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  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

    2011 ROI AWARD WINNER! When Nucleus analysts investigated Data Reduction Systems’s move from Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  • Google Cloud Direct

    With Cloud Connect, Google brings the best part of Google Apps – the ability to share documents…

  • Extending the Value of Oracle with IBM Cognos

    Nucleus Research examined organizations using Oracle that deployed IBM Cognos software for business intelligence (BI) or performance…

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos

    2011 ROI AWARD WINNER! Nucleus Research examined the adoption of Kronos at the University of San Diego…

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos

  • IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration

    When Nucleus examined organizations that used IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration for cloud-related integration projects, analysts…

  • Sage update

    Nucleus analysts have found Sage customers are satisfied both with Sage products and with the guidance and…

  • Oracle Business Accelerators

    Oracle Business Accelerators are pre-built configurators and guidelines designed to reduce the time, cost, and risk of…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM Cognos FSR

    Nucleus Research recently examined the use of IBM Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR) at a major oil…

  • The benefits of Jigsaw

    In its exploration of Jigsaw customers, Nucleus Research found the Jigsaw cloud contact database delivered more accurate…

  • ROI Case Study: BlackLine Systems

    In assessing Education Management Corporation’s deployment of BlackLine Systems, Nucleus analysts found EDMC was able to avoid…

  • ROI Case Study: BlackLine Systems

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  • ROI Case Study: HireVue

    HireVue is a Web-based tool that enables organizations to interview job candidates remotely. When Nucleus examined the…

  • An initial look at Kalido data governance

    Nucleus Research took a closer look at Kalido Data Governance Director to understand how companies can use…

  • NetSuite’s impact on wholesale and distribution companies

    When Nucleus examined wholesale and distribution customers using NetSuite, analysts found it enabled them to improve reporting…

  • ROI Case Study: Intacct

    RedVision recently migrated from QuickBooks to Intacct in order to better support the creation of its financial…

  • ROI Case Study: Intacct

  • Assessing the benefits of IBM Clarity FSR

    Nucleus Research analyzed deployments of IBM Clarity FSR and found that companies using the application were able…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

  • Infographic – Building the financial business case

    This one-page infographic provides an overview of the steps and techniques needed to build a financial business…

  • NetSuite’s impact on software company performance

    When Nucleus analyzed software companies’ use of NetSuite, it found they were able to improve sales and…

  • NetSuite’s impact on manufacturing company performance

    When Nucleus analysts investigated the use of NetSuite by manufacturers, they found these companies were able to…

  • ROI Case Study: WorkForce

    When Nucleus analysts examined the deployment of WorkForce Software at Oce Business Services, they found the application…

  • HireVue ROI financial modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of HireVue. It is designed to…

  • Guidebook: Kronos Workforce Analytics for Healthcare

    Kronos Workforce Analytics for Healthcare enables health care staffing managers to rapidly identify factors that impact payroll…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  • ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com

    A company that had grown through acquisition consolidated and integrated multiple Salesforce.com instances into one single view…

  • Microsoft launches Dynamics CRM 2011

    Microsoft’s latest Dynamics CRM announcement highlights Microsoft’s focus on usability while battling perceptions that Microsoft is only…

  • ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com

  • Assessing the Value of HireVue

    When Nucleus analysts examined deployments of HireVue, they found that the application enabled organizations to reduce hiring-related…

  • Assessing the value of Kronos in government

    When Nucleus analysts investigated the use of Kronos within public-sector entities, they found these organizations were able…

  • ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com

  • HealthcareSource Physician Recruitment Manager ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of HealthcareSource Physician Recruitment Manager. It…

  • Assessing the Value of Informatica Services

    When Informatica users aggressively use support agreements, they can relieve their IT departments of day-to-day application support,…

  • ROI Case Study: SAS

    Daiichi Sankyo used SAS Drug Development to build a Web-based platform that reduced the cost of data…

  • Enabling ALM with Visual Studio 2010

    Visual Studio 2010 enables companies to more cost effectively pursue application lifecycle management practices by reducing custom…

  • ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  • IBM Cognos 10

    By giving users access to more data, types of data, and capabilities, IBM Cognos 10 enables people…

  • Assessing the Value of Physician Recruitment Manager

    By automating the physician recruiting process with HealthcareSource Physician Recruitment Manager, hospitals can increase productivity, lower recruiting…

  • Assessing the benefits of Docusign

    Electronic signatures can accelerate the contract execution process while improving consistency and quality. DocuSign enables companies to…

  • Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2011

    Widespread economic pessimism, concerns about taxes and unemployment, and diminishing appetites for risk are shaping enterprise decision…

  • ROI Case Study: Informatica

    By using Informatica Cloud to integrate its Salesforce.com deployment with on-premise data sources, Bay and Bay avoided…

  • Guidebook: ADP

    ADP’s workforce management solutions support automating processes such as payroll, benefits, and time and labor management to…

  • Cloud computing: It is easy being green

    Cloud computing uses 91 percent less energy than traditional on-premise applications. Nucleus evaluated Salesforce.com’s customer base and…

  • Debunking cloud myths

    Beyond the hype of the cloud there are some clear business benefits — but also a significant…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

  • ROI Case Study: HighRoads

    Adopting HighRoads SPD Service enabled General Dynamics to reduce headcount, improve productivity, and eliminate fees to outside…