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8 human resources conferences to attend in 2025
HR conferences help human resources departments and leaders learn about the latest trends and technology to improve employee experience, recruiting and retention.
Cybercrime-as-a-service explained: What you need to know
Cybercrime-as-a-service is quickly evolving, offering easy access to hacking tools for criminals. Learn how it works and steps to protect your organization from attacks.
An explanation of personally identifiable information
Everyone has personally identifiable information -- some of it sensitive and some of it not. Keeping PII safe is important, since bad actors can use it for malicious ends.
An explanation of software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Software-as-a-service is a way for organizations to rent cloud computing services rather than buy and own applications. It has both advantages and disadvantages.
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What is IT automation? A complete guide for IT teams
IT automation is the use of instructions to create a clear, consistent and repeatable process that replaces an IT professional's manual work in data centers and cloud deployments.
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DeepSeek explained: Everything you need to know
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm, is disrupting the industry with its low-cost, open source large language models, challenging U.S. tech giants.
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SAP S/4HANA migration: A definitive guide
Moving a business to S/4HANA comes with major risks, yet it is also a real opportunity for digital transformation. Here's the information and best practices to ensure success.
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Data storage management: What is it and why is it important?
Effective data storage management is more important than ever, as security and regulatory compliance have become even more challenging and complex over time.
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What is network management?
Network management is a multifaceted discipline that provides network administrators with the tools, protocols and processes to maintain and optimize network operations.
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What is cloud migration? Your guide to moving to the cloud
Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications or other business elements to a cloud computing environment.
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What is a northbound interface/southbound interface?
A northbound interface (NBI) is an application programming interface (API) or protocol that allows a lower-level network component to communicate with a higher-level or more central component; conversely, a southbound interface (SBI) allows a higher-level component to send commands to lower-level network components. See More.
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- What is wearable technology? Definition, uses and examples
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- What is multiplexing and how does it work?
- What is conversational commerce?
Tech News
Nasuni taps Veracode's Sam King for storage CEO role
Sam King, the former CEO of security vendor Veracode, is tasked with leading Nasuni's move from cloud storage to agentic AI data lakes.
Model Context Protocol fever spreads in cloud-native world
The Anthropic-led spec for AI agent tool connections gained further momentum this week, with support from cloud-native infrastructure vendors such as...
AHA seeks to address barriers to value-based care adoption
The American Hospital Association identified value-based care adoption barriers, such as revenue thresholds and limited incentives, and advised ...
Databricks simplifies data ingestion with Lakeflow Connect
With preconfigured connectors to Salesforce and Workday -- and more to follow -- the data cloud and AI vendor is taking aim at streamlining data ...