Buyers Guide

Power and Utilities Enterprise Asset Management 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Swadhin Pradhan on 22 January 2025

Executive Summary Power and Utilities Enterprise Asset Management The global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, from 8 billion in 2023, fueling efforts to meet growing energy needs. The demand for all types of energy sources—including traditional fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, along with nuclear and renewable sources like solar, wind and hydropower—has... Read More

Topics: IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Power and Utilities, Enterprise Asset Management

Collaborative Analytics Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by David Menninger on 21 January 2025

Executive Summary Collaborative Analytics Analytics almost universally involves collaboration among a team of individuals. Interpreting the results of the analyses, choosing a course of action and tracking the implementation of those actions span multiple roles and departments within an enterprise. As a result, most of today’s analytics and business intelligence products support some form of... Read More

Topics: Collaborative Analytics, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data

Midsize ERP Financial Management 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 10 January 2025

Executive Summary Midsize ERP Financial Management Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate... Read More

Topics: Financial Management, Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Midsize, Business-focused Software and Services

ERP Manufacturing Buyers Guide 2024 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 09 January 2025

Executive Summary ERP Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate data created... Read More

Topics: Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing, Business-focused Software and Services

Workforce Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Workforce Planning Planning software aims to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. In most enterprises, headcount is the one of the top three costs, often the largest, so it is... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Workforce Planning, Business-focused Software and Services

Business Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Business Planning The primary goal of business planning is to ensure decision-making is consistently more informed and faster. Planning and budgeting software should expedite and refine analysis and decision-making cycles, improving the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group within the finance department, while also improving the performance of... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Business-focused Software and Services

Revenue Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Revenue Planning Planning software is designed to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. The primary objective is to generate the revenue needed to fund the resources necessary to... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Business-focused Software and Services, Revenue Planning

Financial Planning Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 31 December 2024

Executive Summary Financial Planning Financial planning software aims to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. However, budget setting has long been criticized for being time-consuming and offering... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, financial planning, Business-focused Software and Services

Data Products Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 December 2024

Executive Summary Data Products Data as a product is one of four key principles of data mesh, a cultural and organizational approach, alongside domain-oriented ownership, self-serve data infrastructure and federated governance. However, each of these four principles is gaining momentum outside the context of data mesh. Data as a product is the process of applying product thinking to data... Read More

Topics: Data Products, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, DataOps

Data Pipelines Buyers Guide 2024 Executive Summary

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 December 2024

Executive Summary Data Pipelines The development, testing and deployment of data pipelines is a fundamental accelerator of data-driven strategies. The pipelines enable enterprises to extract data generated by operational applications that run the business and transport it into the analytic data platforms used to analyze the business. ISG Research defines data pipelines as the systems used to... Read More

Topics: Data Pipelines, IT and Technology-focused Software and Services, Analytics and Data, DataOps