July 2, 2018
June 29, 2018
Digital Marketing 101: Optimizing Content and Building a Following
by Nicole Speciale Digital marketing involves promoting an enterprise's products or services through digital platforms and media. As consumers have shifted their means of obtaining information and interacting with other
June 27, 2018
Degreed Buys Pathgather, Heats Up Battle for Modern Learning
by Jim Lundy and Nicole Speciale On June 20th, 2018, Degreed announced that it is buying Pathgather, an emerging provider of modern learning. This merger bolsters Degreed overall and is probably a good exit for Pathgath
June 25, 2018
People-Centric Collaboration: A Fireside Chat with Neha Mirchandani
by Jim Lundy Making communication and collaboration less complex and more seamless is part of the impetus behind people-centric collaboration. I recently had a fireside chat with Neha Mirchandani, VP of Corporate Mar
June 21, 2018
Infographic: Close More Deals with a Sales Engagement Platform
Do your sales team's pain points include app overload, workflow interruption, and not enough time to customize content for prospects? While sales enablement tools—a term that excludes all non-CRM tools—have helped sIBM’s New Cloud Data Centers and the Global Cloud Wars
by Jim Lundy IBM announced last week that it has added 18 new cloud zones to support the growing demand for cloud. This is a significant move and prepares it well for the war for both public and private cloud. New Data
June 20, 2018
Why Did Microsoft Buy Flipgrid? Vying for the EdTech Market
by Nicole Speciale On June 18th, 2018, Microsoft announced its acquisition of Flipgrid, which will be integrated into Office 365 for Education. Flipgrid, an educational video and discussion application for use with iOS
June 15, 2018
[Infographic] Cybersecurity and IoT: 4 Things You Need to Know
How can enterprises—and individuals—help to minimize their chances of a cyberattack? With the growing number of interconnected IoT (Internet of Things) devices in the enterprise, IT workers are faced with growing ch
June 14, 2018
Conga Adds eSignatures and Buys Octiv – The New Race for WCA
by Jim Lundy View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: In two recent moves, Conga added eSignatures to its content automation platform, effectively ending its partnerships with DocuSign and Adobe. It also announced the
IBM Launches Intelligent Video Surveillance Solution
by Nicole Speciale View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: Pelco by Schneider Electric is joining forces with IBM to provide in-depth Analytics for security applications. Event: On April 11, 2018, Pelco announced tRPA vs. BPM: Who Wins?
by Jim Sinur Robotic process automation (RPA) is a hot topic and some would try to convince you that RPA replaces business process management (BPM). Others would have you believe that BPM can be leveraged to accomplishHow Does DTM Drive Digital Transformation?
by Nicole Speciale We write a lot about Digital Transaction Management (DTM) at Aragon Research and not because it is merely a buzzword or a hyped-up term. DTM is actually one of the fastest growing ways in which enterp
June 12, 2018
Shifting to People-Centric Communications and Collaboration
(Aragon Live Podcast) – In this episode, Neha Mirchandani, VP of Corporate Marketing at RingCentral, and Jim Lundy, CEO and Lead Analyst at Aragon Research, discuss key trends in the communications and collabor
Nextiva Launches AI-Powered NextOS
by Nicole Speciale View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: NextOS, a new platform from Nextiva, is powering Nextiva Service CRM, Nextiva Chat, and Nextiva Surveys. NextIQ is the new AI feature that integrates Machine
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