June 12, 2018
June 11, 2018
Cybersecurity and the IoT: Four Things You Need to Know
by Nicole Speciale in association with Ken Dulaney Cybersecurity is defined as the protection or defense of computer systems as it concerns: The vulnerability of entry points for accessing computer systems. TheThe Race to Own SCL: Showpad Buys LearnCore for $50M
by Jim Lundy Showpad announced last week that it is buying Chicago-based LearnCore, an emerging Sales Coaching and Learning (SCL) provider. The estimated price is reported to be $50 million, which to Aragon, represents
June 5, 2018
Why Did Microsoft Buy GitHub?
by Jim Lundy On Monday, June 4th, Microsoft announced that it is buying GitHub—one of the top destinations for developers to manage their software projects—for $7.5 billion, an all-stock deal. When the news firs
June 4, 2018
[Vlog] Vendor Briefing Report: MicroStrategy
Produced by Adrian Bowles In this vlog, Adrian Bowles, PhD provides an overview of MicroStrategy, an enterprise software platform vendor that offers analytics capabilities with an emphasis on mobile access. MicroStrateg
WWDC: Apple Brings iPhone Apps to Mac
by Jim Lundy The Apple Worldwide Developer Conference starts today and has been met with a lot of unfounded speculation on the possibility of new devices. However, what will be announced is the new capability to run iPh
May 31, 2018
Vasco Rebrands as OneSpan and Acquires Dealflo
by Jim Lundy Vasco, a major DTM and digital identity provider, announced on May 30th that it is rebranding as OneSpan. It also announced a new offering, its Trusted Identity Platform (TID), and the acquisition of UK-basCustomer Journeys Prompt Adobe’s Magento Acquisition
by Nicole Speciale On May 21st, 2018, Adobe announced its intent to acquire Magento in a U.S. $1.68 billion deal. Magento, based in Campbell CA, is a cloud-based eCommerce provider. When the deal is done, Magento wil
May 25, 2018
[Vlog] IBM Watson in Your Pocket: An Interview with Sridhar Sudarsan
Produced by Adrian Bowles In this video blog, VP Research and Lead Analyst for AI Adrian Bowles, PhD interviews Sridhar Sudarsan, CTO of IBM Watson Platforms and Partnerships. Their conversation focuses on Watson Ser
May 23, 2018
Corporate Learning: Three Success Factors You Need to Know About
by Nicole Speciale Corporate learning is making a comeback in the enterprise and it is a vital resource for enhancing employee knowledge. Today, corporate learning functions with the goals of getting to faster businessMicrosoft Modernizes SharePoint with 3D and AI
by Jim Lundy At the SharePoint Conference this week in Las Vegas, Microsoft CVP Jeff Teper unveiled a new, modern version of SharePoint that is ready for the digital era. Two of the big releases tied to SharePoint 2
May 21, 2018
[Vlog] Ethics and AI: Agents and Autonomy
Produced by Adrian Bowles The Google Duplex Demo from Google I/O 2018 was met with mixed reviews. While many were in awe of these digital assistant capabilities, others were far more concerned about the implications ofPluralsight’s IPO and the Impact on the Learning Market
by Jim Lundy Pluralsight, based out of Salt Lake City, is a fast-growing learning content provider. Last week, Pluralsight IPO'd and this move validated something that many have been talking about for a while: the le
May 17, 2018
Five9 Enhances Its Cloud Contact Center with Artificial Intelligence
by Nicole Speciale View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: Five9 revealed the enhancement of its Cloud Contact Center Platform with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of several moves to promote personalized Customer
May 15, 2018
Google Drive Becomes Google One: Upgrade Your Cloud Storage
by Jim Lundy Google is renaming some of its services. The standalone storage options—known as Google Drive—just became Google One, and existing Google Drive paid subscribers will be upgraded to Google One over the n
May 12, 2018
Seismic Buys Savo Group, Sales Engagement Enters a Consolidation Phase
by Jim Lundy Seismic, one of the leaders in our Aragon Research Globe™ for Sales Engagement Platforms, announced this week that it is buying rival Savo Group for an undisclosed price. Seismic made the announcement via
May 10, 2018
Hot Use Cases for Intelligent Content Analytics
by Nicole Speciale It is Hot Vendor season here at Aragon Research, and several forthcoming notes will dive into Intelligent Content Analytics (ICA) and how it fits into an enterprise content management strategy. This b
May 9, 2018
The Google Assistant Demo That Changed the World
by Jim Lundy At Google I/O, Google's annual developer conference, an incredible thing happened. During Google's main keynote, I watched a Google Assistant demo that will change the world and put pressure on nearly every
May 8, 2018
The Learning and Talent Firm You’ve Never Heard of
by Jim Lundy A shift is occurring in many technology markets. It started years ago with the concept of what is often referred to as "roll-ups." Oracle was one of the market roll-ups pioneers, and in the last ten years,
May 3, 2018