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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Augmenting intelligence with embedded analytics
Nucleus expects that 90 percent of analytics solutions for business users will be embedded in other core applications…
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SAP Hybris acquires Abakus
SAP Hybris announced its acquisition of Abakus, further enhancing the SAP Hybris Marketing solution’s advanced analytic capabilities and…
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Microsoft and SuccessFactors would make a great couple
Recent activity suggests Microsoft should seriously consider acquiring SuccessFactors from SAP, an idea that Nucleus thinks is shrewd….
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Check Point R80 benefit assessment tool
“The growing complexity of networks, business innovation requirements, and rapid delivery of services and applications require an agile…
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Guidebook: Salesforce Data.com
Nucleus Research found that improved data quality and data driven intelligence enable companies to get more out of…
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Ultimate UltiPro ROI case study: Anonymous Manufacturer
Facing a costly upgrade of Infor technology for human capital management (HCM), a United States–headquartered global manufacturer replaced…
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Salesforce adds texting channel to Service Cloud
On December 13, Salesforce announced LiveMessage for ServiceCloud, which enables companies to engage with customers via messaging channels…
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud ROI case study: Amplify
2017 ROI AWARD WINNER! Amplify deployed Salesforce Marketing Cloud to replace a decentralized system with a cloud-based marketing…
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ERP Technology Value Matrix 2016
The enterprise resource planning (ERP) market continues to shift rapidly as the adoption of cloud-based systems increases and…
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Trifacta scales data wrangling to analysts
While every organization wants immediate access to information, many of them struggle during the data preparation phase; reducing…
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Salesfusion aligns with key market trends
On November 30, Salesfusion made several announcements, including a more intuitive e-mail marketing tool, a redesigned user interface…
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Ceridian Dayforce benefit case study: Creative Solutions in Healthcare
Creative Solutions in Healthcare deployed Ceridian Dayforce to replace an aging IT infrastructure and upgrade a manual time,…
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JDA demos future tech at FocusConnect 2016
At JDA Software’s recent conference in London, optimization and automation were the dominate themes. As an end-to-end supply…
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The death of the sales funnel
Although sales funnels have been used for decades to structure sales activities and forecast overall sales pipelines, changes…
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SugarCRM ROI case study: Anonymous Courier
A courier company deployed SugarCRM to replace manual processes and a home-grown customer relationship management (CRM) solution. Nucleus…
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SugarCRM ROI case study: Anonymous Healthcare Firm
A healthcare company deployed SugarCRM to replace manual customer relationship management (CRM) processes and drive future growth. Nucleus…
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VAI Conference 2016 focuses on ROI and value
At its recent user conference in New Orleans, VAI focused on extending its solutions to bring enterprise technologies…
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Top 5 Drivers of Micro-marketing
There are 5 vendors – Salesforce, Marketo, Engagio, Act-On, and Leadware – that deliver solutions which enable marketing…
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The Sisense bot is your new smartest coworker
As customers increasingly demand embedded analytics, Sisense responds with the Sisense Business Intelligence Bot. The system leverages popular…
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Intacct advances accounting at advantage
At its recent user conference, Intacct highlighted how it is helping mid-sized companies streamline their accounting and reporting….
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Ultimate Software Ultipro ROI case study: Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company deployed Ultimate Software’s Ultipro to replace a legacy system and centralize payroll activities for…
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Salesforce delivers increasing ROI
In analyzing the results of more than 20 ROI studies of Salesforce.com customers, Nucleus found that the average…
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HubSpot practices what it preaches at inbound
At Inbound 2016, HubSpot prioritized educating attendees on inbound marketing methodology, and announced recent investments in increasing the…
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Talent Management Technology Value Matrix 2016
For years HR has evangelized for talent management as a way to buoy its strategic relevance and land…
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World of Watson delivers to the real world
At the World of Watson conference, IBM released a host of announcements that reiterate its commitment to making…
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Control Tower Value Matrix 2016
Control tower solutions remain one of the hottest areas for supply chain applications as more vendors enter this…
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Tableau expands its traditional portfolio
At its recent user conference, Tableau released a series of ambitious announcements that include new products for IT…
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Kinaxis continues SCM revolution at Kinexions
At Kinexions 2016, Kinaxis continued its mission to transform supply chain planning and improve sales and operations planning….
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OutSystems ROI case study: Ricoh (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Ricoh (Singapore) Pte Ltd. deployed OutSystems to build critical business applications three times faster than on its previous…
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OutSystems ROI case study: Worcestershire County Council
Worcestershire County Council deployed OutSystems as part of its effort to reduce costs under tight budgetary constraints. Nucleus…
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Achieving Intelligent Dynamic Service Maturity
Customer service software and customer relationship management (CRM) vendors are integrating intelligence into their service offerings, increasing service…
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Assessing Act-On Software
Nucleus Research conducted in-depth interviews with current Act-On Software customers to assess whether the solution should make the…
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ECM Technology Value Matrix 2016
The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) market continues to shrink as vendors absorb aging products and leaders offer more…
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Dialpad ROI business case tool
Today’s workforce requires a business communications solution that enables a work-from-anywhere model while improving employee productivity and communications….
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Entrust Datacard Authentication ROI business case tool
Cloud infrastructures, mobile workforces, and Internet of Things (IOT) are technology forces that increase both the opportunity and…
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Microsoft charts its path forward at Ignite 2016
At Microsoft Ignite 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia, Microsoft continued to focus on productivity gains through the operational synergies…
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Logi Analytics makes business apps smarter
Embedded analytics solves adoption problems by offering information in the context of a user’s workflow, and in the…
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Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2017
Nucleus’s top 10 predictions for 2017 reflect the way innovations in technology are disrupting traditional power bases and…
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Leaders in marketing automation
Nucleus evaluated the functionality and usability of marketing automation software to identify HubSpot, Marketo, Oracle Eloqua, and Salesforce…
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Salesforce trailblazes Dreamforce 2016
At Dreamforce 2016, Salesforce announced new products and services that increase the intelligence, performance, and customizability of its…
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Guidebook: Salesforce Platform for CPG
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies face new opportunities – and challenges – in leveraging cloud, mobile, social, and…
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HPE Content Manager ROI case study: Anonymous
A biopharmaceutical company eliminated a legacy content management system (CMS) and consolidated multiple document management and archiving systems…
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Analytics Technology Value Matrix 2016
Analytics capabilities have become a core focus for customers across all industries and users have high expectations. Nucleus…
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Oracle remains cloud-first at OpenWorld 2016
At OpenWorld 2016, Oracle announced new products and services that extend its cloud capabilities. As it seeks to…
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The double edged sword of marketing automation
As marketing automation vendors strengthen their enterprise legs, a new solution emerges with a platform that Nucleus believes…
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Guidebook: Apttus quote to cash software
Nucleus Research found that automating Quote-to-Cash (QTC) delivers significant benefits beyond core customer relationship management (CRM) software. In…
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BlackLine ROI case study: Acsension
Ascension deployed BlackLine’s financials controls and automation platform to centralize and simplify its financial reconciliations. Nucleus found that…
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Oracle ERP and HCM Cloud ROI case study: Anonymous Company
A company managing engineering and infrastructure projects deployed Oracle ERP and HCM Cloud to centralize and streamline company…
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CRM Technology Value Matrix 2H2016
The blurring of the lines between service, sales, and marketing – the three legs of the customer relationship…
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How JDA can make Shop and Ship a reality
Brick-and-mortar retailers need the right set of supply chain management (SCM) technologies in order to actualize the Shop…