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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Demystifying demand sensing
Demand sensing capabilities can help customers improve their forecasting and increase inventory accuracy. Nucleus found that there is…
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Third party data prep increases ROI for SSBI
Nucleus reviewed previous research and interviewed end-users of third-party data preparation software and found that it accounted for…
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GoodData returns $4.00 for every dollar spent
GoodData customers have received an average of $4.00 in the first three years for every dollar invested. Nucleus…
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Salesforce Essentials
Salesforce announced the availability of Sales Cloud Essentials and Service Cloud Essentials, versions of Sales Cloud and Service…
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ECM Technology Value Matrix 2018
Traditional old-style enterprise content management (ECM) was an inflexible product designed purely for document storage and simple retrieval….
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Talent mangement in the real world
Nucleus’s analysis of users’ experience finds that talent management creates two realities in the real world: bulking up…
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Modern learning technology rich in ROI
Nucleus’s analysis finds the sum of avoided costs alone justifies those to implement and deploy modern learning technology….
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Fabasoft streamlines and secures key worfklows
The Fabasoft Cloud has a strong presence among large enterprises in the European market as an enterprise content…
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IO Technology Value Matrix 2018
Inventory Optimization (IO) solutions are a value-driver for customers with significant amounts of capital devoted to keeping stock…
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Ultimate ROI case study: swap.com
Swap.com deployed UltiPro to improve recruitment and retention and automate its processes. Having outgrown its old Paychex system,…
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Oracle modern finance showcases future of ERP
At its recent conference, Modern Finance Experience, Oracle focused its message on its plans to transform modern enterprise…
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Tenable bounces back
Despite a poor roll-out of the Nessus version 7.0 vulnerability management system, Tenable continues to provide its customers…
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The evil twin of ROI
An evil twin, clad in black and perhaps sporting a goatee, sets out to deceive everyone who trusts…
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Valt leads to greater security
Weak passwords remain the Achilles’ heel of strong cybersecurity. Weak or hacked passwords account for more than 60…
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Acumatica looks to continue 2017 momentum
At its recent conference, Acumatica Summit 2018, Acumatica focused on continuing its current growth trajectory. The vendor’s dedication…
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BI for business users delivers 1.5 times the ROI
Nucleus found that in the past two years, the return on investment (ROI) of business intelligence (BI) deployments…
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Ultimate Ultipro ROI case study: SMS Equipment
SMS Equipment Inc. deployed UltiPro to replace an aging system for human capital management (HCM) that struggled to…
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40 percent of cloud users are not upgrading ECM
More than 60 percent of ECM on-premises and 40 percent of cloud/hybrid users are not using the most…
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Running the full gamut in onboarding productivity
Nucleus reviewed its archive of analyses into the return on investment (ROI) of technology deployments and found productivity…
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CPM Technology Value Matrix 2018
Two main trends persist in the corporate performance management (CPM) market: cloud uptake remains consistent but slow, and…
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Ultimate Software ROI case study: Islands Restaurants
Islands Restaurants deployed Ultimate Software to update and integrate its needs in human capital management (HCM) and deliver…
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Development in financial planning and accounting
Customers and vendors are not entirely on the same page. Some vendors stick to their roots in either…
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M-Files 2018 Intelligent Metadata
The M-Files 2018 release offers an open architecture platform that is repository-agnostic, allowing seamless connections to other business…
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Talent management minus HR equals productivity
Employers need to unlock the higher-quality productivity gains that technology for talent management has to offer. Nucleus advises…
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IQMS ROI case study: KKSP Precision Machining
KKSP Precision Machining deployed IQMS EnterpriseIQ to improve shop floor control and production scheduling capability. With multiple production…
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Laserfiche Empower conference 2018
At its recent conference, Empower 2018, Laserfiche added to its Digital Transformation Model with announcements and updates designed…
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The avoidable cost of going by the book in HCM
Sometimes, compliance in human capital management (HCM) makes the observer yearn for the familiar storyline of a formulaic…
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ACA uncertainty leads to halted development
Until there is greater clarity regarding the outcome of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), vendors will hold off…
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Infor versus Kronos
In workforce management (WFM), which vendor wins in head-to-head deals? Analyzing enterprise-size buyers’ decision-making in choosing between two…
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The state of the ECM market: 2018
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) as we know it today will be unrecognizable in five years as ECM becomes…
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The state of the Analytics market: 2018
Innovation in analytics is advancing at a rapid pace, and companies need to equip themselves with business intelligence…
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The state of the ERP market: 2018
In 2017, vendors in the enterprise resource planning software market took strides to improve the value their solutions…
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The state of the SCM market: 2018
In 2017, the supply chain management software market continued to shift, as vendors focused on increasing the reach…
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The state of the HCM market: 2018
The market for technology in human capital management (HCM) continues to go through changes as new-guard vendors vie…
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The state of the CRM market: 2018
Technology innovations – both new and old – continue to transform the technical requirements for customers relationship management…
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SAP Business ByDesign delivers extensibility
SAP Business ByDesign delivers flexibility that allows customers to tailor it to their needs, increasing back office productivity…
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The IQVIA approach to orchestration
Orchestrated customer engagement (OCE) is IQVIA’s new approach that extends beyond customer relationship management (CRM) and multichannel marketing…
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Acrolinx ups marketing content quality
Much of the artificial intelligence (AI) buzz around marketing has focused on targeting leads and adapting journeys, while…
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Satuit Technologies ROI case study: CALCAP Advisors
2018 ROI AWARD WINNER! CALCAP Advisors deployed Satuit to modernize and automate its investor management and communications processes…
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Productivity and prejudice in talent management
Nucleus’s analysis of technology deployments in human capital management (HCM) finds not all productivity gains are created equal….
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The value of a captive reseller
WyldLynx is both an end-user and captive reseller of Micro Focus. Nucleus found that WyldLynx’s 10 years of…
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Do Data Breaches Matter
For the CFO, cybersecurity is about the financials—not the technology. For the CFO, it never makes sense to…
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How dark cockpit drives value
The dark cockpit design philosophy will be an essential part of next generation enterprise software to drive high…
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How supply chain S&OP solutions drive value
Supply chain management software vendors are delivering products that eliminate information silos and improve the results of sales…
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Top five BI deployments of 2017
Nucleus identified the top five business intelligence (BI) deployments from its 2017 analytics case studies. The selection includes…
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Kinaxis delivers continual value
Kinaxis delivers continual benefits to customers with its RapidResponse solution. Nucleus found that customers were realizing value from…
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Value drivers of single model S&OP
Modern sales and operations planning (S&OP) solutions deliver value by connecting planning with operations. Nucleus found that customers…
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Guidebook: Tensorflow on AWS
The machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) research space is an emerging field for data scientists seeking…
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The value of CPM 2.0
Nucleus calculated that solutions that meet the definition of CPM 2.0 result in productivity increases of 8-10 percent….
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SugarCRM update
SugarCRM customers are taking advantage of the vendor’s investments in integration, mobile development tools, and embedded intelligence to…