Value Matrix

The Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrix is concise assessment of the operational value a solution delivers.

It provides a relative positioning of the important vendors in a market and delivers a framework for assessing the suitability of a solution for a particular customer. Vendors are measured on both usability and functionality, factors Nucleus has found are the key drivers of value.

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Latest Value Matrix Research

  • CloudSense cuts time-to-market

    CloudSense is a configure, price, quote (CPQ) solutions provider that primarily serves organizations in the communications, data centers,…

  • UKG Pro benefit case study – Encore

    Encore, formerly known as PSAV, implemented UKG Pro (previously Ultimate UltiPro) to automate scheduling and payroll in 2010,…

  • Azure OpenAI Service equips apps with GPT-3

    By using the OpenAI API in Azure applications, business analysts can expect to improve productivity by 10 to…

  • Six trends in data and analytics for 2022

    Reflecting on vendor briefings and customer interactions over the year, Nucleus has identified several key factors driving vendor…

  • Zoho Creator cuts operational costs

    Zoho Creator is a low-code application platform (LCAP) that serves companies of all sizes and industries. Nucleus interviewed…

  • UKG HR Service Delivery ROI Case Study – Bureau Veritas

    Bureau Veritas, a global testing, inspection, and certification organization, realized a 116 percent ROI with a payback period…

  • Alteryx automates BI with Hyper Anna

    Nucleus expects Alteryx’s partnership with Hyper Anna to bring customers richer automated BI content and more agile analyst…

  • OutSystems unites technology stacks

    Leveraging OutSystems’ capabilities as an Integration-Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS), one organization Nucleus interviewed unified over 18 different Enterprise Resource Planning…

  • Encore grows with UKG Pro

    Encore, formerly known as PSAV, is a global event experience organization. The company was no exception to economic…

  • Embedded Analytics Technology Value Matrix 2021

    Analytics capabilities are increasingly becoming must-haves in both consumer and business applications. The level of complexity and sophistication…

  • Box EMEA strategy will capture market growth

    In early 2021, Nucleus predicted that Box’s reputation for security, integrations, and strong brand recognition would help it…

  • OutSystems slashes app development costs

    Nucleus found that organizations adopting the OutSystems low-code application platform (LCAP) reduced time to market by at least…

  • Appian reduces app development time

    Appian is a low-code application development specialist that provides a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for companies of all sizes. Nucleus…

  • Zoho announces new applications and services for Zoho One

    On October 19th, Zoho announced major updates to its enterprise application platform, Zoho One. Key improvements and new…

  • Oracle HeatWave accelerates MySQL

    Nucleus found that organizations adopting the Oracle MySQL Database Service with the HeatWave accelerator and MySQL Autopilot reduced…

  • Unit4 returns $1.73 for every dollar spent

    Over the last three years, Nucleus conducted five case studies to determine the ROI of organizations deploying Unit4…

  • UKG ROI business case tool

    When Nucleus Research analysts investigated organizations that have selected UKGPro for human capital management solutions they found organizations…

  • Talent Acquisition Technology Value Matrix 2021

    The talent acquisition market has experienced significant change over the past year. Previously facing disconnected, remote recruiters and…

  • CrowdStrike partners with UiPath

    CrowdStrike and UiPath recently announced a new partnership to combine CrowdStrike’s endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities with…

  • Ascentis drives scalable value for the SMB

    Small and medium businesses (SMB) experience financial barriers when considering new software implementation or upgrading existing human capital…

  • Connecting finance and operations with CCH Tagetik

    The ability to collect, normalize and validate data from a variety of sources is increasingly valuable. Wolters Kluwer…

  • Oracle announces the release of Fusion Marketing

    In September 2021, Oracle announced the launch of a new marketing automation system, Oracle Fusion Marketing. This product…

  • Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2022

    The pandemic persists, and Nucleus’s top 10 predictions for this year look pretty accurate. Planning for market disruptions…

  • Salesforce acquires LevelJump

    On October 1, 2021, Salesforce announced its acquisition of LevelJump, a native Salesforce app that focuses on sales…

  • Tableau and dotData empower no-code predictive modeling

    Without a technical background and data science skillset, predictive modeling leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML)…

  • Why Oracle ERP users choose BlackLine

    Analyzing our BlackLine ROI case studies from the last five years, we identified the synergetic advantages of BlackLine’s…

  • Domo offers scalable BI and analytics with Domo Sandbox

    As enterprise data collection continues to grow exponentially, organizational needs for end-to-end data management, adaptive analytics, and overtop…

  • LCAP Technology Value Matrix 2021

    The employee shortage and rise of digital transformation initiatives are driving the adoption of low-code application development platforms…

  • Prophix ROI case study: Mission Health Communities

    Mission Health Communities (MHC) implemented Prophix Cloud to standardize and streamline operations across its finance and accounting departments….

  • Datto Continuity now available for Microsoft Azure

    In September 2021, Datto announced that its Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) solution, Datto Continuity, was now…

  • E2open expands global partner network with BluJay

    E2open recently announced the completion of its acquisition of logistics management vendor, BluJay Solutions, initiated earlier this year…

  • The customer value of digital transformation

    Businesses that successfully navigated recent market disruptions are now adapting to the re-opening of the economy. Many organizations…

  • DocuWare reduces IT complexity

    Small and medium-sized organizations often lack the IT resources required to plan and scale technology deployments. Content management…

  • IBM announces Telum processor featuring AI acceleration

    IBM has created a defensible niche with its hybrid cloud vision, allowing organizations to progressively unify the reliability…

  • Kinaxis customer achieves 5x SIOP efficiency

    Kinaxis is a supply chain planning and control tower solutions specialist for companies of all sizes. Nucleus interviewed…

  • Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2021

    As we jumped out of the proverbial frying pan that was 2020, businesses continue to feel the heat…

  • Benefits Administration Technology Value Matrix 2021

    Benefits administration is fast becoming one of the most critical areas of HCM deployments. Changes in the world…

  • IronNet Cybersecurity Merges with LGL

    IronNet Cybersecurity Inc. will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange following a merger with LGL Systems…

  • Skillsoft ROI case study: CGI

    2021 ROI AWARD WINNER CGI achieved a 1323 percent ROI through its implementation of the Skillsoft Percipio learning…

  • Talent Management Technology Value Matrix 2021

    As hiring becomes more challenging, employers are looking to not only retain existing talent but upskill and reskill…

  • Zoho looks to drive CRM adoption with Canvas for Zoho CRM

    The biggest factor that limits the success of CRM deployments is inadequate user adoption resulting in incomplete data…

  • Planful cuts budget reporting times by 70 percent

    Planful is a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) specialist in the corporate performance management (CPM) solutions market. Planful…

  • Fivetran ROI case study: Oldcastle Infrastructure

    Oldcastle Infrastructure implemented Fivetran’s data integration solution to centralize operational information and standardize reporting processes. The organization realized…

  • RingCentral set to finish 2021 strong

    Several factors converge to suggest continued growth and strong performance from RingCentral for the remainder of 2021. Major…

  • People Analytics taps into the midmarket

    Implementing solutions for People Analytics enables organizations to save IT time and resources, reduce employee turnover, and improve…

  • Equity Snapshot – Workday Q3

    Workday’s key differentiator in the HCM market continues to be its strong integrations for finance and HR, as…

  • Equity Snapshot – Salesforce Q3

    Overall strong demand for digital modernization projects continues to drive up-sells and new customer acquisition. Salesforce continues expanding…

  • SentinelOne and Red Canary enter partnership

    SentinelOne (S1) and Red Canary recently announced a new partnership to combine S1’s telemetry resources with Red Canary’s…

  • Oracle NetSuite slashes operational complexity

    As companies accelerate digitization efforts, they increasingly prioritize comprehensive solutions to centralize a larger proportion of their operational…

  • Salesforce acquires Servicetrace pairing MuleSoft with RPA

    Salesforce announced its acquisition of Servicetrace, a provider of intelligent robotic process automation (RPA), to pair with MuleSoft,…