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 2024 news, trends and analysis

SAP showcases new Business AI applications and continues 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
A complete guide to SAP Cloud Platform integration

There's a lot to consider when contemplating a move to SAP Cloud Platform, and this Essential Guide provides a starting point, including practical advice, case studies and in-depth analysis. Continue Reading
Stay ahead of SuccessFactors integrations and implementations

Our editors and industry experts offer best practices and advice on implementing and integrating SAP SuccessFactors, including how to better use Employee Central. Continue Reading
Business Objects or HANA? A guide to SAP analytics environments

SAP analytics tools have a strong showing in BusinessObjects and HANA, but which is right for your company? Find out in this SAP analytics guide. Continue Reading

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ERP vendors launch professional services apps for SMBs
Professional services ERP applications have niche appeal and offer useful capabilities. But analysts say how they'll fare in the ...
6 benefits of production planning
Production planning's benefits are helping manufacturers improve productivity, customer service, product quality, employee morale...
4 use cases for machine learning in the supply chain
Use cases for machine learning in the supply chain are inventory and warehouse management, equipment maintenance, supplier ...

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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 ...

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Noninvasive data governance offers friendly approach
Data governance doesn't need to be a burden on employees. A noninvasive approach formalizes existing responsibilities as ...
Alteryx adds tools for cloud, hybrid analytics deployments
The vendor's update includes new data preparation and blending tools, improved interoperability with data warehouses and the ...
Monte Carlo adds more GenAI to data observability platform
The vendor's latest update features an LLM-powered tool that delivers recommendations for developing data quality monitors along ...

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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 ...

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The future of business intelligence: 10 top trends in 2024
Various trends are affecting the current state of BI initiatives and their future direction. Here are 10 key ones that corporate ...
Top 7 data preparation challenges and how to overcome them
Data preparation is a crucial but complex part of analytics applications. Don't let seven common challenges send your data prep ...
ThoughtSpot AI agent Spotter enables conversational BI
The analytics vendor's new tool not only enables users to converse with data using natural language, but also has contextual ...

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What are the top Microsoft Power Apps limitations?
Limitations include constrained licensing, limited support for different device sizes, lack of mature third-party integrations ...
Box expands AI capabilities with apps, app builder
The GenAI tools are part of a new subscription named Enterprise Advanced.
12 advantages and disadvantages of video conferencing
Video conferencing can help businesses save money and make employees more productive, but it can make personal connections ...

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Apple Vision Pro's deluxe price hinders enterprise adoption
The VR/AR market is becoming crystal clear: Companies don't want to spend thousands on headsets, as Microsoft and Apple have ...
Managing a multigenerational workforce: Tips from an expert
A recruiting expert with 26 years of experience provides advice on how organizations can keep a multigenerational workforce ...
4 moments that matter in the employee experience
Some of the most important parts of the employee experience are 'moments that matter,' such as employee promotions. Learn about ...

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