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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Epicor retail updates
Recently, Epicor has been making announcements regarding advancements in its retail offerings. On December 22, 2014, it announced…
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Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2015
Nucleus’s top 10 predictions for 2015 take into account the impacts of cloud, changing development cadences, more intelligent…
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Nucleus Research On premise vs On demand TCO tool
<em>UPDATED January 2015</em> This tool helps you answer the question: does an on-demand solution deliver a lower TCO…
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Equipping sales with the power of analytics
Much has been made of the potential for business intelligence (BI) and analytics in CRM. Until quite recently,…
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A new source of field services solutions
Epiphany announced on December 2 that it will be launching a new company, Elysian Field Software. Elysian will…
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Cloud ECM delivers nearly 3X Returns
ECM lags behind other enterprise management solutions in terms of customers choosing to migrate to the cloud. Despite…
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IBM launches care management
IBM adds onto its Smarter Care Portfolio with IBM Care Management, designed to create a holistic approach to…
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Game Changer Salesforce gamifies change management
Badgeville, a dominant player in the gamification space, recently announced deeper integration with Salesforce. The new integration focuses…
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Great expectations for inventory optimization
Although many companies have adopted Inventory Optimization (IO) software over the past decade, Nucleus has found in talking…
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Ceridian Rapid Financial Business Case Tool
When Nucleus Research analysts investigated organizations that have selected Ceridian for human capital management solutions they found organizations…
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Ultimate Software TCO Assessment Tool
This tool is designed to compare the total cost of ownership of Ultimate UltiPro to another HCM solution….
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Style and Substance OpenText Acquires Actuate
On December 5, 2014, OpenText announced the acquisition of Actuate. Though OpenText and Actuate compete in the ECM…
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A closer look at Blue Ridge
Because managing inventory in a dynamic market environment requires consideration of point-of-sale information, special promotions and even social…
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Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2014: ECM
The enterprise content management (ECM) market is rapidly evolving, customers are warming to the notion of storing their…
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Llamasoft unveils SaaS platform for supply chain design
On December 4, 2014 Llamasoft announced the release of SupplyChainGuru.com, a SaaS cloud platform for supply chain design….
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Benefitfocus Rapid Financial Business Case Tool
Nucleus Research analysts found that organizations using Benefitfocus were able to reduce the costs and risk of errors…
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Why Microsoft should buy OpenText
On November 12, Ontario based OpenText announced a new enterprise information management solution at its annual OpenText Enterprise…
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A closer look at GAINSystems
As more enterprises look for ways to minimize their inventory holdings and free up working capital in a…
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The SMB application hub
Salesforce launched the Desk.com App Hub on November 24. This release aims to provide an offering that is…
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Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2014: Analytics
The analytics market has evolved from a small market of large, established vendors with predominantly on-premise solutions to…
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Salesforce Social Studio
On November 19, Salesforce announced upgrades to the Social Studio, with new capabilities in social listening, analysis, content…
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Adaptive Insights ROI case study: Gentiva
2015 ROI AWARD WINNER! Gentiva deployed Adaptive Insights’ Adaptive Planning solution to replace a number of solutions that…
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TCO Study: Ultimate Software Oracle PeopleSoft Workday
The human capital management (HCM) market is growing more convoluted as legacy vendors such as Oracle and SAP…
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Oracles shortcomings in MEIO and supply chain design
Although Oracle touts its integrated platform in the Oracle E-Business Suite Supply Chain Management family of applications, specialty…
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Adaptive Insights ROI case study: Montclair State University
Montclair State University deployed Adaptive Insights’ Adaptive Planning to replace a planning and budgeting solution that was unable…
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Adaptive Insights versus Oracle Hyperion
As companies consider their corporate performance management (CPM) strategies, they now have both on-premise and cloud options. To…
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Microsoft Sales Productivity: Moving toward the Dark Cockpit
On October 8, 2014, Microsoft Dynamics announced a new offering that packages Dynamics CRM Online, Office 365, and…
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Is It TIme to Drop Box?
Cloud storage is a rapidly growing segment of the content management market and Nucleus compared Box and Dropbox…
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IBM and JDA team up for omnichannel initiative
On November 11, 2014 JDA Software Group and IBM announced a collaboration to deliver an integrated solution for…
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Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2014: ERP
Enterprise application vendors have continued to invest in making their applications more usable, as buyers expect support for…
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One in three Kronos customers has not achieved a positive ROI
Kronos has managed to sustain a significant and growing customer base in a market that is rapidly favoring…
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Predictive analytics cut supply chain costs by 8 percent
Predictive analytics has captured the fascination of supply chain executives because it offers the promise of forecasting potential…
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Salesforce launches Sales Cloud1
On October 7, 2014, Salesforce announced a new sales application, Sales Cloud1, as well as updates to Service…
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To have value or not to have value: Wearable Technology
There is a growing buzz in HCM around the value of technology that can be worn in the…
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Ceridian unveils new dashboards
At the 2014 HR Technology Exposition in Las Vegas, Ceridian released Dayforce Dashboards that give customers access to…
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Ceridian Dayforce HCM ROI case study: PSK Supermarkets
2015 ROI AWARD WINNER! PSK Supermarkets (Foodtown) deployed Ceridian Dayforce HCM to automate many of the manual processes…
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Salesforce Data.com ROI case study: Intercall
InterCall deployed Salesforce Data.com to improve its strategic and tactical use of contact data in the sales process….
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Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2014: WFM
Human capital management (HCM) is continuing to see increased competition as customers expand aging solution deployments to include…
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Ceridian launches Dayforce ConnectedPay
On October 23, 2014, Ceridian released Dayforce ConnectedPay for global payroll processing and reporting. The release gives customers,…
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Cornerstone OnDemand acquires Evolv
On October 7, 2014, Cornerstone OnDemand acquired Evolv, extending predictive analytics to its talent management modules. The acquisition…
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Interactive Intelligence releases PureCloud
In Q4 of this year, Interactive Intelligence is planning to release PureCloud, a new suite of services for…
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Llamasoft partners with CLX logistics
On October 8, 2014 Llamasoft announced a partnership with CLX Logistics. The partnership gives Llamasoft access to CLX…
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IBM announces Watson Analytics
In September, IBM announced Watson Analytics, a cloud based service that brings together the technologies that IBM has…
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Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2014: CPM
Finance organizations are reducing company dependence on IT, are demanding easier deployments, and are looking for ways to…
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Top Image Systems ROI Case Study: Anonymous
A company deployed Top Image Systems’s eFLOW to replace its existing capture solution. Nucleus found that using eFLOW…
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Cloud BI: Build from scratch or OEM
When providing a complete BI solution to clients, there are many requirements that need to be considered. It…
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Guidebook: DataClarity
Improving user adoption and ease of deployment is increasing in importance for business intelligence solutions, as organizations must…
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A closer look at One Network Enterprises
Vendors of multi-echelon inventory optimization will be challenged in the years ahead to make “real demand” the basis…
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Oracle Sales Cloud Release 9
On September 30, 2014, Oracle announced the Oracle Sales Cloud Release 9 at the OpenWorld conference in San…