Buyers Guide

Record to Report 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 September 2025

Executive Summary Record to Report The six costliest words in managing a finance department are, “We’ve always done it this way.” The record-to-report (R2R) cycle describes the process of finalizing and summarizing financial activities of an enterprise for a specific accounting period—typically a month, quarter or fiscal year. It is important to note that R2R exclusively covers the activities... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Consolidate and Close Management, Business & Technologies, Record to Report

Financial Close 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 September 2025

Executive Summary Financial Close The financial records of an enterprise must be reviewed periodically and summarized to create financial statements that inform executives and interested third parties of the organization’s financial condition and performance. An enterprise’s financial close involves a set of repeated processes that must be performed in a prescribed order and fashion to maximize... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Financial Close, Business & Technologies, Record to Report

Financial Consolidation 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Robert Kugel on 05 September 2025

Executive Summary Financial Consolidation The financial records of an enterprise must be reviewed periodically and summarized to create financial statements that inform executives and interested third parties of the organization’s financial condition and performance. A consolidation of the financial records and other departmental close processes involves an intricate set of repeated processes... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Financial Consolidation and Close, Business & Technologies

Conversational AI for CX 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Mark Smith on 31 July 2025

Executive Summary Conversational AI for CX The digital transition to artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) software is transforming enterprises in unprecedented ways. While many AI initiatives in business focus on data processing for analytics and operational efficiency, there is a notable shift with the rise of conversational AI. This advancement goes beyond traditional human-computer... Read More

Topics: communications, Workplace, Digital Business, Conversational AI, CX, Business & Technologies, Platforms, Suites

Conversational AI for Workforce 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Mark Smith on 31 July 2025

Executive Summary Conversational AI for Workforce The digital transition to artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) software is transforming enterprises in unprecedented ways. While many AI initiatives in business focus on data processing for analytics and operational efficiency, there is a notable shift with the rise of conversational AI. This advancement goes beyond traditional human-computer... Read More

Topics: communications, Workplace, Digital Business, Conversational AI, Business & Technologies, Platforms, Suites, Workforce

Communication Platforms 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Mark Smith on 31 July 2025

Executive Summary Communication Platforms The need for communication with consumers and customers has evolved dramatically in recent years, transforming how enterprises connect to meet a wide range of needs. Today’s communication platforms, often referred to as CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service), operate as services with APIs and integrations across the internet and carrier networks,... Read More

Topics: communications, Workplace, Digital Business, Business & Technologies, Collaborative AI, Platforms, Suites

Collaborative AI Suites 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Mark Smith on 31 July 2025

Executive Summary Collaborative AI Suites The necessity for collaboration across the enterprise has evolved dramatically, modernizing sophisticated digital interactions across all channels and devices for both internal teams and external stakeholders, including customers, partners and suppliers. Technological innovations have significantly reduced the complexity of enabling these essential... Read More

Topics: communications, Workplace, Digital Business, Business & Technologies, Collaborative AI, Platforms, Suites

AI Agents 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Mark Smith on 31 July 2025

Executive Summary AI Agents The shift toward artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software in enterprises and workforce processes has generated a rising demand for more intelligent applications and systems across enterprises. However, integrating and utilizing decades of accumulated knowledge and data presents a significant challenge due to the complexity of legacy systems and existing business... Read More

Topics: communications, Workplace, Digital Business, Business & Technologies, Collaborative AI, Platforms, Suites, AI Agents

Collaborative AI Platforms and Suites 2025 Buyers Guide Executive Summary

Posted by Mark Smith on 31 July 2025

Executive Summary Collaborative AI Platforms and Suites Digital modernization through artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally transforming how enterprises collaborate and communicate—both internally among teams and externally with customers, partners and suppliers. Today’s collaborative platforms and suites enable seamless interaction across channels and devices, making business processes... Read More

Topics: communications, Workplace, Digital Business, Business & Technologies, Collaborative AI, Platforms, Suites