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Coronavirus puts attention on business pandemic plans

The coronavirus is making pandemic planning a business issue, once again. The last time businesses had to consider this problem was in 2009, with the H1N1 virus.

By Patrick Thibodeau • Feb. 4, 2020

Deadline extended for SAP Business Suite 7

Business Suite 7 will receive mainstream maintenance until 2027, a decision industry observers say reflects the difficulty of an S/4HANA migration.

By Jim O'Donnell • Feb. 4, 2020

Experts: Salesforce Evergage acquisition for personalization, not CDP

Salesforce acquires Evergage, which offers personalization and a customer data platform. Analysts say Salesforce bought the tech for the personalization -- not to add to its CDP.

By Don Fluckinger • Feb. 4, 2020

Infographic: When to use MDM, MAM, and other EMM techniques

A visual guide to how Android Enterprise, iOS MDM, and mobile threat defense apply to BYOD, COPE, embedded devices, and the extended enterprise.

By Jack Madden • Feb. 4, 2020

Microsoft Teams outage sparks user anger, needling

Microsoft Teams users took to Twitter to express frustration and sarcasm over a two-hour outage caused by an expired authentication certificate.

By Antone Gonsalves • Feb. 3, 2020

What are some benefits of SSO in contact centers?

Contact center agents often need to remember a number of passwords to log in to multiple applications. Single sign-on can alleviate that pain point and increase productivity.

By Scott Sachs • Feb. 3, 2020

Managing external collaboration from start to finish

External collaboration is difficult to manage at every step. This FAQ explains how to prepare, manage and complete collaboration initiatives with external partners.

By Micah Levine • Feb. 3, 2020

Will Microsoft’s Surface Duo phone conquer the enterprise?

Will businesses find a use for -- and will developers build apps for -- Microsoft's upcoming dual-screen Surface Duo phone? Experts say they can only speculate for now.

By Mike Gleason • Feb. 3, 2020

Consider content first in a digital transformation

Organizations should think about content and where it will live at the beginning of any digital transformation to avoid headaches and extra work down the road.

By Laurence Hart • Feb. 3, 2020

SAP cloud revenue up, S/4HANA adoption still slow

Although SAP reported impressive revenue and cloud growth for 2019, it remains challenged to get the majority of its installed customer base onto S/4HANA.

By Jim O'Donnell • Feb. 3, 2020

What’s new in Stratodesk’s NoTouch OS Velma Lakes release?

Stratodesk overhauled their thin client software with new management, cloud, and architectural features.

By Kyle Johnson • Feb. 3, 2020

Target CIO leads retailer’s digital customer experience tech makeover

Target rebuilt its technology stack from the inside under CIO Michael McNamara's watch, and plans to further refine its digital e-commerce experience.

By Don Fluckinger • Jan. 31, 2020

Worker engagement is everyone’s responsibility -- even IT’s

Employee experience has become a catch-all phrase for every part of an employee's interaction with a company. Does that include IT? Experts say yes.

By Mike Gleason • Jan. 31, 2020

Workspace focus splits virtualization market

The once-stable virtualization market is changing as some vendors begin to think more about workspaces. In this Q&A, IDC's Shannon Kalvar talks about what it all means.

By Mike Gleason • Jan. 31, 2020

SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration: 4 essential issues

The ERP landscape is transforming and SAP customers in particular are dealing with decision overload related to ECC to S/4HANA migration. Here's some top advice.

By Diann Daniel • Jan. 31, 2020

Surface Duo brings a Windows Surface-Android partnership

The new Windows Surface Duo device promises a marriage of Google Android and Microsoft hardware, and organizations should learn how the device could help their mobile users.

By Reda Chouffani • Jan. 31, 2020

Report: Nearly one-third of Office 365 customers also use G Suite

The number of Office 365 customers also using G Suite has risen in recent years, according to a report by single sign-on vendor Okta.

By Jonathan Dame • Jan. 31, 2020

Master VMware templates for VM creation and management

Admins who use vSphere and VM templates can improve VM operations and increase data center efficiency through configuration and management best practices.

By Stefani Muñoz • Jan. 31, 2020

Unified communications market trends drive increased spending

On-premises UC is in decline as organizations buy into the latest unified communications market trends, such as cloud collaboration tools and embedded communications.

By Katherine Finnell • Jan. 30, 2020

For one company, an ERP project failure is now a court battle

ERP projects often run into delays and cost overruns, but some actually fail. That's what happened to one Florida-based manufacturing firm.

By Patrick Thibodeau • Jan. 30, 2020

Acumatica cloud ERP tightens focus on SMB market

At Acumatica Summit 2020, the cloud-based ERP company announced new manufacturing features, a new Payroll module and a new acquisition of JAAS Systems.

By Jim O'Donnell • Jan. 30, 2020

Differences in thin client support across VDI vendors

The thin client support that virtualization vendors provide is often changing, and IT professionals must understand that each vendor takes a unique approach to thin clients.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 30, 2020

Zoom Phone adds features to catch up with UCaaS leaders

Zoom Phone users are getting new ways to use the product with Zoom Meetings, as the vendor continues to build out its nascent UCaaS service.

By Jonathan Dame • Jan. 30, 2020

Okta 2020 Businesses@Work report: security and data apps see growth, companies want best of breed

Always interesting to see data-driven studies showing what apps organizations are trending towards.

By Kyle Johnson • Jan. 30, 2020

Rugged devices market grows as hardware gets more portable

A warehouse employee needs logistics information while wearing gloves. A delivery worker needs their device in the truck and at the door. Here's why rugged devices are on the rise.

By Alyssa Provazza • Jan. 29, 2020