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  • 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 costs…

  • 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 to…

  • 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 is…

  • 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, reduce…

  • ROI Case Study: SAS

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

  • Enabling ALM with Visual Studio 2010

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

  • 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 to…

  • Assessing the Value of Physician Recruitment Manager

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

  • Assessing the benefits of Docusign

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

  • Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2011

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

  • ROI Case Study: Informatica

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

  • Guidebook: ADP

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

  • 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 found…

  • Debunking cloud myths

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

  • 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 consultants…

  • ROI Case Study: HighRoads

  • LANDesk Management Suite ROI financial modeling tool

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

  • ROI Case Study: Benefitfocus

    By adopting the Benefitfocus HR InTouch Application and the Benefitfocus HR Support Center, Morganite Industries improved productivity and…

  • ROI Case Study: HighRoads

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

  • ROI Case Study: Oracle IPM

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University expanded its Oracle Imaging and Process Management (I/PM) and Oracle Distributed Document Capture (ODDC) deployment…

  • Leads360 for lead management

    Companies spending money to buy leads should have processes and tools in place to ensure their money is…

  • HealthcareSource Performance Manager ROI financial modeling tool

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

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

  • Absolute Software ROI financial modeling tool

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

  • TCO Case Study: SAP versus Oracle

    It is extremely rare to be able to compare total cost of ownership (TCO) of two competing applications…

  • ROI Case Study: Alfabet planningIT

    A major European insurer used Alfabet’s planningIT to avoid unnecessary IT investments and improve productivity of architects, IT…

  • Panaya eases SAP upgrades

    SAP upgrades are often costly, time consuming, and risky. Panaya Upgrade Automation software reduces the cost and risk…

  • Alfabet planningIT ROI financial modeling tool

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

  • ROI Case Study: Oracle MDM

    A leader in electricity transmission and distribution implemented Oracle Master Data Management (MDM) to build a central master…

  • The business value of Chatter

    Salesforce.com Chatter changes the enterprise application model from a query-dominant model to a push-dominant one, driving greater visibility…

  • ROI Case Study: NetSuite

    RedBuilt used NetSuite ERP to avoid a costly one-time fee from SAP, eliminate staff dedicated to manual data…

  • Benefits from third-party support: Rimini Street

    Organizations running mature SAP or Oracle applications experience significant ongoing savings from third-party support. Nucleus found Rimini Street…

  • Guidebook: Siemens PLM for machinery and industrial products

  • ROI Case Study: Digitech Systems

    2010 ROI AWARD WINNER! AIG used Digitech Systems and services from Digiscribe to scan and automate its paper-based…

  • ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com

  • ROI Case Study: Digitech Systems

  • ROI Case Study: Alfabet

    2010 ROI AWARD WINNER! Credit Suisse used Alfabet planningIT to reduce IT costs by avoiding development projects, retiring…

  • Cyber-Ark for privileged account management

    Managing privileged accounts requires balancing accessibility and control while ensuring audit capabilities. Cyber-Ark enables organizations to increase administrator…

  • IBM SPSS ROI case study: Memphis Police Department

    2010 ROI AWARD WINNER! Memphis Police Department used IBM SPSS predictive analytics software to improve its overall operations,…

  • Guidebook: Siemens PLM for life sciences

    Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) Software for life sciences can help medical device manufacturers manage compliance requirements while…

  • Guidebook: Siemens PLM solutions for aerospace service and sustainment

  • Omniture Online Analytics

    Support for analysis of multiple data sources and channels, complex classifications and page naming conventions, and vertical-specific analytics…

  • ROI Case Study: Intacct

  • Cuttting staff development costs with performance manager

    Healthcare providers can use HealthcareSource Performance Manager to reduce the costs of employee development initiatives by improving the…