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  • Value Matrix Y41

    iPaaS Technology Value Matrix 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. In 2024, organizations continued to adopt digital systems at an accelerated rate, extending…

  • Research Y40

    The value of the Nextworld Enterprise Applications Platform

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple Nextworld Enterprise Applications Platform (EAP) product-centric customers and uncovered significant…

  • Research Y37

    The value of Amazon Relational Database Service

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. In 2024, organizations face challenges in efficiently managing, analyzing, and deriving insights from…

  • Research Y35

    Infor EPM improves financial process productivity by 20%

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple Infor EPM customers and found overarching benefits following deployment including…

  • Value Matrix Y34

    SFA Technology Value Matrix 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. As broader CRM technologies mature, Salesforce Automation (SFA) tools have become increasingly significant…

  • ROI Case Studies Y33

    Databricks ROI case study: Texas Rangers

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The Texas Rangers achieved a 375 percent ROI by deploying the Databricks Data…

  • Research Y32

    Acterys delivers 2x increase in project management capacity

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple organizations utilizing Acterys, identifying key benefits such as enhanced financial…

  • Research Y31

    Planful slashes close times by 40 percent

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple organizations leveraging corporate performance management (CPM) software provider Planful and…

  • Research Y30

    NVIDIA reduces transformer-based compute challenges

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The continued growth of data processing and the emergence of computationally complex transformer…

  • Value Matrix Y29

    SMB HCM Technology Value Matrix 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The increasing maturity of HR practices among small and midsized businesses (SMBs) has…

  • ROI Case Studies Y28

    Zoho Analytics ROI case study: Sparex

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Sparex achieved a 1160 percent ROI with payback in 1.2 months after adopting…

  • Research Y27

    CRM expectations for the next 12 months

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. As we transition into 2024, the CRM market is shifting towards a more…

  • Value Matrix Y26

    Enterprise HCM Technology Value Matrix 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The growing trend of technology consolidation across organizations has amplified the need for…

  • Research Y25

    The value of FP&A with Unit4

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed organizations that have implemented Unit4 FP&A, identifying key benefits such as…

  • ROI Case Studies Y24

    Own Data Platform ROI case study: Education Provider

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. An education provider achieved a 341 percent ROI by deploying the Own Data…

  • Research Y23

    Connecting the top floor to the shop floor

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The increasing complexity and pace of change in manufacturing necessitates deeper connectivity between…

  • Research Y22

    Four features that drive value for sales intelligence

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. In a recently published report, Nucleus found that benefits tied to improving the…

  • ROI Case Studies Y22

    Zoho One ROI case study: manufacturing consulting provider

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. This manufacturing consulting provider realized a 216 percent return on its investment with…

  • Research Y20

    Alteryx accelerates project timelines by over 40 percent

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple Alteryx customers and found benefits including enhanced accessibility and empowerment…

  • Value Matrix Y19

    Data Platform Technology Value Matrix 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. In 2024, the global reliance on data has amplified, and the trajectory of…

  • Research Y18

    Anatomy of a decision: Descartes Systems Group

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple Descartes Systems Group customers utilizing its logistics management applications to…

  • Research Y17

    The business case for DocStar

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed customers of Epicor’s enterprise content management solution, DocStar, to examine the…

  • Research Y11

    ROI Guidebook: Qualtrics

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. To better understand the benefits and costs associated with an investment in Qualtrics,…

  • Research Y16

    Analytics buying intentions survey

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus surveyed data teams to investigate the value delivered by analytics and BI…

  • Research Y15

    Zoho Day updates 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. At Zoho Day 2024, Zoho unveiled new globalization efforts with updates to its…

  • Research Y14

    The value of Zoho’s embedded analytics and BI software

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple ISVs and customer-oriented businesses that adopted Zoho’s embedded analytics and…

  • Value Matrix Y13

    CPM Technology Value Matrix 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The breadth of functionality has been a critical differentiator in the Corporate Performance…

  • Research Y12

    Reduce ongoing costs with Snowflake

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Over the past few years, customers have increasingly turned to Snowflake to consolidate…

  • Research Y10

    Three Mistakes to Avoid in HCM Deployments

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus found that approximately 75 percent of negative returns on investment are caused…

  • Research Y9

    How to Maximize the ROI of a Transportation Management System (TMS) in 2024

    Discover how TMS platforms cut costs, boost efficiency, and improve sustainability. Learn best practices to maximize ROI from transportation management systems.

  • Research Y7

    Three trends for IIoT in Supply Chain Management for 2024

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. In 2024, organizations are focusing on integrating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)…

  • Research Y6

    Beti Bolsters Payroll Success

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The benefits of employee self-service are no longer limited to finding answers to…

  • Research Y5

    CRM benefit areas with the greatest ROI impact

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus determined that the return on CRM investment has declined by 37 percent…

  • Research Y4

    RELEX Solutions acquires supply chain vendor Optimity

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. RELEX Solutions’ announcement of acquiring manufacturing and distribution optimization software vendor Optimity on…

  • Research Y3

    Assessing the value of Data Management Technology

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. With the exponential growth in data collection, storage, and consumption, the benefits of…

  • Research Y2

    JAMIS Prime ROI case study: ATS

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Applied Training Solutions (ATS) achieved a 241 percent ROI upon implementing JAMIS Prime…

  • Research Y1

    Accelerate quote-to-cash cycles by 62% with Conga CPQ

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus conducted an in-depth interview with a Conga customer in the pharmaceutical industry…

  • Research X228

    Where to start with generative AI

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Generative AI, characterized by its ability to create new content like text, images,…

  • Research X227

    The value of choosing Zendesk over Salesforce Service Cloud

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus assessed the experiences of Zendesk users to determine the incremental value of…

  • Research X226

    Anatomy of a decision: Blue Yonder

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed multiple Blue Yonder customers utilizing its various supply chain applications to…

  • Research X225

    The value of the gen AI-powered Blue Yonder Orchestrator

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. In December 2023, Blue Yonder announced the launch of Blue Yonder Orchestrator, combining…

  • Research X224

    iPaaS technology returns $3.76 for every dollar spent

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Organizations often employ hundreds of SaaS applications and increasingly demand dedicated integration platform…

  • Research X223

    The business value of industrial IoT platforms

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed 15 enterprises that migrated to a dedicated Industrial IoT (IIoT) platform….

  • Research X222

    Understanding the Value Matrix

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. The Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrices are published at least once a year…

  • Research X221

    Anatomy of a decision: One Network Enterprises

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed One Network Enterprises customers to understand the primary drivers in selecting…

  • ROI Case Studies X220

    Rivery ROI case study: Software Company

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. A software company achieved a 679 percent ROI after deploying Rivery to address…

  • Research X219

    Cloud Migration returns $3.86 For Every Dollar Spent

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus revisited a previous study on the value of migrating on-premises software systems…

  • Research X218

    Deltek Costpoint benefit case study: A&D manufacturer

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Nucleus interviewed an aerospace & defense manufacturer that deployed Deltek Costpoint and found…

  • Research X217

    Analytics technology returns $6.20 for every dollar spent

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. Organizations throughout nearly every industry have become increasingly reliant on data and analytics…

  • Research X216

    How to build the best analytics stack

    Have a specific question? Query our research catalogue with the Nucleus AI Tool. As organizations recognize the pivotal role of data and AI utilization in building…