Application portfolio management

Total Economic Impact Study Shows 426% ROI for Organizations Using CloudBees to Accelerate Software Delivery

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The study analyzed the potential economic impact of using CloudBees for continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) in a composite organization based on an aggregate of six CloudBees customers.

Key Points: 
  • The study analyzed the potential economic impact of using CloudBees for continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) in a composite organization based on an aggregate of six CloudBees customers.
  • The organizations interviewed by Forrester said that prior to CloudBees, they struggled with:
    A lack of standardization, stability, and scalability in their software delivery processes.
  • “The Total Economic Impact study underscores CloudBees' pivotal role in transforming software delivery economics,” said Anuj Kapur, CEO, CloudBees.
  • To read The Total Economic Impact™ of the CloudBees Platform, conducted by Forrester Consulting, download the full study .

ServiceNow Named a Worldwide Leader in Two IDC MarketScapes for Value Stream Management and Strategic Portfolio Management

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, has been named a Leader in two IDC MarketScape vendor assessments:

Key Points: 
  • ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, has been named a Leader in two IDC MarketScape vendor assessments:
    According to the reports, “ServiceNow’s combined platform and execution across its Strategic Portfolio Management strategy enable a strong foundation for leverage for Project Portfolio Management, Application Portfolio Management, and Agile.
  • “Business leaders are looking to ServiceNow to deliver business outcomes and better adapt to change.
  • With the Now Platform, customers can leverage ServiceNow’s market-leading solutions for:
    Value Stream Management : Compare and manage teams to optimize workflows by connecting DevOps tools and teams to Service Portfolio Management.
  • Project Portfolio Management: Secure visibility across all work—traditional, agile, and hybrid—while balancing capacity against demand and optimizing portfolios to achieve business value.

Kontent.ai Builds Powerhouse Commercial and Revenue Operations Team to Foster Innovation and Drive Growth

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Pioneering company in Native AI Content Management Software underscores the commitment to excellence through diversity in leadership

Key Points: 
  • Jo Tyrer takes the reins as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) with Lynne O'Donnell as Vice President Revenue Operations and Corrie Sahli as Vice President Sales for North America.
  • These key hires will lead and scale the commercial organization for the industry's first CMS with native AI capabilities.
  • "We are excited to have such an accomplished and strategic leadership team joining us at Kontent.ai," said Mark Ruddock , CEO.
  • The impressive track record of these female leaders in the team means our Revenue Operations team can bring a unique perspective to the Go To Market strategy.

LeanIX, an SAP company, placed as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Architecture Tools

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

BONN, Germany and BOSTON, Nov. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LeanIX, a leading and innovative provider of SaaS for technology and business transformation, today announced that for the third consecutive year LeanIX has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools for its LeanIX Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) product. The evaluation was based on specific criteria reflecting the company's overall completeness of vision and ability to execute.

Key Points: 
  • The evaluation was based on specific criteria reflecting the company's overall completeness of vision and ability to execute.
  • LeanIX Enterprise Architecture Management enables companies to plan, manage, and transform their IT landscapes globally.
  • "Being recognized as a Leader for the third year in row, we believe, reconfirms the value of our approach to technology and business transformation.
  • View a complimentary copy of the Magic Quadrant report to learn more about LeanIX's strengths and cautions, among other provider offerings, here .

2bcloud Appoints Hemant Javeri as New Head of Solution Architecture

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 2bcloud, a leading next-generation multi-cloud managed service provider for technology companies on their cloud journey, today announced that Hemant Javeri has joined 2bcloud as the new Head of Solution Architecture. The appointment of Javeri, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Ambassador, as part of 2bcloud's continued expansion of its U.S. service offerings and capabilities. Javeri will play a pivotal role in helping companies on their cloud journey and cost savings, particularly in the realms of cloud adoption, data modernization, and enhancing security.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 2bcloud , a leading next-generation multi-cloud managed service provider for technology companies on their cloud journey, today announced that Hemant Javeri has joined 2bcloud as the new Head of Solution Architecture.
  • The appointment of Javeri, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Ambassador , as part of 2bcloud's continued expansion of its U.S. service offerings and capabilities.
  • Javeri joins 2bcloud with a wealth of experience, most recently serving as Head of the Solution Architecture Team at Onica, a Rackspace Technology company, where he led significant initiatives in architecture leadership, cloud migration, and managed services for AWS, Azure, and GCP Cloud platforms.
  • "My career has been dedicated to guiding customers in meeting their cloud security and compliance goals," said Hemant Javeri, Head of Solution Architecture at 2bcloud.

BigCommerce Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (“BigCommerce” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (“BigCommerce” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  • “In the third quarter, BigCommerce made progress toward long-term growth and profitability,” said Brent Bellm, CEO at BigCommerce.
  • This positions us for long-term profitable growth entering 2024.”
    “We have made material financial progress in a number of areas in 2023,” said Daniel Lentz, CFO at BigCommerce.
  • Q4 and 2023 Financial Outlook:
    For the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company currently expects:
    Total revenue between $79.8 million to $83.8 million, implying a year-over-year growth rate of 10% to 16%.

Total Economic Impact Study Found That AI-Powered Stylitics Drove ROI of 563% Over Three-Year Period

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Stylitics, the category leader in AI-powered automated digital merchandising and styling technology, today released the results of a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) report conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Stylitics.

Key Points: 
  • Stylitics, the category leader in AI-powered automated digital merchandising and styling technology, today released the results of a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) report conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Stylitics.
  • The study, The Total Economic Impact of Stylitics, found that Stylitics’ AI-powered platform generated an ROI of over 6x over a three-year period.
  • The study noted that, “in the highly competitive retail space, retailers and brands face higher customer acquisition costs and increased margin pressure.
  • “We are extremely gratified that a third-party as esteemed as Forrester has uncovered the significant impact Stylitics creates for our retail clients,” said Juliana Prather, Chief Marketing Officer, Stylitics.

Calendly Delivered 318% ROI Finds New Total Economic Impact Study

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Calendly , the only centralized scheduling automation platform built for scaling across the organization, today revealed findings from a newly commissioned Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Calendly that found customers achieved a 318% ROI and $687,000 in total net benefits over three years by using its technology.

Key Points: 
  • Calendly , the only centralized scheduling automation platform built for scaling across the organization, today revealed findings from a newly commissioned Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Calendly that found customers achieved a 318% ROI and $687,000 in total net benefits over three years by using its technology.
  • The Forrester study found Calendly greatly improves customer satisfaction and retention rates, hiring cycles, cost savings, team productivity, and other key business metrics tied to performance for external teams within the enterprise.
  • “There’s nothing better than receiving, in our opinion, this validation from the enterprise and analyst communities,” said Tope Awotona, Founder and CEO of Calendly.
  • “I’m proud that our customers choose Calendly to help them with some of their teams’ most crucial challenges when it comes to meetings.

InRule® Delivered 421% Return on Investment According to New Independent Study

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The study found that InRule delivered a return on investment (ROI) of 421% and a net present value (NPV) of $6.03 million over three years and a payback period of less than six months for a composite organization based on interviewed customers.

Key Points: 
  • The study found that InRule delivered a return on investment (ROI) of 421% and a net present value (NPV) of $6.03 million over three years and a payback period of less than six months for a composite organization based on interviewed customers.
  • InRule commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact study to quantify the potential ROI enterprises may realize by deploying InRule’s AI decisioning platform.
  • According to the study, prior to implementing InRule, the interviewed organizations struggled to manage their complex, legacy approach to automated decisioning, which included rules that were hardcoded by IT teams.
  • The study revealed that by implementing InRule, an organization can deploy rules easier and faster and empower business users to manage the logic they know best, reducing the risk of costly errors and lengthy change cycles.

Lucid Software Launches APIs and Developer Platform

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Software , the leader in visual collaboration software, today announced the launch of its latest APIs and developer platform, which will enable Lucid users and partners to better streamline their workflows by creating, publishing, and distributing their apps and integrations within the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite.

Key Points: 
  • SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Software , the leader in visual collaboration software, today announced the launch of its latest APIs and developer platform, which will enable Lucid users and partners to better streamline their workflows by creating, publishing, and distributing their apps and integrations within the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite.
  • Top partners utilizing the APIs and developer platform at launch include Salesforce, Slack, ServiceNow, and Notion.
  • "Our APIs and developer platform empower users and partners to build and deliver powerful, customized solutions for their teams and customers, further increasing efficiency and reducing context switching across apps," said Dan Lawyer, chief product officer at Lucid Software.
  • Headroom: Users can hold AI-powered meetings directly in Lucid to transition from brainstorming to decision-making without leaving the platform.