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AWS Outposts Powers Next-Gen Computing—With a Differentiating Twist

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Executive Summary This report provides an overview of how AWS Outposts has changed the market for next-generation computing platforms. Although the recent past of next-generation compute platforms has been characterized by bringing cloud stacks on-premises, with an…
Holger Mueller
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Oracle Makes Its Great Database Even Better—and Adds Low Code to It

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Executive Summary This Offering Overview examines Oracle’s latest database release, Oracle Database 21c, as well as Oracle’s low-code application development offering, Oracle Application Express (APEX). The report describes the underlying…
Holger Mueller
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Better Employee Experience from a Modern Workforce Management Platform

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At a Glance MarketSource provides expert services for its clients across retail locations in North America. The workforce is employed and managed by MarketSource directly while acting as an extension of a retailer or manufacturers in retail. Staffing for flexible retail…
Holger Mueller
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CFOs and CIOs Seek Modern Finance and Planning

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Executive Summary In the fall of 2020, Constellation Research conducted qualitative and quantitative interviews with more than 300 CIOs and CFOs about their 2021 priorities for financial management and planning. Through these conversations, Constellation sought to…
R Ray Wang
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Google Changes the Cloud Market for the Better with Anthos

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Executive Summary This report provides an overview of how Google Anthos has changed the market for next-generation computing platforms. Although the recent past of next-generation compute platforms has been characterized by bringing cloud stacks on-premises, with an…
Holger Mueller
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Oracle Brings Holistic Observability to the Enterprise

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How Oracle Cloud Observability and Management Changes DevOps Best Practices At an Oracle virtual launch event on October 6, 2020, Clay Magouyrk announced a new offering in the area of observability and management of complex application technology stacks. Oracle Cloud…
Holger Mueller
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The CIO Outlook for 2021: Delivering Business ROI at Scale

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Executive Summary Constellation Research conducted a survey of 100 leading CIOs in the fourth quarter of 2020 to get a sense of their challenges in maintaining and increasing the business value of IT in 2020. The survey also examined their outlook on how to cope with these…
Dion Hinchcliffe
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Oracle Exadata Cloud Service X8M Brings Leading Elasticity to Enterprise Needs

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Executive Summary This report provides an overview of how Oracle Exadata X8M became a member of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offering and analyzes its capabilities to meet enterprises’ needs for a next-generation computing platform that allows them to…
Holger Mueller
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The Future of ERP

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Executive Summary Over the past six months, Constellation Research held one-on-one interviews with more than 400 C-level leaders about their overall technology trends and strategies. This report sheds light on the 300 discussions about enterprise resource planning (ERP)…
R Ray Wang
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The New Future of Professional Services

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Executive Summary What can and should professional services organizations do now to build a bridge to a new future after COVID-19? This report explores the question in detail, examining how professional services firms can evolve to become leaner, healthier and more innovative…
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Mirantis Delivers Container Workloads Where Enterprises Want Them: Everywhere

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Executive Summary This report provides an overview of how Mirantis has delivered on its “Ship Code Faster” mission. More specifically, Constellation defines the market for next-generation computing platforms, discusses the buyer challenges…
Holger Mueller
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Exploring the World of Remote Work in 2020: A Data-Driven Analysis

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Executive Summary This report examines the state of remote work in 2020 during COVID-19 by using a meta-analysis of available remote-work surveys and studies—in particular, 1E’s new U.S.-based research. Readers will gain an up-to-date…
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Workforce Management Agility Is Needed More Than Ever

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Executive Summary This Best Practices report covers the trends that underly the operation of workforce management systems. It describes criteria that CxOs need to apply to the selection of such workforce management systems, with special consideration of changes in best…
Holger Mueller
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Nutanix Shifts from Hardware to Software, Ownership to Access

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How One Hardware Vendor Succeeded in Creating a $1+ Billion Subscription Services Cloud Platform In 2018, Nutanix faced the challenge of transitioning from hardware appliance to cloud software platform in its category of hyperconverged infrastructure. The company moved from…
R Ray Wang
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Sage Business Cloud X3 Goes Deep on Industry

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The Version 12 Release Improves on Key Customer Requirements for Cloud ERP The confluence of an improved market outlook, the shift to the cloud, the pressure of digital transformation and replacement cycle dynamics creates one of the biggest growth opportunities for…
R Ray Wang
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Why Every Organization Must Build a Plan for the Unpredictable

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Best Practices for Mainframe Clients in a World of Unexpected Events Constellation Research has fielded hundreds of calls from CxOs in recent weeks regarding what to consider for the proper business and technology response heightened by the coronavirus pandemic and other…
R Ray Wang
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Oracle Raises the Stakes in the Next-Gen Compute Platform Market

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How the Addition of Oracle Autonomous Database and Dedicated Region to Oracle Cloud@Customer Enables Infinite Computing This Offering Overview examines the recent Oracle announcement of additions to Oracle Cloud@Customer—Oracle Autonomous Database and Oracle…
Holger Mueller
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Infinite Insights Are the Architecture Imperative for Enterprise Acceleration

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Infinite Insights Are Real—While the Death of the Data Lake Is Greatly Exaggerated  Enterprises are being challenged by Enterprise Acceleration  and require a new breed of platforms that can expand across all currently available and future…
Holger Mueller
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It’s Past Time to Crack the Social Engagement Nut

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Why Are Companies Still So Bad at it? As the world went on lockdown, digital channels—in particular, social media—suddenly became essential means of communication for all businesses. But while many individuals use these channels effectively…
Nfrance, Dion Hinchcliffe
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Changes in Best Practices in a Pandemic Business World

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Leaders Must Quickly Learn and Implement Critical Business Lessons from the SARS-CoV-2 Experience The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic is in its early stages, but the critical next steps are already clear for CxOs who need to get their enterprises going again. In parallel, they must…
Holger Mueller
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Infosys Live Enterprise Delivers on the Autonomous Enterprise Vision

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Level 4 Autonomous Enterprise Capabilities Delivered in the Digital Platform This Offering Overview examines the Infosys Live Enterprise Suite. The report describes the underlying market trends, introduces the vendor and presents key differentiators for the Infosys offering…
R Ray Wang
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The Automation Imperative Materialized: Oracle Autonomous Database

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How Oracle’s Latest Database Innovations Allow the Enterprise to Become Autonomous This Offering Overview examines the Oracle Autonomous Database. The report describes the underlying market trends, introduces the vendor and presents key differentiators for…
Holger Mueller
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Inside the Future of Work Changes in a Post-Pandemic Business World

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How to Rapidly Implement Lessons Learned in the Wake of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic is in its early stages, but important steps that chief human resources officers must take to move their organizations forward have already become clear. Even as they…
Holger Mueller
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How the Gig Economy Is Reshaping Tech Careers and IT Itself

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Platforms That Offer Flexible Designer Careers to IT Talent Complement the CIO’s Need for More Dynamic and Effective Talent Sourcing A close examination of gig economy platforms, such as Upwork and Gigster, which enable businesses to hire remote staff on…