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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Salesforce.com Buddy Media ROI case study: JetBlue
JetBlue deployed Salesforce Buddy Media to have a more streamlined and flexible way to create and execute on…
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Cloud Sales Strategy 101 for Oracle
Oracle’s stock price took a dive after it announced fiscal Q4 revenues on June 20, 2013, largely because…
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Oracle takes the high road and Microsoft takes the low road
Oracle and Microsoft have announced plans to support Oracle Database, WebLogic, Linux, and Java on Microsoft Windows Azure…
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Technology Value Matrix First Half 2013: ERP
Many companies are considering consolidating or replacing their maturing ERP applications today to take advantage of emerging solutions…
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Infor ROI Case Study: Gorman-Rupp Company
Gorman-Rupp deployed Infor’s SyteLine to help its administrative staff efficiently process transactions and improve operations by reducing inventory…
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HP builds a HAVEn in a Big Data storm
HP has launched a Big Data platform, HAVEn, which is Hadoop-agnostic and supports a variety of architectures. This…
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Salesforce.com ROI Case Study: AW Hastings
AW Hastings deployed the Salesforce.com Sales Cloud to replace its on-premise deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Nucleus found…
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Technology Value Matrix First Half 2013: CPM
Corporate Performance Management (CPM) is quickly transforming due to the emergence of cloud-based CPM players, the use of…
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Informatica Vibe for social, mobile, and cloud-based data.
Informatica Vibe is a virtual data machine built on Informatica’s existing data run-time engine. The evolution of Vibe…
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Salesforce.com acquires ExactTarget
Salesforce.com announced plans to acquire ExactTarget on June 4. The largest acquisition by far Salesforce.com has ever made,…
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Salesforce.com ROI Case Study: Kelly Services
Kelly Services deployed Salesforce Data.com to support a new telesales and direct marketing initiative targeting specific business segments…
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Epicor ROI Case Study: Walton Signage
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! Walton Signage used Epicor’s Tax Connect and updatable dashboards to reduce report building costs…
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Automation Anywhere ROI Case Study: Cerner
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! Cerner’s health care IT team needed to streamline and automate the integration of data…
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SAP HANA and Data Services ROI Case Study: SAP
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! SAP used HANA and SAP Data Services to build a customer data standardization and…
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AirWatch ROI Case Study: Dowling Aaron
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! Nucleus Research examined the use of AirWatch to identify the benefits of deploying a…
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Logi Analytics ROI Case Study: LSI
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! Nucleus Research examined the use of Logi Analytics to support bidding and contract analysis…
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Examining the value of Oracle Exalytics
Growing volumes of data, rising user expectations, and the need for rapid analysis are driving companies to explore…
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Acumatica ROI Case Study: P’Kolino
P’Kolino deployed Acumatica to automate its business processes, improve inventory planning, and improve customer service efficiency. Nucleus found…
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A Pivotal opportunity to reshape enterprise IT
Pivotal, a joint investment between EMC, VMWare, and GE, represents a fundamental opportunity to reshape IT through an…
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The future of sales performance management
Sales managers have faced the same challenges since long before CRM applications were invented. However, new tools and…
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IBM announces Watson Engagement Advisor
IBM announced Watson Engagement Advisor, an application of IBM’s Watson cognitive computing, to help companies improve customer interactions….
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Salesforce.com ROI Case Study: HD Supply
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! HD Supply Facilities Maintenance deployed the Salesforce.com Sales Cloud to support its growing sales…
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IBM MessageSight enhances M2M messaging
To fully empower mobility and machine to machine (M2M) capabilities, companies must process messages from remote devices and…
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Technology Value Matrix First Half 2013: Data Management
To make data ubiquitous, contextual, and available to employees, companies must have the proper tools and strategy for…
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Technology Value Matrix First Half 2013: CRM
Competition in the CRM market continues to heat up, as customers seek to upgrade or consolidate existing CRM…
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IBM ROI Case Study: Compass for Success
Nucleus Research examined the use of IBM Business Analytics to support analytical needs for school boards in Ontario….
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The value of data quality with Salesforce Data.com
Data quality continues to be one of the greatest challenges for successful CRM efforts. In looking at customers…
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Pentaho ROI Case Study: Strato AG
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! Nucleus Research examined the use of Pentaho Business Intelligence at STRATO to support the…
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Intacct ROI Case Study: Renal Ventures
Renal Ventures selected Intacct to streamline its financial processes and improve business reporting across its network of more…
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Epicor ROI Case Study: Cornells Hardware
2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! Cornell’s True Value Hardware deployed Epicor’s Pricing Planner and Inventory Planner to better forecast…
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Intacct ROI Case Study: Canto
To sustain its growth, Canto needed to consolidate its financial data, integrate its financial applications with its CRM…
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Six reasons why manufacturers should consider cloud ERP
To justify cloud ERP solutions in manufacturing organizations, champions are increasingly asked to prove tangible business value. In…
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IQMS ROI Case Study: Mar-Bal
Mar-Bal deployed EnterpriseIQ from IQMS to automate its business processes, help its accountant’s process more transactions, create an…
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Assessing Cisco’s industrial smart solution
Cisco announced the release of their Industrial Smart Solution, which is positioned to help its customers lower the…
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Infor Sky Vault will transform Big Data to little data
Infor announced plans to offer Infor Sky Vault in the second half of 2013, which combines Infor ION,…
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Understanding the Hard ROI of BYOD
The hard ROI of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is being confused by feel-good claims around productivity and…
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Salesforce.com Benefit Case Study: Plantronics
Plantronics implemented the Salesforce.com Service Cloud to standardize all its CRM activities including e-mail, chat, and self-service support…
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It’s about little data, not big data
Big Data is overrated. Although the aggregation of large and unstructured data sources is a legitimate challenge to…
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The benefits of energy management
As more manufacturers consider the benefits of energy management, champions are increasingly asked to prove tangible business value….
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Top Five Trends in Sustainability for 2013
Nucleus identified the top five trends in sustainability that are shaping technology investment in 2013, including continued investment…
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PeopleMatter Announces Agreement to Acquire PeopleClues
PeopleMatter recently acquired PeopleClues, a global provider of employment assessments. With this acquisition PeopleMatter will continue to provide…
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IBM ROI Case Study: Santam Insurance
Nucleus Research examined the use of IBM SPSS at Santam Insurance to measure the benefits of predictive analytics….
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Epicor Renews Energy Management Solution
Epicor announced the rebranding of its energy management solution, Epicor Carbon Connect, to Epicor Energy Management Solution. With…
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Five reasons to move your contact center to the cloud
As companies rethink their customer service strategies, many are considering on-premise versus contact center solutions versus cloud. Nucleus…
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Oracle acquires Tekelec
Oracle acquired Tekelec to strengthen its differentiated offering for communications service providers (CSPs) and improve its capabilities to…
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IBM Smarter Commerce delivers $12.05 for every dollar spent
Nucleus analyzed the data from 21 IBM Smarter Commerce ROI case studies and found that for every dollar…
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What TIBCO should do with its Maporama acquisition
TIBCO acquired Maporama, a cloud-based geospatial vendor. Geospatial technologies are a key differentiator for enterprise applications and business…
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The four things missing from Microsoft Convergence
Microsoft’s Convergence announcements included cloud and device advances for Dynamics AX, advances in marketing automation and social monitoring,…
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Maximizing the value of BIRT and ActuateOne
Nucleus analysts found customers used BIRT and ActuateOne to achieve benefits in two broad categories: increased employee productivity…