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Gartner Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center 2019
Once again, Gartner has positioned Microsoft in the Leaders Quadrant in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center, based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute in the customer engagement center market. Gartner notes, “Digital business models, improved AI maturity and connected customer service ecosystems are changing how organizations engage with customers and manage customer service teams.”
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation
Once again, Gartner has positioned Microsoft in the Leaders Quadrant in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation, based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute in the sales force automation market. Gartner notes, “Vendors improved AI for data capture, predictive analytics and relationship intelligence in the past year.”
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large and Global Enterprises 2019
Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a Visionary in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large and Global Enterprises. Gartner notes, “Gartner’s client inquiry data shows that interest in cloud core financial management suites is increasing significantly. Many application leaders and senior finance users believe that moving to the cloud will enable them easily to avoid the challenges they face with on-premises core financial applications — such as cumbersome user interfaces, too much customization and expensive, hard-to-manage upgrades.”
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Midsize Enterprises
In its first Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Midsize Enterprises, Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a visionary, based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute. Gartner notes that “By 2021, 70% of all new midmarket cloud ERP application projects for product-centric enterprises will be public cloud implementations.”
Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Midsize Enterprises
In the Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric, Midsized Enterprises, Microsoft receives the highest scores from Gartner for the process manufacturing and modern technology architecture use cases, and within the three highest scores in all use cases.
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management
Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a Visionary in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management, noting, “Vendors’ positions in this Magic Quadrant reflect customers’ new expectations in areas such as digital technician support, outcome-based service business models, and AI-driven scheduling and decision support.”
The Forrester Wave™: Customer Service Solutions, Q2 2019
In Forrester’s 33-criterion evaluation of customer service solution providers, they identified the 12 most significant ones — Appian, bpm’online, Freshworks, Microsoft, Oracle, Pegasystems, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, SugarCRM, Verint, and Zendesk — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. Microsoft is positioned in the Strong Performers band, with Forrester noting, “ Microsoft is the only vendor that provides hardware, software, and internet-of-things (IoT) platforms to enable end-to-end customer service.”
The Total Economic Impact™ of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations
Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the TEI of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations on seven organizations who adopted it to replace their aging, siloed ERP systems, and to develop a financial model based on their findings to quantify the key benefits of this upgrade.
Mega Vendors Use AI To Change The CRM Game
Forrester examines the major vendors offering AI in the CRM landscape including Microsoft. The April 2018 report notes, “Unlike its competitors, Microsoft has been building out an AI platform agnostic of its business applications for years. Its AI platform, built on Microsoft Azure, makes machine-learning, cognitive, and bot services available that businesses can leverage to create their own applications or connect to Dynamics 365… Microsoft's greatest depth is in its library of AI solutions designed specifically for sales and customer service.”
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Operational ERP Applications
The IDC MarketScape positions Microsoft as a Major Player for Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Operational ERP Applications. The IDC MarketScape notes that “Digital transformation (DX) is fundamentally changing enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications — allowing businesses to transform their decision making, which is enhancing their business outcomes significantly in the digital economy. Digital transformation is an enterprise wide, board-level strategic reality for companies wishing to remain relevant or maintain or enhance their leadership position in the digital economy.”
Nucleus Research ERP Technology Value Matrix
Nucleus Research recognized Microsoft Dynamics 365 as a Leader in their ERP Technology Value Matrix, in which they assessed more than twenty Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions on functionality and usability.