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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Enterprise records management strategy guide for GRC professionals

In this guide, find the latest enterprise records management strategies your organization needs to bring information governance into the big data age. Continue Reading

SearchCIO

A buyer's guide to PPM tools, features, benefits and vendors

Explore all the factors that go into purchasing a project portfolio management platform, including analysis features, ...

The urgent need for enterprise AI governance -- and where to start

By 2022, 65% of CIOs will be tasked with modernizing governance policies to reflect the risks and opportunities posed by AI ...

Trump 2020 budget calls for more RPA, better CX

The Trump 2020 budget calls for ways to upgrade the consumer experience with RPA and user-friendly interfaces. But legacy systems...

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Philips buys Carestream Health's healthcare information systems

Philips' acquisition of Carestream Health's HCIS business gives the company more imaging technologies, while boosting its ...

SCL Health's new CIO outlines first steps in new role

In this Q&A, Craig Richardville looks back at what he's learned over his career as a CIO and consultant, as well as what he plans...

Information blocking rule aims to facilitate health data exchange

The recent information blocking rule from ONC penalizes healthcare organizations and EHR vendors that prevent patients from ...

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Google Cloud outages resolved, but stakes still high for users

Several Google Cloud services suffered some recent hiccups, but analysts gave the service provider high marks for quick ...

What are the two types of hybrid cloud infrastructure?

Hybrid cloud designs are shifting as public cloud providers push on premises with alternatives to a two-vendor approach. Learn ...

Understand AI and machine learning security impacts on cloud apps

Cloud-based machine learning can alleviate and aggravate security concerns. Review analysis and advice from our experts to stay ...

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4 PowerShell modules every IT pro should know

Find out how to use four of the most popular PowerShell community modules in the PowerShell Gallery to help better manage your ...

IBM quantum computing may arrive sooner than expected

If IBM continues doubling the performance of its quantum computers, as recent benchmarks indicate, it could deliver the first ...

Nvidia acquires Mellanox against growing AI, data competition

Nvidia acquires Mellanox for $6.9 billion, as competition increases for platforms that can handle AI and other data-intensive ...

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Big data management practices gain attention amid risks

Many data professionals have yet to solidify traditional data management practices, but they have a new set of challenges to ...

Aerospike database garners Spark, Kafka connectors

Apache Kafka and Apache Spark connectors ease use of the Aerospike NoSQL data store in high-speed applications such as analytics ...

Data catalog software takes on data lakes, privacy laws

Data catalog systems form a hub for managing a company's data. New products are focusing on machine learning and AI add-ons that ...

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Despite reservations about NSA's Ghidra, experts see value

The NSA's reverse-engineering tool, Ghidra, was released to the public and despite some initial concerns experts are generally ...

Nine email security features to help prevent phishing attacks

Check out nine email security features that can help protect you from phishing attacks. First, make sure they're enabled on your ...

Election security threats loom as presidential campaigns begin

Fragile electronic voting systems and the weaponization of social media continue to menace U.S. election systems as presidential ...