Ventana Research today announced the 10 winners of the 12th Annual Digital Leadership Awards. These awards spotlight organizations and those individuals with supporting technology vendors that utilize technology to advance business and IT. The prestigious Ventana Research Digital Leadership Awards recognize individuals and companies that have utilized and championed improvements across their people, processes, information, and technology to grow their business and industry potential.
As part of the scoring process and methodology, Ventana Research examined case studies and submissions to evaluate the nominated organization's use of people, processes, information and technology, the best practices it developed, the degree of team involvement and the project's business impact and value. All types of organizations were invited to participate, and submissions spanned many industries and organization sizes.
"We would like to thank all organizations that submitted for the 12th Ventana Research Digital Leadership Awards," said Mark Smith, CEO and Chief Research Officer at Ventana Research. "This year’s submissions were strong across all categories, with a diverse set of leaders and technology applications. Selecting the winner in each category from the finalists was no easy task for the research team. Congratulations to this year’s finalists and winners for their dedication to technology implementation and for their dedication to improving people, processes, information, and technology. They not only improve their organizations, but advocate industry and pioneering change.”
These Digital Leadership Awards span across the 9 areas of expertise at Ventana Research, with one overall Digital Innovation Award winner.
The winners of the 12th Annual Ventana Research Digital Leadership Awards are:
The Overall Digital Leadership Award Winner - This award is the most prestigious award offered. It is given to the company and technology provider who best exemplifies Overall Leadership.
We are proud to honor: IQVIA using Trifacta
Analytics - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in any use or application of analytics across business and/or IT.
Winner: La-Z-Boy Corporate using Domo
Big Data - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in big data and related technologies for supporting data and information management related needs.
Winner: Fannie Mae using Tibco
Customer Excellence - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in applications and technologies that support the engagement with customers for any purpose.
Winner: UK Power Networks using Content Guru
Digital Innovation - This award for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in the technologies that support for cutting edge and exploratory technologies.
Winner: American Family Insurance using Alation
Human Capital Management - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in the applications and technologies that support human capital management.
Winner: Bargain Hunt using Ceridian
Marketing - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in the applications and technologies that support marketing.
Winner: Petra Industries using Akeneo
Office of Finance - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in the applications and technologies that support the office of finance.
Winner: Halloran Consulting Group using Sage Intacct
Operations and Supply Chain - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in the technologies that support the operations of a business.
Winner: CORE Transport Technologies, a Descartes company using Solace Inc.
Sales - This award is for the company and technology provider that best exemplifies leadership in the application or technologies that support the sales organization.
Ventana Research highlights and acknowledges the importance of these leaders through the annual Digital Leadership Awards. To learn more about the Ventana Research Digital Leadership Awards and to see what previous award recipients have said about them please visit: www.ventanaresearch.com/awards.
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