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Overview

November 2024

AI Agents-Breaking down the verticals

Rewiring Organizations

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Automation

Deep Dive

November 2024

Towards the AI Agent Ecosystem (Updated)

An informational guide for users exploring the space

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Supply Chain & Logistics

Quick Take

October 2024

Supplier Intelligence

Cost efficiency and resiliency through insights

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Automation

Quick Take

September 2024

It’s Time for DataOps

And time to 10x your data platform

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B2B Commerce

Quick Take

September 2024

Usage-Based Billing

Not new, but likely never more important

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B2B Commerce

Quick Take

September 2024

Building RevOps Capabilities

Acquisitions are inevitable

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Automation

Overview

September 2024

RevOps - The Road to Virtual Employees

RevOps Intelligence Tools

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Automation

Quick Take

August 2024

IIoT at a Tipping Point

What needs to change for it to deliver real value and why we think now is the time

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Automation

Deep Dive

June 2024

Data Security

Shifting data left: How this minor piece of the cybersecurity stack could be the most fundamental

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Quick Take

May 2024

A Key Piece of the Renewables Puzzle

Energy Storage Solutions

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Automation

Quick Take

May 2024

Unstructured Data Pipelines

Capitalizing on the "junk" of the data world

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B2B Commerce

Quick Take

April 2024

It's Time Local Went Global

Real-time Payments

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Supply Chain & Logistics

Quick Take

April 2024

Pain at the Pump

Opportunities to innovate with fuel cards

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Supply Chain & Logistics

Quick Take

April 2024

Food & Agriculture Traceability

A field of opportunity

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Automation

Quick Take

March 2024

Silicon Synapses for AI

AI hardware in data centers and on the edge

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Automation

Quick Take

February 2024

Conversational AI and the Future of Customer Service

A shift in the customer support landscape

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B2B Commerce

Quick Take

February 2024

Unified APIs

Building connections

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Supply Chain & Logistics

Quick Take

January 2024

The Future of Demand Forecasting Software

A balancing act between innovation and market realities

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Automation

Overview

December 2023

Industrial Intelligence

Why manufacturing needs software now more than ever

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Automation

Deep Dive

November 2023

3rd Generation FP&A Tools

A new wave of tools revolutionizing a dated CFO tech stack

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Automation

Overview

September 2023

Towards the AI Agent Ecosystem

A Technical Guide for Founders & Operators Building Agents

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B2B Commerce

Deep Dive

August 2023

The Next Chapter of Embedded Finance

A Guide for How and Where to Play - to Win

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Supply Chain & Logistics

Deep Dive

July 2023

The Future of Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Why the next generation TMS won't be a TMS at all

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Automation

Deep Dive

March 2023

Why Using Internal Tools to do More with Less Matters Today

No-Code and Low-Code

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Automation

Overview

February 2023

Why Hyperautomation Will Unlock a More Efficient Future

Our deep dive report on the race to control corporate chaos

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Supply Chain & Logistics

Overview

December 2022

Every Company Will Be a Logistics Company

A key lesson from the last few years of pandemic life is that every company needs to start thinking like a logistics company, even become one themselves

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B2B Commerce

Deep Dive

December 2022

Check this Out - Part 2

A Deep Dive on Checkout Challengers

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B2B Commerce

Deep Dive

November 2022

Check this Out - Part 1

There’s never been a truly digital checkout experience in B2B commerce, but that’s changing

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B2B Commerce

Overview

November 2022

The Dominoes are Starting to Fall

Why B2B Commerce is the $100 Trillion Market Technology Hasn’t been Able to Crack – Until Now

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About Activant Research

The Research team, based in Cape Town, covers Activant’s core sectors – fintech, supply chain, and automation – from the pre-seed through to the public markets

Jono Vickery

Research Associate

Advances Activant's commerce infrastructure research.

Rebecca Rodseth

Research Analyst

Richard Benson-Armer

Director of Research and Senior Advisor

Helps management teams through the challenges of scaling by focusing on the biggest value drivers.

Nina Matthews

Research Analyst

Scott Watson

Research Associate

Identifying the next generation of businesses poised to transform the world

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