Host Analytics Joins Salesforce Analytics Cloud Partner Ecosystem to Deliver Real-Time Insights and Analytics Through the Cloud

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 7, 2015) - Host Analytics, the leader in cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM), today announced that the company was selected to join the Salesforce Analytics Cloud Partner Ecosystem to empower business users to take a more dynamic, data-driven approach to connect operational data with business planning to improve enterprise performance.

News Highlights and Facts:
The Salesforce Analytics Cloud was designed to give organizations a competitive edge by empowering sales, service and marketing professionals to explore data, uncover new insights and take action instantly from any device. Powered by the Wave Platform, Analytics Cloud brings together a dynamic user experience; indexed search and a powerful computing engine to enable business users to explore any data source from anywhere. The platform was designed from the ground up to be open, and more than 75 partners have joined the Analytics Cloud ecosystem to extend analytics for every conceivable use case and enable data-driven companies to connect with customers in a whole new way.

• With this announcement, companies can leverage Host Analytics Cloud EPM Suite to deliver an integrated view of performance for finance and lines of business. Now, department leaders who identify new business opportunities based on real-time customer insights from the Analytics Cloud can instantly work in concert with finance executives to allocate resources to pursue those opportunities.
  
  
• The integration of Host Analytics with the Analytics Cloud will help high-performing companies stay competitive by leveraging data to inform tactical and strategic decisions. Host Analytics' insights will also enable organizations to be more agile and responsive to real-time shifts in market conditions or customer demands.
  
  
• The Analytics Cloud mobile app is available on Apple iOS for iPhone and iPad, with additional device support forthcoming.
  
  
• You can learn more about the Salesforce Analytics Cloud by visiting http://www.salesforce.com/analytics-cloud/.
  
  

Commentary:

"Our planning information from Host Analytics is one of our most valuable data sources in understanding the health of our overall business as we continue to rapidly grow," said James Perry, Senior Manager of Finance and Business Intelligence at iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions. "In addition, incorporating upstream operational and sales data into our strategic planning process enhances our agility and strengthens our ability to serve our customers and meet the increased market demand for dedicated talent acquisition tools."

"This partnership brings together enterprise cloud application leaders to better serve organizations and users who want greater business agility and tighter alignment between operations and finance," said Dave Kellogg, CEO at Host Analytics. "The combination of purpose-built cloud planning applications from Host Analytics and real-time insights of the Analytics Cloud put companies in a position to take planning and performance to the next level."

"Host Analytics has disrupted the stale planning and forecasting approaches that have underserved companies for decades," said Keith Bigelow, GM and SVP, Analytics Cloud at Salesforce. "As part of the Analytics Cloud Partner Ecosystem, now every business user can leverage real-time insights from any data source to better inform and connect their planning with their performance, enabling companies to act quickly and decisively as new opportunities unfold."

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About Host Analytics
Host Analytics is the leader in cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM), offering a suite of financial applications for planning, consolidation, reporting, and analytics. World-class companies like NEC, Burlington Coat Factory, and Sanmina trust Host Analytics to power their strategic financial systems. Host Analytics is a fast-growing, private company backed by leading venture capitalists and is headquartered in Silicon Valley with customers in over 80 countries.

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