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
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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Challenges for manufacturing's digital shift in 2025
Manufacturers will continue digital transformation initiatives in 2025, although some will struggle to make those moves pay off.
Supply chain wanes in 2025, but resilience remains key trend
The supply chain might be losing its seat at the executive table, but the work must continue to provide more resilience and ...
Planning for supply chain uncertainty under Trump
Nothing is certain except death, taxes and supply chain disruptions. Companies should plan accordingly, especially as the ...

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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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Boomi's Rivery acquisition aimed at AI, real-time analysis
With the purchase, the data integration specialist adds change data capture capabilities for AI and real-time analytics.
Record funding round reflects Databricks' differentiation
Based on its AI development and expansion within data management, the record $10 billion the vendor raised shows it is viewed ...
Databricks' record $10 billion funding round to fuel growth
The data lakehouse pioneer has expanded into AI development and plans to use the funding to fuel further investments in AI, make ...

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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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How to get a job as a data scientist: It starts with skills
Data science offers many professional opportunities in data-driven organizations. Balance education and experience to present ...
20 top business intelligence tools to know about in 2025
To help you find the right BI software for your analytics needs, here's a look at 20 top tools and the key features that ...
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 ...

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7 advantages of OCR for data entry
OCR tools convert physical documents, like receipts and invoices, to machine-readable text. Advantages of this technology include...
The top 5 content management trends in 2025
AI technology continues to shape the content management market. It underpins top trends in 2025, like generative AI, agentic AI ...
10 content collaboration platforms for enterprises in 2025
Organizations must stay organized to boost efficiency. Content collaboration platforms can help, but business leaders must choose...

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Trump's stance on E-Verify checks shifting over time
Employers remain cautious about how immigration policies will change under Trump, given his waffling over E-Verify checks and the...
Biden secures H-1B rule changes before Trump takes over
Biden is instituting a series of H-1B regulatory changes that might not please Trump, a longtime critic of the visa program.
4 ways to use AI in employee benefits, plus 3 drawbacks
Use cases for AI in employee benefits include answering employee questions, personalizing the process, reducing company costs and...

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