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• 6 best practices for managing a contingent workforce

  A well-managed contingent workforce can provide welcome relief to businesses juggling their finances during trying times and a practical alternative to hiring permanent employees. Continue Reading

• What HR should consider about digital accessibility

  Digital accessibility is important for recruiting, retention and meeting legal requirements. Learn what HR professionals should consider, including how to get started. Continue Reading

• Digital Twin Consortium strives to organize a chaotic market

  Digital Twin Consortium CTO Dan Isaacs explains the organization's work and assesses the progress made in digital twin technology, standards and best practices. Continue Reading

• How to avoid unrealistic ERP implementation timelines: 9 tips

  Determining the length of an ERP implementation can be difficult but doing so is a crucial part of planning. Learn how to avoid an unrealistic timeline. Continue Reading

• Follow these steps when recovering from ERP project failure

  An ERP implementation failure is a worst-case scenario. However, project leaders who follow these steps can still potentially salvage the project. Learn how to recover. Continue Reading

• Windows 11 migration tools for desktop administrators

  While there are plenty of approaches to a Windows 11 migration, IT should plan out the process carefully and ensure they have the right tools and products to support it.Continue Reading

• How an HR-IT partnership can serve the greater good

  MOD Pizza's Tara Gambill explains how enterprise IT initiatives, including the digital transformation of HR by deploying SAP SuccessFactors HXM, helped drive the chain's rapid growth.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between SCM and CRM?

  CRM platforms track customer interactions, whereas SCM platforms track materials and product shipments. Tech buyers should know how these platforms differ before making a purchase.Continue Reading

• Checklist for success after your ERP software go-live

  An ERP go-live checklist can help implementation project teams confirm they've carried out all necessary steps. Learn what items project leaders should add to their list.Continue Reading

• Hybrid meeting best practices emphasize engagement

  In this book excerpt from 'Suddenly Hybrid,' learn about some hybrid meeting best practices that support engagement, regardless of where attendees are located.Continue Reading

• Effective hybrid meetings require training, equity, best practices

  Authors Karin M. Reed and Joseph A. Allen discuss the need for proper training and best practices to support inclusive and effective hybrid meetings.Continue Reading

• How to welcome a new employee virtually and boost retention

  How can organizations welcome new employees virtually and make sure they feel valued? HR leaders can use these 10 strategies and share them with managers.Continue Reading

• Why HR plays an important role in preventing cyber attacks

  Human resources information is some of the most sensitive and critical information on company networks. Learn why HR has an important part to play in preventing cyber attacks.Continue Reading

• 8 ways to avoid business disruption from a new ERP system

  A new ERP system can bring business disruptions. Learn the steps project leaders should follow during implementation planning so company work can continue as smoothly as possible.Continue Reading

• SAP innovation wing aims to shape future of ERP technology

  Self-learning AI and analytics that are smart enough to launch dashboards and alerts are among the research projects that could someday become SAP products.Continue Reading

• The future of DMPs in a post-cookies world

  DMPs are still important in marketers' jobs, but the move away from third-party cookies threatens the DMP's future. Here's what marketers and DMP providers need to know.Continue Reading

• 4 best practices for creating an internal talent marketplace

  Internal mobility is one potential solution to companies' current recruiting problems. Learn about internal talent marketplaces and best practices for creating one.Continue Reading

• Smart brands will change approach to marketing email, cookies

  You'd think marketers got the hint to move past third-party cookies and marketing emails once Google, Apple and regulators all stepped in to protect consumers. Not yet.Continue Reading

• Rethinking asynchronous communication in remote work

  Remote work carries different expectations for communication. Learn how to shift to asynchronous communication to create more equitable collaboration among remote employees.Continue Reading

• Remote work effectiveness requires adjusting expectations

  Author James Stanier discusses the lessons from 'Effective Remote Work' in adapting to asynchronous communication and preparing for the hybrid workplace.Continue Reading

• How remote work affects information governance

  As many teams still work remotely, organizations may struggle to manage content. Information governance teams should revisit their policies to ensure proper access and security.Continue Reading

• Evolution of postmodern ERP to composable ERP explained

  Ex-Gartner analyst Mike Guay, now a VP at Infor, lays out the nuts and bolts of composable ERP and how to craft a sensible migration strategy built on a strong foundation.Continue Reading

• 7 tips to boost employee referrals

  Employee referrals can be a huge boon to companies currently struggling to recruit new workers. Learn some tips on how to boost them and how tech can help.Continue Reading

• Video meeting equity comes into focus amid hybrid work

  Meeting equity is the latest hybrid work challenge. Industry leaders at Enterprise Connect explain how organizations can ensure an equal experience for remote and in-person attendees.Continue Reading

• Build a strategy for compliance with federal 911 laws

  Federal 911 laws are now fully in effect. Learn what your organization's obligations are to ensure PBX and phone system compliance with Kari's Law and RAY BAUM's Act.Continue Reading

• customer-managed relationship (CMR)

  A customer-managed relationship (CMR) is a relationship in which a business uses a methodology, software, apps and perhaps internet capability to encourage the customer to control access to information and ordering.Continue Reading

• greenfield deployment

  A greenfield deployment is the design, installation and configuration of computer infrastructure where none existed before, for example, in a new office.Continue Reading

• How technology can help identify pay inequity

  Various technologies and tools, including job evaluation software and compensation planning applications, may help companies identify pay inequity. Learn how.Continue Reading

• 8 workforce management tools to support flexible work hours

  A flexible work hours policy can improve employee experience, especially for working mothers. Learn about some tools that can potentially help employers manage this.Continue Reading

• Enhancing the efficiency of remote team communication

  Successful remote team communication requires thoughtfully examining how teams use collaboration tools and designing interactions that improve the efficiency of remote teams.Continue Reading

• Remote communication best practices need mindful approach

  Authors Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais discuss how to apply the lessons from their 'Remote Teams Interactions Workbook' to develop remote communication best practices for teams.Continue Reading

• 8 tips for an HR software demo

  Project leaders must prepare before an HR software demo to maximize the presentation's value for participants. Learn some tips to keep in mind before and after the demo.Continue Reading

• How SAP tools could help you move to continuous accounting

  SAP tools like SAP Business Planning and Consolidation can help companies switch from periodic closing to continuous accounting and planning. Learn more about how it works.Continue Reading

• Reassess enterprise UCaaS deployments in a hybrid workplace

  A savvy UCaaS deployment can help companies solve some of the tough challenges associated with keeping employees engaged in a world where they can work from anywhere.Continue Reading

• How to achieve the ideal classroom video conferencing setup

  Remote learning is here to stay. Having the right classroom video conferencing setup can help students and teachers feel more engaged whether they're at home or in the classroom.Continue Reading

• How can SAP's Financial Closing Cockpit streamline closing?

  SAP's Financial Closing Cockpit and its next-generation cloud iteration could help companies manage their closing more efficiently. Learn more about the applications' capabilities.Continue Reading

• Rise with SAP will continue to evolve in 2022

  Experts see Rise with SAP as a mixed bag. The program has the tools to provide a path to S/4HANA, but SAP still needs to show the value of an S/4HANA cloud migration.Continue Reading

• Should you redesign your office during COVID-19?

  Contemporary office spaces must protect workers but also enable collaboration. Learn how to redesign your office so it brings workers together and keeps them safe.Continue Reading

• What are best practices for working with external partners?

  More organizations now use collaboration tools to work with external partners. Learn how to manage external collaboration to support distributed teams and keep company data secure.Continue Reading

• How RPA can improve payroll processes

  RPA can help with some of the tasks associated with payroll, including shift payment calculation. Learn how RPA can potentially improve payroll operations.Continue Reading

• How cloud content migration leads to digital transformation

  Cloud migration became inevitable as organizations embraced remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how cloud migration can benefit digital transformation strategies.Continue Reading

• How can SAP IBP help address supply chain challenges?

  As supply chain issues continue to affect companies, SAP's Integrated Business Planning could help improve users' supply chain management. Learn how.Continue Reading

• Digital twin simulation helps baristas make a perfect espresso

  A century-old Italian maker of high-end coffee machines used digital twins to virtually eliminate physical prototypes and set the stage for IoT-connected product as a service.Continue Reading

• Should SAP users move from APO to IBP?

  SAP is emphasizing its Integrated Business Planning product and moving its Advanced Planning and Optimization tools out of the spotlight. Learn whether users should transition to IBP.Continue Reading

• Azure Virtual Desktop requirements, customizations and more

  Azure Virtual Desktop has some simple requirements, but organizations must look at their needs for a virtual desktop environment compared to the capabilities of AVD.Continue Reading

• 5 ways to support a legacy ERP system

  Some companies decide that keeping legacy ERP is truly the best business decision for them. Learn some best practices for supporting a legacy ERP system.Continue Reading

• Secure content collaboration is critical for remote work

  As remote and hybrid work become the new normal, secure content collaboration has become increasingly top of mind.Continue Reading

• How RPA can improve your recruiting process

  RPA's uses in recruiting include sorting resumes and communicating with candidates. Here's a guide to how RPA can optimize your company's recruiting process.Continue Reading

• Integration strategy key to fuel cross-company collaboration

  The need to communicate with external partners has put a new emphasis on cross-company collaboration tools. Explore the best ways to provide everyone with the same capabilities.Continue Reading

• 5 workforce management tools for the new normal

  Workforce management tools can help supervisors lead a hybrid workforce and ease the transition to a new company normal. Learn about some of the most important.Continue Reading

• The future of customer service: 12 trends to watch

  Advanced technologies continue to shape customer service goals to streamline digital workflows, increase positive experiences, lower agent turnover and improve contact center ROI.Continue Reading

• The 4 pillars of a complete enterprise video platform

  Video has become a key part of business workflows. Four foundational enterprise video platform capabilities can help organizations manage the growth of user-generated video.Continue Reading

• Tap UC to sustain company culture in remote work era

  Remote work isn't going away, so companies have to find new ways to maintain their corporate cultures. Learn how unified communications can help.Continue Reading

• Pandemic renews enterprise virtual reality for collaboration

  Enterprise virtual reality may make a comeback as businesses look to improve support for remote and hybrid collaboration. But the question is whether VR is the right technology.Continue Reading

• Emerging era of AI in finance calls for reskilling of workers

  Explore the benefits and challenges of AI in finance with Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, former AICPA board chair and longtime finance thought leader at Oracle.Continue Reading

• What's next for SAP HANA 1.0 users

  SAP HANA 1.0 is now out of mainstream maintenance. Here's how that pertains to an SAP HANA 2.0 upgrade and what happens if users don't make the move.Continue Reading

• How can HR support the hybrid workforce?

  HR has a crucial role to play in supporting the hybrid workforce. Learn how HR can help organizational leaders ensure success.Continue Reading

• Learn effective cloud ERP implementation methodology

  Each cloud ERP implementation methodology has its pros and cons. Learn more about each strategy and decide which is best suited for your organization.Continue Reading

• Trust but verify: Digging into audits for AI algorithm bias

  TechTarget editors discuss efforts to remove bias from AI and why algorithm auditing could be a fix -- provided challenges related to trust and standardization can be overcome.Continue Reading

• 4 tips for migrating ECM to the cloud

  Outdated ECM systems use a lot of resources, and neglect can render them almost useless. By migrating to the cloud, businesses might be able to avoid such problems in the future.Continue Reading

• 5 supply chain management skills to boost your resume

  Getting ahead as a supply chain manager requires particular skills plus a deep understanding of how this essential field operates and how it's evolving.Continue Reading

• HR can help support employees' mental health, well-being

  Employees are more worried and stressed than ever before. Here's a look at how business and HR leaders can get serious about mental health and well-being in the workplace.Continue Reading

• How does SAP intend to support a circular economy?

  SAP's circular economy efforts include its new software Responsible Design and Production. Learn how it can help producers take responsibility for their environmental impact.Continue Reading

• 3 ways UCaaS supports hybrid work from home

  UCaaS can support more than communication workflows for hybrid work from home. Learn how UCaaS can reduce isolation, provide an office-grade UX and manage work-life balance.Continue Reading

• What's next for the supply chain? An expert's take

  'Supply Chain Management Best Practices' author David Blanchard discusses pandemic lessons, how the SCOR model can help and why sustainability is so complex.Continue Reading

• How to use UCaaS to fuel hybrid workplace strategy

  As employees weigh whether to return to the office, companies are determining the role UCaaS can play to encourage workers to make the transition.Continue Reading

• 10 strategies for more sustainable last-mile delivery

  Creating eco-friendly last-mile delivery strategies is an important business and societal challenge. Here are some options supply chain leaders can explore.Continue Reading

• 8 tips for welcoming employees back to the office

  Employees who have become used to working from home may have mixed feelings about coming back to the office. That's why welcoming them back in the right way is so important.Continue Reading

• SAP cloud migration a long haul for implementation partners

  The CEO of an ERP consultancy and SAP partner explains the benefits, challenges and tradeoffs of moving to SaaS, and why the on-demand subscription model is a double-edged sword.Continue Reading

• Learn how to use VMware's Workstation clone VM feature

  You can create linked and full clones with VMware Workstation's new VM clone wizard, but you should first understand their use cases and how to create either clone with the wizard.Continue Reading

• Top 6 tips to secure video meeting storage

  The rise in remote work caused an increase in video conference recordings from many virtual meetings. As a result, organizations must know how to store recordings securely.Continue Reading

• The environmental challenges of last-mile delivery

  Current last-mile delivery practices are contributing to climate change, and companies need to address these ill effects. Understand how to start taking action.Continue Reading

• What are effective ways to secure SIP connections?

  Ensuring a secure SIP environment is critical for enabling employees to communicate over the internet. What are some key strategies to protect your network?Continue Reading

• Remote work flexibility key for employee retention

  Offering flexible work options is one important key to fighting employee turnover. Learn why remote and hybrid work are not passing trends and why saying 'no' will cost.Continue Reading

• How to combat virtual meeting fatigue in 5 steps

  By taking a new look at video conferencing, organizations can make their meetings more effective and keep employees from burning out.Continue Reading

• Why businesses need voice of the customer analytics

  With multiple methodologies for gathering customer feedback, it is more important than ever to analyze and create action plans based on voice of the customer analytics.Continue Reading

• Top hybrid collaboration security threats and strategies

  Hybrid work can add new security wrinkles for collaboration tools. Learn about the key threats and the importance of a proactive hybrid collaboration security strategy.Continue Reading

• 5 best practices to support Microsoft Teams hybrid meetings

  To support an effective Microsoft Teams hybrid meetings experience, organizations should follow five best practices, including user training and app integrations.Continue Reading

• How 4 companies are improving last-mile delivery sustainability

  Companies such as L'Occitane en Provence and Walmart are trying out different strategies to improve their last-mile delivery sustainability. Here's how they're doing it.Continue Reading

• Sapphire 2021: Unlocking an intelligent business community

  Supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic enabled SAP to rethink business networks. Now its strategy is to reduce friction so businesses can work together as a community.Continue Reading

• The importance of last-mile delivery to logistics

  Last-mile delivery is the key to customer satisfaction. Here are four reasons your supply chain management strategy needs to focus on this critical stage of logistics.Continue Reading

• Upskilling and reskilling employees for a competitive edge

  To stay competitive and offer a positive employee experience, organizations need to create a culture of learning that focuses on continuous growth.Continue Reading

• How an HR help desk supports an HCM rollout

  An HCM implementation requires strategic support and an HR help desk application may help provide that. Learn about features such as enhancement tracking, as well as vendors to research.Continue Reading

• In Oracle cloud migration, SaaS ERP not the only destination

  John Ezzell, EVP of managed services provider BIAS Corp., shares key factors in deciding which ERP modules to move to SaaS and explains the benefits of the Oracle cloud stack.Continue Reading

• 6 tips for better digital learning in the workplace

  Today's companies need to upskill and reskill their workforces to stay competitive. Here's a look at some of the most important learning and development strategies that can help.Continue Reading

• 5 hybrid meeting best practices for a high-quality experience

  To get the most out of hybrid meetings, follow these best practices to manage audio and video performance, and ensure a high-quality meeting experience.Continue Reading

• Do you need to manage QoS when deploying VoIP over LAN?

  QoS is an essential component of VoIP over LAN; modern network devices make it easy to implement.Continue Reading

• 5 best practices for a Microsoft Teams telephony migration

  When planning a migration to Microsoft Teams telephony, organizations should follow five key best practices that address technical requirements and end-user adoption.Continue Reading

• 30 easy ways to help employees manage stress

  Companies can go beyond wellness programs with these strategies, which range from easy ideas to more long-term solutions for helping employees manage stress.Continue Reading

• How to deploy configuration profiles on iOS 14 and later

  While mobile IT admins can deploy iOS configuration profiles manually or ask users to handle that task, they should learn how to handle mass profile deployments as well.Continue Reading

• 5 steps to managing team collaboration apps

  Team collaboration apps offer measurable productivity and cost benefits. Follow these five steps to address technical, security and operational needs and achieve deployment success.Continue Reading

• How to improve virtual collaboration in the enterprise

  In the ideal team collaboration environment, technology enables a nuanced work experience while fading into the background. Realizing that ideal requires a strategic approach.Continue Reading

• Why and when to use Windows Virtual Desktop

  Organizations considering Windows Virtual Desktop should take a step back and evaluate when it makes sense to use WVD, and when to consider alternative options.Continue Reading

• External collaboration tools extend platforms to partners

  Extending collaboration tools to outside users is a challenge. Learn the features productivity vendors have that make this possible.Continue Reading

• 5 best practices for Slack implementation success

  Organizations looking to make the most of their Slack implementation should follow these best practices, including addressing security needs and using channel management tools.Continue Reading

• 4 cloud collaboration security best practices for CISOs

  In the new era of remote work, cloud-based team collaboration is a virtual necessity, but it can also be risky. Analysts and CISOs explain how to keep your organization secure.Continue Reading

• What are the challenges of using multiple team collaboration apps?

  Companies are already using a variety of collaboration platforms, but managing them is hard. What should companies know when juggling multiple team collaboration apps?Continue Reading

• Enhance frontline worker communications with UCC tools

  COVID-19 has changed business processes for frontline workers. Learn how UC and collaboration technology can enhance frontline worker communications.Continue Reading

• 8 diversity hiring mistakes you could be making

  Diversity hiring mistakes are all too common during the recruiting process. Here are some mistakes companies need to avoid for their recruiting efforts to be truly successful.Continue Reading

• Workforce strategy and planning in times of crisis

  HR, IT and facilities managers are focused on reconfiguring workplaces and the technologies that ensure the safety, productivity and privacy of employees returning to the office.Continue Reading