HR tech is getting bigger, but the software in it are getting harder to tell apart. Paylocity has moved beyond HR and payroll into Finance and IT. Rippling connects HR, payroll, IT and Finance. Workday now talks about itself as […]
Market Alert: Zoominfo Launches Talent Autopilot, Pairing an AI Recruiting Agent With Its Verified Data
ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM) launched Talent Autopilot, an AI agent that helps recruiters find and reach candidates whom keyword search misses. It’s the most advanced product yet from ZoomInfo Talent Solutions, the company’s existing recruiting business, and it extends ZoomInfo’s core […]
Monthly Research Recap | September 2026
Upcoming Events HR Technology Conference & Exposition | October 20 – 22, 2026 Join the 3Sixty Insights team as they attend the upcoming HR Technology Conference & Exposition | October 20 – 22, 2026 at the Mandalay Bay in Las […]
3Sixty Insights Welcomes Lance Haun as Principal Analyst, Bringing Deep HR, Workplace, and Technology Expertise to the Analyst Team
3Sixty Insights welcomes Lance Haun as Principal Analyst. Lance will contribute research and analysis focused on HR, workplace technology, talent, and the changes affecting organizations and the people within them. His practitioner background and experience translating complex industry developments into […]
Case Study: Retention With Intention – How Anders Built a Data-Driven Talent Strategy
Founded in St. Louis, MO in 1965, the accounting and advisory firm Anders has grown into a thriving 500-employee business serving clients across the United States. In addition to tax, audit, and assurance services, Anders has since expanded its advisory […]
Case Study: From Paper to a Unified Experience – How an NYC Restaurant Group Modernized HR With Harri & ADP
“HR is more than ‘Fill out these forms and don’t get into trouble,’” said the HR Director of an NYC restaurant group 3Sixty Insights interviewed. He will be anonymously referred to as “JS” in this case study. In November 2024, […]
Reworked: 6 Years of Payroll Data Show AI Is Already Breaking Job Architecture
A six-year ADP-Stanford study shows AI is repricing your job bands. Here’s how to run the same math on your own numbers Diagnosing a broken technical system pays less today than it did in 2022. Advising the client on how […]
Unleash Article: Ask the Analyst – What Evidence Does HR Need to Make Reskilling the Outcome Instead of a Compromise?
UNLEASH’s “Ask The Analyst” article explores a critical workforce strategy question facing HR leaders: when workforce planning and business conditions point toward reducing headcount, what evidence can HR provide to demonstrate that reskilling and redeploying existing employees may be a […]
Insperity Press Release: New 3Sixty Insights Analysis Reinforces the Importance of Insperity’s HRScale Service-Enabled HR Solution
Client adoption demonstrates the value of combining enterprise-grade technology with Insperity HR expertise and service HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insperity, Inc. (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions, today announced continued progress for the Insperity HRScale™ solution, extending the reach […]
Who’s Watching the Front Desk?
Employee experience seemed to be mostly subtext at Qualtrics’ big announcement Back in 2022, Qualtrics launched something called CrossXM and I wrote a column asking a pretty basic question: How much do you actually have to spend on employee experience before it […]
HR Dive Article: Why Better Support — Not More Features — Is the Missing Link in HR Technology
Organizations continue to invest in HR technology to improve efficiency, HR compliance and the employee experience. But implementation alone rarely meets these expectations. Nearly one in four leaders say their implementation efforts failed to achieve anticipated outcomes. While organizations often focus on […]
Analyst Insight: The Importance of Implementation & How It Sets the Right Direction
“Two things remain irretrievable: time and a first impression,” wrote the author Cynthia Ozick. In HR tech, this couldn’t ring truer. Roughly nine out of ten (87%) of the 524 U.S. business leaders 3Sixty Insights recently surveyed are chronically underserved […]
Webinar: Identifying The Gaps Between HR Tech Spend and HR Tech Results | September 24 @ 2pm Eastern
Organizations continue to invest heavily in HR technology, but are they getting the results they expected? In this upcoming Insperity webinar, industry experts will examine the gap between HR technology spending and actual utilization, exploring why organizations may use only […]
Solutions Spotlight: The Guardian Shows How isolved Is Taking Payroll AI From Detection to Action
isolved’s introduction of The Guardian is less about creating a new category of payroll AI than providing an early example of the company’s broader Workforce Capital Management strategy. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude and accessed through the isolved Connector for Claude, […]
Video: The HCM Technology Utilization Gap – Why 87% of SMBs Aren’t Using Their Platforms to the Fullest
Many SMBs have invested in HCM technology, yet a significant majority are not using their platforms to their full potential. This video explores the findings behind the 87% utilization gap, examining why organizations often struggle to move beyond core […]
Market Alert: Darwinbox Expands Microsoft Partnership, Becomes Early Adopter of Frontier Tuning for HCM
Darwinbox has announced an expansion of its partnership with Microsoft, applying Microsoft’s newly unveiled Frontier Tuning capability to Darwinbox Cortex, the AI-native HCM platform the company launched in August 2026. The move places Darwinbox among the first enterprise software vendors […]
Market Alert: WorkTango Introduces Constellation, Expanding Employee Listening Beyond Feedback Collection
WorkTango has announced Constellation, an AI-facilitated employee listening experience designed to help organizations move beyond collecting feedback toward understanding root causes, prioritizing issues, and collaboratively developing actionable solutions. While artificial intelligence is central to the platform, the more significant story […]
3Sixty Insights Introduces Analyst as a Service to Provide Flexible, On-Demand Analyst Expertise
A flexible alternative to traditional advisory and fractional leadership, giving organizations ongoing access to experienced industry analysts without a long-term commitment. Organizations increasingly need access to experienced analyst expertise, but traditional options can require significant commitments. Annual advisory relationships often […]
#HRTechChat: John Dnyprowsky & Ryan Shapiro on Why PEO Buyers Need a Translator
In this episode of #HRTechChat, Nicole Roberts (Director & Principal Analyst, 3Sixty Insights) is joined by John Dnyprowsky—SVP of National Partnerships at Vensure Employer Solutions—and Ryan Shapiro—President & Founder of PEOMG and founder of the PEO Brokers Collective—for a conversation […]
Press Release: National Payroll Week® Returns September 7-11 to Help Americans Better Understand Their Paycheck
National Payroll Week returns September 7–11, 2026, bringing attention to one of the most fundamental connections between employers and their workforce: the paycheck. Organized by PayrollOrg, National Payroll Week is an annual initiative designed to recognize payroll professionals and help […]