Tech Accelerators
TechTarget's Tech Accelerator packages help enterprise leaders understand the vital role IT technologies play in their companies' success. Each Tech Accelerator covers a major technology, from basic principles to the latest trends. Woven into each Tech Accelerator is a selection of our exclusive content: Readers can access in-depth features, news, technical tips and infographics that explain what the technology or service is, how to buy it, how to manage it and how to troubleshoot problems that may arise.
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What is zero trust? Ultimate guide to the network security model
Zero trust is a security strategy that assumes all users, devices and transactions are already compromised. The zero trust model requires strict identity and device verification, regardless of the user’s location in relation to the network perimeter. Continue Reading
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What is configuration management? A comprehensive guide
Configuration management (CM) is an information governance and systems engineering process to ensure consistency among physical and logical assets in an operational environment. Continue Reading
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Guide to building and executing an MSP business model
This managed service guide provides an overview of how to get started in the MSP business, covering the basics of building a service provider and the challenges in doing so. Continue Reading
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What is cloud management? Everything you need to know
Cloud management is the exercise of administrative control over public, private and hybrid clouds. Continue Reading
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What is virtual desktop infrastructure? VDI explained
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a desktop virtualization technology wherein a desktop operating system, typically Microsoft Windows, runs and is managed in a data center. Continue Reading
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Enterprise 5G: Guide to planning, architecture and benefits
An enterprise 5G deployment requires extensive planning. Prepare for advances in wireless technology using this 5G guide that covers use cases, architecture integration and more. Continue Reading
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What is edge computing? Everything you need to know
Edge computing is a distributed information technology (IT) architecture in which client data is processed at the periphery of the network, as close to the originating source as possible. Continue Reading
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Technology a double-edged sword for U.S. election security
Technologies are being weaponized to undermine the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but IT systems will also help identify fraud and verify results in a contested election. Continue Reading
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What is a SAN? Ultimate storage area network guide
A storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network or subnetwork that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers. Continue Reading
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What is DevOps? The ultimate guide
The word 'DevOps' is a combination of the terms 'development' and 'operations,' meant to represent a collaborative or shared approach to the tasks performed by a company's application development and IT operations teams. Continue Reading
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Guide to building an effective employee experience strategy
Here's how the physical environment, culture and technology shape the employee experience -- and the steps you can take to improve it. It starts with listening. Continue Reading
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What is public cloud? Everything you need to know
A public cloud is a platform that uses the standard cloud computing model to make resources -- such as virtual machines (VMs), applications or storage -- available to users remotely. Continue Reading
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Guide to building an enterprise unified communications strategy
IT needs a unified communications strategy for voice/video conferencing, chat and other tools. This step-by-step guide helps you implement, evaluate and manage UC in the enterprise. Continue Reading
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What is hyper-converged infrastructure? Guide to HCI
Hyper-converged infrastructure is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system that usually consists of x86 hardware. Continue Reading
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The IT thought leader's guide to the future of work
Forward-looking IT leaders aren't waiting for the post-COVID-19 era to happen. They're shaping the technology trends and processes that will support future work environments. Continue Reading
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In-depth guide to machine learning in the enterprise
Enterprises are adopting machine learning technologies at rapid rates. In this machine learning guide, we break down what you need to know about this transformative technology. Continue Reading
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What is identity and access management? Guide to IAM
Identity and access management (IAM) is a framework of business processes, policies and technologies that facilitates the management of electronic or digital identities. Continue Reading
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Create your data backup strategy: A comprehensive guide
This data backup guide will help you if you're starting the planning process, looking for a refresh or seeking new options. Backup plans are critical in today's environment. Continue Reading
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What is customer experience management (CEM or CXM)?
Building brand loyalty among customers involves a customer-centric strategy and measuring feedback through voice of the customer data to improve customer experiences. Continue Reading
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Ultimate guide to business intelligence in the enterprise
Enterprise BI systems bring a variety of uses, business benefits and challenges to organizations, as explained in this in-depth business intelligence guide. Continue Reading
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Server hardware guide to architecture, products and management
Today's server platforms offer a host of options for SMBs and enterprise IT buyers; it's important to learn the essentials before making any purchasing decisions. Continue Reading
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The definitive guide to enterprise IT monitoring
This comprehensive IT monitoring guide examines strategies to track systems, from servers to software UIs, and how to choose tools for every monitoring need. Continue Reading
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Ultimate guide to network management in the enterprise
This network management guide explains the challenges of enterprise oversight, best practices for automating tasks, and the next-gen with AI and machine learning. Continue Reading
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Guide to preventing coronavirus phishing and ransomware
Malicious actors are taking advantage of coronavirus fears to wreak havoc on cybersecurity. Check out our guide to learn about phishing and ransomware threats and how to stop them. Continue Reading
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Ultimate guide to artificial intelligence in the enterprise
AI in the enterprise will change how work is done, but companies must overcome several challenges to derive value from this powerful and rapidly evolving technology. Continue Reading
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How to choose a contact center software system in 2020
Contact center software buyers must consider features including data reporting, speech analytics, routing methods and AI. Learn what to look for with this guide to RFP creation. Continue Reading
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DRaaS guide: Benefits, challenges, providers and market trends
Disaster recovery once involved setting up an off-site facility and duplicating expensive storage gear. Today, DRaaS offers an alternative to traditional approaches. Continue Reading
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How to choose an HR software system in 2020
Experts share their best advice about how to interact with vendors and cut through the hype to pinpoint the HR software features and functions that matter the most. Continue Reading
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Data security guide: Everything you need to know
This data security guide digs into data protection and privacy compliance, explaining how to construct a proactive security strategy strengthened by best practices. Continue Reading
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A comprehensive test automation guide for IT teams
This one-stop test automation guide walks through the benefits and challenges, how to craft an automated testing strategy and how to compare tools. Continue Reading
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Flash memory guide to architecture, types and products
Flash memory, a staple of consumer electronics, is playing a wider role in enterprise storage. This guide offers an overview of flash, from current use cases to future directions. Continue Reading
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Complete crisis management guide and free template
This guide to crisis management and free template can help your business respond to an unplanned emergency, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
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Complete guide to unified endpoint management
IT staff uses unified endpoint management software to manage a range of devices within the organization. Learn about all the components of UEM in this comprehensive guide. Continue Reading
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Guide to work-from-home tech, IT support during the pandemic
This guide provides information on remote technologies that IT teams can quickly deploy to support employees who must work from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Continue Reading
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Ultimate guide to RPA (robotic process automation)
This comprehensive guide to robotic process automation explains what RPA is, where it's being deployed and how this disruptive technology is changing how work gets done. Continue Reading
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Guide to business continuity planning during coronavirus
This guide offers information on the effect of the coronavirus on enterprises and the need for pandemic and business continuity planning to keep businesses safe and in operation. Continue Reading
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Guide to supply chain management
It's no exaggeration to say supply chains sustain life as we know it. The world has seen what happens when the unimaginable breaks them apart. SCM can put them back together. Continue Reading
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The CIO role, from IT operator to business strategist
The CIO position has changed dramatically since its inception 40 years ago. This in-depth review traces the job's evolution and explains what is required of the CIO role today. Continue Reading
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What is BCDR? Business continuity and disaster recovery guide
Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) are closely related practices that support an organization's ability to remain operational after an adverse event. Continue Reading
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UCaaS explained: Guide to unified communications as a service
Check out this one-stop UCaaS guide to find out how this cloud-based service works, how to buy and implement it, as well as best practices and insight into its evolution Continue Reading
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Comprehensive PowerShell guide for new and seasoned admins
PowerShell has emerged as an important IT automation tool for on-premises and cloud resources. This overview covers a range of topics to get you up to speed. Continue Reading
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What is ERP? Guide to enterprise resource planning software
ERP, or enterprise resource planning, is modular software designed to integrate the main functions of an organization's business processes into a unified system. Continue Reading
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What is data management and why is it important?
Data management is the process of ingesting, storing, organizing and maintaining the data created and collected by an organization, as explained in this in-depth look at the process. Continue Reading
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What is data governance and why does it matter?
Data governance (DG) is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies that also control data usage. Continue Reading
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What is container management and why is it important?
Container management refers to a set of practices that govern and maintain containerization software, and automate the creation, deployment, destruction and scaling of software or systems containers. Continue Reading
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What is cloud backup and how does it work?
Cloud backup, also known as online backup or remote backup, is a strategy for backing up data that involves sending a copy of the data over a proprietary or public network to an off-site server and storage system. Continue Reading
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What is cloud migration? An introduction to moving to the cloud
Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications or other business elements to a cloud computing environment. Continue Reading
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SD-WAN explained: Ultimate guide to SD-WAN architecture
Evaluating SD-WAN architecture can be confusing, especially as the market grows. This guide helps IT pros learn SD-WAN basics, choose the best product and deploy it with confidence. Continue Reading
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Ultimate guide to cybersecurity incident response
Learn actionable incident response strategies that your IT and enterprise security teams can use to meet today's security threats and vulnerabilities more effectively. Continue Reading