About the Analyst
Mark Smith
Mark is responsible for the overall direction of Ventana Research and drives the global research agenda covering both business and technology areas. He defined the blueprint for Information Management and Performance Management as the linking together of people, processes, information and technology across organizations to drive effective results. Mark is an expert in technology for business from Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Analytics to Information Management across finance, operations and IT. Mark has held CMO, product development and research roles at companies such as SAP, META Group, Oracle and IRI Software. He has experience across major industries including banking, consumer products, food and beverage, insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and retail and consumer services.
We are happy to share some insights about Informatica's Product 360 drawn from our latest Value Index research, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.
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Topics:
Marketing,
Data Governance,
Data,
Product Information Management,
Price and Revenue Management,
Digital Commerce,
Operations & Supply Chain,
Enterprise Resource Planning,
continuous supply chain,
Office of Sales,
data operations
I am happy to share insights gleaned from our latest Value Index research, an assessment of how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value Index: Product Information Management 2021 is the distillation of a year of market and product research by Ventana Research. Drawing on our Benchmark Research, we apply a structured methodology built on evaluation categories that reflect the real-world criteria incorporated in a request for proposal to product information...
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Topics:
Sales,
Marketing,
Product Information Management,
Price and Revenue Management,
Digital Commerce,
Operations & Supply Chain,
Enterprise Resource Planning
Having just completed the 2021 Ventana Research Value Index for Product Information Management, I want to share some of my observations about how the market and category have advanced since our first examination over 15 years ago.
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Topics:
Marketing,
Product Information Management,
Price and Revenue Management,
Digital Commerce,
Operations & Supply Chain,
Enterprise Resource Planning,
continuous supply chain,
Office of Sales
I’m proud to share Ventana Research’s 2021 market agenda for digital technology. Our focus in this agenda is to deliver expertise to help organizations prioritize technology investments that increase workforce effectiveness and organizational agility, ensuring ongoing operation during any type of disruption.
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Topics:
Big Data,
Analytics,
Cloud Computing,
Internet of Things,
Digital Technology,
Robotic Process Automation,
blockchain,
Conversational Computing,
mobile computing,
extended reality,
AI and Machine Learning
With the announcement of Ventana Research market agenda, a new expertise in Digital Business has been launched, I will outline the areas of focus that provide insights to organizations that can be used to optimize technology, increase agility and organizational readiness. We are proud to provide expertise on digital effectiveness through our research and insights on trends and best practices.
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Topics:
Performance Management,
Governance,
Business Continuity,
Risk,
Digital transformation,
Digital Business,
Digital Security,
Digital Communications,
Sustainability Management,
Work Management,
Experience Management
Ventana Research has announced its market agenda for 2021, continuing the tradition of transparency in our efforts to educate and guide the technology market but also our independence as we do not share our market agenda or analyst perspectives with any external party. Each year, we proudly formulate our market agenda that is not biased by clients or the technology industry, focusing on education rather than the prospect of consulting or software revenue. We review and refine our plan...
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Topics:
Customer Experience,
Human Capital Management,
Marketing,
Office of Finance,
Analytics,
Data,
Digital Technology,
Operations & Supply Chain,
Office of Sales,
Digital Business
Augmented reality (AR) is a critical component of digital technology. The role of AR is to virtualize the visualization and engagement of assets and products with information that can enhance the value of it for many purposes including manufacturing, marketing, sales and service. Consider how manufacturing and field service organizations are starting to use AR technology for hands-free call-up of service manuals using glasses so technicians can verify progress without looking away from their...
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Topics:
Sales,
Business Continuity,
Internet of Things,
Business Planning,
Digital Technology,
Operations & Supply Chain,
Digital transformation,
mobile computing,
extended reality
Through 2021, one-half of organizations will realize that digital transformation (DX) investments have not met the organizational readiness requirements of business continuity, leading to a new focus on innovative digital technologies that more reliably sustain operations. Which processes does your organization need to prioritize most to operate continuously? Who are the organization’s stakeholders and champion coordinators that will be called upon when an incident arises? What business...
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Topics:
Business Continuity,
Business Planning,
Digital transformation
The annual Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards showcases advances in the productivity and potential of business applications, as well as technology that contributes significantly to improved efficiency and productivity in the processes and the performance of an organization. Our goal is to recognize technology and vendors that have introduced noteworthy digital innovations that advance business and IT.
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Topics:
Analytics,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Lake,
Data Preparation,
IOT,
Data,
Information Management (IM),
Digital Technology,
blockchain,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
extended reality,
AI and Machine Learning
The annual Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards showcases advances in the productivity and potential of business applications, as well as technology that contributes significantly to improved efficiency and productivity in the processes and the performance of an organization. Our goal is to recognize technology and vendors that have introduced noteworthy digital innovations that advance business and IT.
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Topics:
Continuous Planning,
Data,
Digital Technology,
Operations & Supply Chain,
Enterprise Resource Planning,
blockchain,
continuous supply chain