January 29, 2018
Blogs
January 26, 2018
AI vs. Blockchain: Two Innovative Approaches to DTM
by Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Two technology areas have recently been in the news: AI/machine learning and blockchain. Partly due to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in fintech, blockchain is grabbing the spot
January 23, 2018
Introducing the 2018 Research Agenda Webinar Series
by Patricia Lundy (Aragon Research) – Last week, Aragon Research hosted a webinar that covered our 2018 Q1 research agenda in-depth. These webinars aren't just a list of what research is scheduled to be published
January 17, 2018
AI in Manufacturing, Pharma, & Financial Services
Executive leaders need to examine practical use cases to put AI to work in their enterprise, informed, in part, by their industry. by Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – Artificial Intelligence is buzzworthy, but th
January 16, 2018
The Top 5 Highlights from the 2017 Aragon Research Hot Vendor and Innovation Awards
by Patricia Lundy (Aragon Research) – After a year of preparation, the 2017 Aragon Research Hot Vendor and Innovation Awards Ceremony has come and gone. Now we're well into 2018, and already prepping for this year's
January 15, 2018
Can Blockchain-Based KODAKOne Help Kodak Get Its Groove Back?
by Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Kodak's stock went up last week because it announced a new blockchain currency called KODAKCoin. KODAKCoin is part of the company's bigger news: a new Digital Rights Management platf
January 2, 2018
Embrace Digital Transformation in 2018 with These 10 Tips
by Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – 2018 is a pivotal year for organizations going digital. If you have not made plans to digitally transform, or have not implemented those plans, this is your year! Keep these ten t
December 19, 2017
Salesforce myTrailhead Will Challenge Allego and MindTickle
by Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – There are times when markets become split or more vertically-focused. As I mentioned last week, the learning market is in the midst of a bifurcation. Sales learning and development i
December 15, 2017
The CEO’s Introduction to Digital Transformation Skill Building
Senior executives need to prepare their organizations for digital transformation. This starts by closing the digital skills gap. by Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – The destination to digital transformation isn’t
December 11, 2017
Rise of Sales Learning–Different Than Your Corporate LMS
by Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – One of the most vital, must-do activities in sales is training. Not just training bootcamps, but continuous training. Having covered corporate training for the last 15 years, all of
December 4, 2017
Amazon Makes a Major Move Into Content Analytics
by Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – At AWS re:Invent 2017, Amazon's event last week in Las Vegas, it announced new capabilities that will make it more of a serious player in AI-based cloud computing. Even more impor
November 21, 2017
Aragon Disrupts Gartner and Forrester with Visual Research
by Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – In 2013, Aragon coined the tagline "Video is the new document" as a way to signify and communicate the importance of video for both consumers and enterprises. It struck a chord as
November 14, 2017
Invest in Your People to Invest in Digital Transformation
by Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – Digital transformation is a team sport. Your organization cannot digitally transform until your people have built and strengthened their digital competencies and skills. This blogDreamforce #DF17: Salesforce and Google Partner to Thwart Microsoft
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – At Dreamforce 2017, also referred to as #DF17, Salesforce announced a major partnership with Google that is more than just Cloud. Diane Green, SVP of Google Cloud, made an appearance
November 9, 2017
The Chief Digital Officer’s Playbook for Digital Transformation
By Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – Aragon identifies the three most common strategies used to approach digital transformation, the pitfalls to avoid, and the steps for success. Digital transformation is a team spo
November 6, 2017
BroadSoft, Nextiva, and RingCentral: The Conference Recap
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – BroadSoft, Nextiva, and RingCentral all held their annual Partner and Customer Conferences last week. I attended all three and all were designed to entice current partners and cus
October 30, 2017
TIBCO NOW 2017: Integration, Business Intelligence & Customer Journeys
By Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – This year, TIBCO split its well-attended TIBCO NOW conference into three regional conferences: Singapore, Berlin, and San Diego. I attended the U.S. conference in San Diego. The f
October 26, 2017
Amazon Cloud Cam and Key Will Disrupt Google, UPS, and FedEx
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Amazon announced two new offerings yesterday: Amazon Cloud Cam and Amazon Key. Cloud Cam is a Nest-like home security camera that offers Cloud recording and can support up to ten cam
October 23, 2017
Cisco Buys BroadSoft: The Best Defense is Offense
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Today, Cisco announced it is buying UCC provider BroadSoft for roughly U.S. $1.9 Billion. There are multiple reasons for this move, and while some of them are defensive, that's not a
September 28, 2017