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.
Latest Value Matrix Research
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Acumatica shows no signs of slowing
At its recent annual conference, Acumatica Summit 2019, Acumatica discussed the progress it has made over the last…
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Content management returns $8.55 per dollar spent to SMB customers
Nucleus found that for small to medium businesses, investing in content management returns $8.55 in benefits per dollar…
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Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud ROI business case tool
Nucleus found Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud provided a single, turnkey solution for company giving and community service that could…
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Azuqua TCO analysis tool
Azuqua enables SaaS companies to deliver integrations with other applications more quickly and completely than building integrations natively…
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CPM Technology Value Matrix 2019
The corporate performance management (CPM) market is finally showing signs of life. The benefits of purpose-built planning software…
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Nearmap ROI case study: Massport
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) subscribed to Nearmap to modernize its use of aerial imaging services, improving access…
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When are embedded analytics valuable
When considering analytics technology, buyers are faced with the dilemma of choosing either an embedded or standalone solution….
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CPM returns $2.15 for every dollar spent
Nucleus analyzed case studies from nine corporate performance management (CPM) software deployments to identify key financial metric averages….
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Blackbaud ROI case study: Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas
Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas implemented Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT to refresh its accounting and budgeting processes. …
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The state of the Analytics market: 2019
Driven by the cloud, 2018 was the year where artificial intelligence (AI) engulfed the analytics market. By now,…
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Investing in Analytics returns $9.01 per dollar spent
With digital transformation being top-of-mind for many modern businesses, leaders are looking at the way their companies handle…
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PTC Returns 2.18 dollars for every dollar spent
Nucleus analyzed case studies from six Windchill deployments to identify key financial metric averages. Project data shows consistent…
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Salesforce ROI case study: Financial Institution
A financial services firm upgraded Salesforce Marketing Cloud and integrated it with Salesforce Service Cloud to streamline its…
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The value of cognitive computing
One of the loudest buzzwords going into 2019 in the analytics space is cognitive computing. Companies love to…
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Unit4 doubles down on usability
Unit4’s Insight Webinar delivered year-end announcements for 2018, with usability updates and tax functionality advancements for its Enterprise…
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Ultimate UltiPro ROI case study – Tax Preparation Service
This tax preparation service deployed Ultimate UltiPro to improve the onboarding, offboarding, and scheduling of their seasonal workforce….
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Kinaxis stays the course at Kinexions
Kinaxis continues to bring practical applications of technology to its RapidResponse platform. Many vendors in the supply chain…
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HireVue Delivers on the Promise of AI Recruiting
While there are many new companies now claiming to offer Artificial Intelligence (AI) recruiting, most of them are…
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Hitachi Solutions Extended Field Service ROI business case tool
Hitachi Solutions Extended Field Service takes Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Field Services to a new level, with prebuilt…
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Domo differentiates with connectors and collaboration
Domo is an analytics and business intelligence (BI) platform provider that is succeeding in a market with diminished…
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Datawatch ROI case study: Pentagon Federal Credit Union
Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) deployed the Datawatch Monarch platform to modernize its data management and analysis capabilities….
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Guidebook: Increasing student engagement with Salesforce.org Education Cloud
Higher education institutions are increasingly challenged to meet the changing needs and expectations of students while nurturing alumni…
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Deltek reinforces focus at Insight 2018
At its recent user conference, Deltek Insight 2018, Deltek previewed some enhancements that it is bringing to its…
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Host Analytics drives greater usability
Host Analytics’ Fall18 product update brings new functionalities to its Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software which improve data…
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Guidebook: Zenefits
The expense and complexity of HR remain a problem for small and medium size businesses (SMBs), who often…
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Host Analytics ROI case study: ACI Brands
ACI Brands deployed Host Analytics to modernize its financial reporting and budgeting processes. In addition to improving the…
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Talent Management Technology Value Matrix 2018
In the competition for talent, companies are increasingly finding that their technology can be a competitive advantage when…
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Salesforce High Velocity Sales
The latest updates to Salesforce Sales Cloud include a component called High Velocity Sales, designed to help managers…
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Dreamforce Highlights
This year’s Dreamforce focused on the themes of trust, innovation and artificial intelligence (AI), equality and climate, personal…
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QAD ROI case study: Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco shifted its existing QAD production environment to the cloud rather than upgrading and refreshing its on-premises…
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Guidebook: Tensorflow on AWS
Deep learning (DL) may be one of the most common buzzwords in artificial intelligence (AI) today, but until…
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Democratizing deep learning in the cloud
With the cloud enabling improvements to efficiency, collaboration, and access to data, businesses can employ deep learning at…
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Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2018
In 2018, control tower vendors continued to push the boundaries of what customers are ready to adopt, with…
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Yellowfin adds Signals and Stories
Business intelligence (BI) software vendor Yellowfin announced two new augmented AI tools to simplify analytics and insights –…
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Assessing supply chain management maturity
As organizations are looking to modernize their supply chain management technology, it is useful to follow a maturity…
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Salesforce industry solutions
Vertical customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities can help companies meet industry-specific business needs that are cumbersome or unsupported…
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SAP S/4HANA ROI case study: Apparel Company
A large apparel company deployed SAP S/4HANA as part of an enterprise-wide technology transformation that allows the company…
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Analytics Technology Value Matrix 2018
As analytics technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, companies are putting more and more trust in data to gain an…
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Guidebook: Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud
Organizations are increasingly challenged to show they are socially responsible – both to support their brand, sustain customer…
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E2open expands downstream
At its user conference, E2open Leaders Forum, E2open described how it is connecting planning and execution on its…
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Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2019
Nucleus’s top 10 predictions for 2019 look at rising and falling trends and revisits two topics we took…
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Oracle acquires DataFox
On October 22, Oracle Corporation (Oracle) announced its acquisition of DataFox Intelligence, Inc. (DataFox) for an undisclosed sum….
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SugarCon update
At SugarCRM’s user conference, the company announced plans for additional investments in innovation in marketing, sales, and service…
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SuccessFactors TM delivers value
Nucleus engaged with SAP SuccessFactors Talent Management Suite customers to determine the benefits and value that can be…
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Alexa is open for business
Alexa for Business is not the solution of six months ago (s71 – Alexa is not ready for…
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Guidebook: Oracle NetSuite partner program
The Oracle NetSuite partner program provides the incentives and returns on investment to partner organizations to justify scaling…
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Succession and pay lead at INSIGHTS 2018
At Ceridian INSIGHTS 2018, Ceridian unveiled its new succession planning feature, as well as announced the 2019 release…
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Salesforce Lightning ROI case study: Insurance Company
The company deployed Salesforce Lightning to upgrade the functionality of its existing Sales Cloud deployment. It used Lightning…
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The benefits of SAP S/4HANA
Nucleus engaged with SAP S/4HANA customers to determine the benefits and value they are deriving from the enterprise…
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Salesforce Quip
Salesforce Quip provides cloud-based content sharing and collaboration, allowing users to share and annotate a variety of document…