May 21, 2020
Blogs
May 14, 2020
The Aragon Guest Network: The Good, The Better and The Best
By Nga Pham Have you ever heard about the Aragon Guest Network? If so, you might be wondering what it is and what’s in it for you. In this blog, we will explain how the Aragon Guest Network (AGN) works and how it w
May 11, 2020
Namirial sells to Ambienta: Demand for Digital Transaction Management continues
by Adam Pease Last week, digital transaction management (DTM) provider Namirial announced that it was being purchased by European investment firm Ambienta. The deal occurs as many enterprises struggle to adapt to the ne
“Zoom” Is a New Verb
by Betsy Burton In light of people working, learning, playing, and gathering remotely, video conferencing is becoming the new way for people to communicate and collaborate. As a result, I am starting to hear people use
Conga, Apttus, and the Future of Content Automation
by Jim Lundy The race to automate content is on, and late last week, two major providers decided to merge. On May 7th, San Mateo-based Apttus agreed to buy Denver-based Conga for an estimated $715 million. Conga is know
May 8, 2020
IBM Makes Watson Assistant Smarter with Project Debater Infusion
by Jim Lundy This week at IBM Think 2020, IBM announced major enhancements to its flagship conversational AI platform Watson Assistant. IBM announced that it will add some strong AI capabilities from its Project Debater
Nvidia Dives Into the Data Center—Closes Mellanox and Buys Cumulus
by Jim Lundy The deal was announced last year and finally approved this year. Nvidia is buying Israel-based Mellanox—a maker of data center gear that is optimized for AI-based applications, among other things. While i
May 7, 2020
Top 3 COVID-19 Initiatives for Sales Leaders
by Patricia Lundy There is a great amount of uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and how the effects will last far beyond the peak of the virus outbreak. Supporting your sales teams in the midst of these ch
May 6, 2020
Vendor Briefing 101: Your Guide to Success
By Nga Pham You’ve likely heard about Vendor Briefings at Aragon Research—but how do they work, exactly? In this blog, we will cover how a vendor briefing is conducted as well as provide you with particular best pra
May 4, 2020
Will New Behaviors Emerge Post-Pandemic?
by Betsy Burton I have been thinking a lot about how the coronavirus pandemic may change our work cultures going forward into the future. The circumstances have me thinking about the times I have been in a culturally ne
April 30, 2020
Google Makes Google Meet Free, Reiterates Its Focus on Security
by Jim Lundy Google is not standing still. Google Meet (formerly known as Google Hangouts Meet) has been updated a lot over the last year. However, this week Google went much further and made Meet free—for a while. G
April 29, 2020
We Must Do Far More to Protect Privacy
by Ken Dulaney Recent news has reported that the Ring division of Amazon is considering adding both a facial recognition camera and license plate recognition to its family of doorbell and outdoor cameras. What followed
April 24, 2020
Silicon Valley Tried to Help Zoom on Security
By Jim Lundy Zoom is now in the security business in a big way, but its customers forced it to act. The provider has had serious issues, with many in the public concerned that a Zoom meeting sign in is not a secure way
April 23, 2020
Microsoft and Cisco’s Missed Opportunity
by Betsy Burton I watched in awe as my family members, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews all navigated Zoom during a family gathering. Most of them had never done web-conferencing or heard of Zoom before fo
Use Leading Performance Metrics to Understand What Might Happen
by Betsy Burton One of the topics that I have heard a lot about in the news as it relates to data about the COVID-19 pandemic is related to different types of data metrics. This is a very common issue in business perfor
April 16, 2020
Your Reputation Is Being Defined During This Crisis
by Betsy Burton Many businesses and public entities spend significant time, energy, and money establishing a brand and reputation. Be it "a provider of quality products and services," "an environmentally sustainable com
Verizon Buys BlueJeans to Leverage Video Conferencing
by Jim Lundy On April 16th, Verizon announced its purchase of enterprise web and video conferencing provider BlueJeans. The $400 million deal comes at a time of dramatic growth and opportunity for the web and video conf
April 9, 2020
Aragon’s Microsoft Power Platform SWOT Analysis
by Betsy Burton Over the past 6-8 months, we’ve seen significant evidence of a rise in the market interest for Microsoft Power Platform from both end-users and technology & service providers (TSPs). With Microsoft
April 6, 2020
April Aragon Cares: Giving Back Virtually
by Kalyn Stockman The recent pandemic caused us to reconsider our Aragon Cares plan for the next few months. Some of the charity events we planned to participate in involved face-to-face contact with others, as many eve
April 3, 2020