Ventana Research recently announced its 2020 research agenda for analytics, continuing the guidance we’ve offered for nearly two decades to help organizations derive optimal value from their technology investments and improve business outcomes.
It’s been exciting to follow the emergence of innovative capabilities in the analytics market, but for businesses it can be challenging to stay on top of all these changes. To help, we craft our research agenda using our firm’s knowledge of technology vendors and products and our experience with and expertise on business requirements.
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Topics:
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Collaboration,
Internet of Things,
natural language processing,
AI and Machine Learning
Ventana Research recently announced its 2020 research agenda for digital technology, continuing the guidance we’ve offered for nearly two decades to help organizations derive optimal value and improve business outcomes. While we have seen more than four decades of digital transformation in the systems and tools businesses rely on, recent years have yielded transformative approaches to technology that can finally actually change the way people and processes work, rather than just make traditional processes more efficient.
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Topics:
Analytics,
Internet of Things,
Data,
Digital Technology,
blockchain,
Conversational Computing,
AI and Machine Learning,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
extended reality
I’ve written before about blockchain’s significant potential. A lot of the current discussion on the topic centers on cryptocurrencies and financial trading platforms, both of which are already in operation. However, my focus is on its applicability to business generally, especially in B2B commerce, where I believe there is significant potential for it to serve as a universal data connector. There’s also a great deal of potential for blockchain to provide individuals with greater power in managing their identity and greasing the wheels of trade. That noted, those designing and planning to implement commerce-related blockchains must address fundamental issues if blockchain technology is to achieve its potential.
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Topics:
Sales,
Human Capital Management,
business intelligence,
Collaboration,
Internet of Things,
Data,
Product Information Management,
Digital Commerce,
Enterprise Resource Planning,
blockchain,
candidate engagement,
collaborative computing,
continuous supply chain
For interactions with customers to go well, organizations must manage an ever-increasing array of engagement channels. Our research finds that organizations expect to see interaction volumes increase on all channels, especially digital ones such as text-based messaging, chat, mobile and social apps. Unfortunately, the systems that manage these channels are typically disparate and uncoordinated and may not use the same underlying technology. This makes it difficult for organizations to coordinate customer interactions consistently and provide the best possible customer experience.
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Topics:
Customer Experience,
Voice of the Customer,
business intelligence,
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Preparation,
Information Management,
Internet of Things,
Contact Center,
Data,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
blockchain,
natural language processing,
data lakes,
Intelligent CX,
AI and Machine Learning,
subscription management,
agent management,
extended reality
Today’s intense competition requires that companies know as much as they can about their customers in order to anticipate their needs and deliver a superior customer experience. However, many organizations struggle to do this well. Implementing initiatives to improve customer value across any department or process involving customers requires both in-depth visibility into current operations and excellent metrics.
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Topics:
Customer Experience,
Voice of the Customer,
business intelligence,
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Preparation,
Internet of Things,
Contact Center,
Data,
Digital Commerce,
blockchain,
natural language processing,
data lakes,
Intelligent CX,
Conversational Computing,
AI and Machine Learning,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
subscription management,
agent management,
extended reality
