July 25, 2017
Cisco Flips a Switch, Pivots to Software and Security
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) –A funny thing happened at Cisco Live 2017 - Cisco made a pivot to Software. We're not talking Collaboration, as Cisco has done that for years. Cisco announced what it calls Intent-based
July 19, 2017
Three Ways to Better Approach Digital Transformation
By Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) - It's time that organizations step it up when it comes to digital transformation - in ways that are not only beneficial to the internal organization, but to customers and partners as wFive9 Goes Global in Contact Center Market with Summer ’17 Release
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Five9 announced its Summer 2017 Cloud Release on July 12th, 2017, and with it a number of new capabilities that prepare it for a larger role in the enterprise. While many might view so
July 11, 2017
How AI Chatbots Can Make or Break Your Enterprise Reputation
By Adrian Bowles (Aragon Research) – AI chatbots—software that accepts natural language input, interprets or classifies it, and then responds with natural language output or by triggering a system action—are exp
July 7, 2017
Dropbox Paper as a Digital Work Hub: Will It Lead to an IPO?
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Rumors have been circulating (via Reuters) about Dropbox looking for Underwriters for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). For Mobile Content Management firms, it has been a challenge to
June 30, 2017
Walmart Strikes Back Against Amazon
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Walmart woke up two weeks ago and discovered it has a new competitor: Amazon. This was after Amazon bought Whole Foods for U.S. $13.7 billion. While this move caused tremors in foo
June 29, 2017
Workflow and Content Automation Can Increase Your Bottom Line
(Aragon Live Podcast) – In this episode, CEO and Lead Analyst of Aragon Research, Jim Lundy and Chief Operating Officer of HelloSign, Whitney Bouck, discuss a more intelligent way to create and move content in
June 19, 2017
How Apple, Google, and Microsoft are Raising Young Coders
By James Gonzales (Aragon Research) – The introduction of easily understood coding languages by major players has given children the opportunity to quickly learn the basics of coding. Major Tech Titans such as Apple,
June 14, 2017
IBM Buys XCC – Shifts to Digital Work Hub Approach
by Jim Lundy View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: On May 31st, 2017, IBM announced that it was buying XCC, a German maker of Digital Work Hubs. XCC will be part of the IBM Connections Product Family. Event: IB
June 13, 2017
PegaWorld: Digital Transformation Is About Incremental Transformation
By Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – The theme at this year's PegaWorld was "Be Future Empowered," which goes beyond the "built for change" theme—Pegasystems is suggesting that it supports any new and emerging cloud oHelloSign and Intelledox Raise Millions to Power WCA
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Workflow and Content Automation (WCA) is a new software category emerging from the larger market that Aragon identified in 2014 called Digital Transaction Management (DTM). Two D
June 9, 2017
The Return of the Apple iPad
By Jim Lundy This week, Apple held its Worldwide Developers Conference. It was packed with news about upcoming releases of iOS 11, MacOS, and new hardware products. One of the major takeaways from the event is that the
June 2, 2017
Apple’s WWDC17: 3 Predictions for iOS 11
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – At yesterday’s Aragon Research Community meeting, the Aragon analysts and I discussed what Apple is doing with its current products and what might be in store for the future. One of
June 1, 2017
Digital Business Platforms Support Better Customer Experiences
By Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – Google search the 'top ten technologies' and see what you find. I did and found that the digital business platform was on nearly every list. When I coined the term in October 2015, li
May 30, 2017
The Jive Acquisition, iPhone 8, and More
(Aragon Live Podcast) – In this episode, Aragon analysts explore the implications of the Jive Software acquisition and the latest news on Apple's iPhone 8, Microsoft versus Apple, and Facebook. The Jive
May 26, 2017
SAP Sapphire Attempts to Unlock Digital Transformation DaVinci Code
By Adrian Bowles (Aragon Research) – In January, SAP introduced “Leonardo” as a branding umbrella for its growing portfolio of Internet of Things (IoT) services. With the HANA brand firmly established in the enter
May 23, 2017
Google I/O 17 Summary: Mobile, AI, and Innovation
By Ken Dulaney (Aragon Research) – For anyone looking for new Android or ChomeOS features, Google I/O was much less of a “wow” factor than in previous years. This is not surprising. As the ecosystem for mobile and
May 19, 2017