Essential Guides

TechTarget editors have curated a collection of “essential” articles on key IT topics. These articles have been packaged into guides which offer our readers comprehensive, problem solving content to help inform and guide their research.

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SAP Sapphire 2025 news, trends and analysis

SAP showcased new business AI applications and continued to make the case for S/4HANA Cloud as the future of SaaS-based ERP innovation and digital transformation. Continue Reading
SAP Sapphire 2020 news, trends and analysis

This year's Sapphire conference was "reimagined" as an online event for SAP to re-pitch the intelligent enterprise as key to resiliency in challenging times. See coverage here. Continue Reading
SAP Leonardo technologies seek to empower the digital enterprise

Learn the fundamentals of Leonardo, how it has evolved over the years and key steps to using its advanced technologies to build a responsive, real-time digital enterprise. Continue Reading
SAP Sapphire 2019 news, trends and highlights

The annual user conference showcases emerging tech like AI, blockchain and IoT and advances the ball on HANA applications, with an eye to improving the customer experience. Continue Reading

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6 benefits of using low-code ERP
Using low-code ERP can result in easier user training and more agility, among other benefits. Learn more about how the software ...
Ultimo adds digital labor to org chart, EAM system
The EAM vendor is building out a digital workforce at 'light speed' to become an AI-first business. It also wants to help ...
8 ways ERP software can improve customer service
By integrating sales, inventory and shipping data, ERP software helps companies avoid delays and stockouts. Learn more about how ...

Search Oracle

Oracle sets lofty national EHR goal with Cerner acquisition
With its Cerner acquisition, Oracle sets its sights on creating a national, anonymized patient database -- a road filled with ...
With Cerner, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure gets a boost
Oracle plans to acquire Cerner in a deal valued at about $30B. The second-largest EHR vendor in the U.S. could inject new life ...
Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle API copyright suit
The Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that Java APIs used in Android phones are not subject to American copyright law, ending a ...

Search Data Management

Informatica adds MCP support, spate of AI-fueled features
With Model Context Protocol helping standardize how enterprises develop and deploy agents, support for the open standard is ...
What is data lineage? Techniques, best practices and tools
Organizations can bolster data governance efforts by tracking the lineage of data in their systems. Get advice on how to do so ...
Collibra's acquisition of Deasy targets unstructured data
With AI development on the rise, the vendor's latest purchase better enables customers to combine the complete array of relevant ...

Search AWS

Compare Datadog vs. New Relic for IT monitoring in 2024
Compare Datadog vs. New Relic capabilities including alerts, log management, incident management and more. Learn which tool is ...
AWS Control Tower aims to simplify multi-account management
Many organizations struggle to manage their vast collection of AWS accounts, but Control Tower can help. The service automates ...
Break down the Amazon EKS pricing model
There are several important variables within the Amazon EKS pricing model. Dig into the numbers to ensure you deploy the service ...

Search Business Analytics

Synthetic data vs. real data for predictive analytics
Synthetic data helps simulate rare events and meet privacy compliance, while real data preserves natural variability needed to ...
7 predictive analytics skills to improve simulation modeling
Predictive analytics skills such as statistical analysis, data preprocessing and model evaluation can help data professionals ...
Knime updates framework for agentic AI development
The open source analytics vendor is keeping up with competitors by providing features aimed at enabling users to create ...

Search Content Management

How to accomplish a SharePoint-Teams integration
Depending on the complexity of a business's SharePoint sites, a Teams integration can benefit organizations by being ...
GEO vs. SEO: What's the difference?
GEO can increase a brand's visibility in AI search, while SEO focuses on traditional search engines. Other differences include ...
Microsoft SharePoint attacks target on-premises servers
Thousands of organizations, including government agencies, running SharePoint on-premises are vulnerable after Microsoft issued a...

Search HRSoftware

9 challenges of data analytics in HR
HR teams can capitalize on data they're already collecting by implementing analytics. But be on the lookout for these roadblocks.
Learn pros, cons of employee lifestyle spending accounts
The pros of implementing employee lifestyle spending accounts include demonstrating care for employees and potential money back, ...
AI for performance appraisals: Challenges and tips
HR, managers and employees are all trying to navigate the AI hype and use the newer tools to best support the performance ...

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