Xactly Customer Cbeyond Wins 2014 Ventana Research Leadership Award for Cloud Computing
SAN JOSE, CA – September 18, 2014 - Xactly, a leading provider of cloud based incentive solutions, today announced that customer Cbeyond has been named a winner in the cloud computing category of the 9th Annual 2014 Ventana Research Leadership Awards. The category specifically recognizes individuals and organizations that have notably improved the effectiveness of their people and processes through the use of major business technologies.
“I see compensation as one of the most important motivational tools any company can use to drive success in their organization,” said David James, senior director of sales operations & incentives, Cbeyond, Inc. “As we moved to the cloud, being able to quickly align sales with the changes in our business was critical, and it simply would not have been possible without the great working relationship we have with Xactly. Winning this award is testament to the critical impact that effectively aligning compensation with performance had on our company.”
Xactly helps companies build a better business through the power of incentives. With unique big data insights and technologies, Xactly customers can create effective incentive compensation (ICM) initiatives that fuel a more agile and competitive sales team and overall workforce. Using Xactly Incent, Modeling, and Sandbox, Cbeyond was able to dramatically reduce friction in its business, and leverage compensation to successfully realign its sales team to meet a new strategic direction in the company. Read more about Cbeyond’s amazing results at: https://www.xactlycorp.com/customers/cbeyond/
“The Technology Leadership Award recognizes companies like Cbeyond that are leading with their use of best practices. Cbeyond’s use of Xactly to has created sales efficiencies in order to deliver the best possible value,” said Mark Smith, CEO & Chief Research Officer of Ventana Research. “On behalf of Ventana Research, we congratulate Cbeyond for their use of Xactly to use compensation to transform their business in Cloud Computing.” Ventana Research selected award recipients based upon organizations’ or individuals’ leadership accomplishments in innovating or enhancing the productivity and outcomes of business or IT processes. The awards will be presented at the Ventana Research Business Technology Leadership Summit on October 22, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California. For a full list of the Ventana Research Leadership winners, visit http://www.ventanaresearch.com/awards/
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