT…

  • Entrust Datacard PKI ROI business case tool

    For more than 20 years, Entrust Datacard has been a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) powerhouse, trusted by the…

  • VAI S2K Enterprise ROI case study: Imperial Bag and Paper

    Imperial Bag & Paper deployed VAI S2K Enterprise in order to accommodate the fusion of multiple acquisitions under…

  • WorkForce Software Vision 2016 update

    In late June, WorkForce Software held its annual user conference, Vision 2016, educating attendees on the recent acquisition…

  • Salesforce Lightning for Outlook

    On June 28, Salesforce released its latest solution, Salesforce Lightning for Outlook. This cloud-native add-in integrates the capabilities…

  • Microsoft announces Dynamics 365

    On July 6, Microsoft announced Dynamics 365, a new approach to business applications that brings together Dynamics CRM,…