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Survey: Which technologies are on the SMB IT roadmap?

May 23, 2013 8:13am PDT

TechRepublic would like to know which technologies your organization is using, or considering, and which ones aren't on your IT roadmap. Participate in the next survey and let us know.

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Dying of thirst in an ocean of data

May 22, 2013 11:09am PDT

Organizations need to find ways to bring seas of data under control and use methodologies capable of identifying and harvesting the information that they have a need to know.

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Integrating asset management as a hosted application: Is it feasible?

May 22, 2013 10:00am PDT

Asset management presents some challenges as a solution that can be implemented on the SaaS model. Here are the issues to consider.

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Q&A: Windows Server 2012 career opportunities

May 22, 2013 6:50am PDT

TechRepublic talks to two Windows Server 2012 experts about the career opportunities it creates for IT professionals.

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Windows Server 2012 Essentials: Easy small business Internet and cloud

May 21, 2013 6:00am PDT

Windows Server 2012 Essentials gives small businesses many options, including built-in hooks to cloud-hosted Office 365-based email and more economical backup and disaster preparedness.

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Better Code: Determine Device Types and iOS Versions

May 20, 2013 8:31am PDT

In a previous post, Better Code: Add email functionality to your Apple iOS apps, we saw how to add email functionality to an app to let your users contact you for support. Because apps can behave...

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Best open source HRM and ERP solutions

May 20, 2013 7:27am PDT

There's a reason why enterprise companies "get" Linux and open source. It's not just because of the security and reliability -- it's for the software. Check out this list of best in breed tools...

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Are your tender requirements killing your IT project?

May 20, 2013 6:23am PDT

Plenty of organizations have well-formed procedures for procurement on large projects, but when the projects are small, the contracts are short-term, or the budget is low, those same procedures...

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Android Studio can fix Android development

May 16, 2013 7:29pm PDT

Google has finally decided to get rid of the Eclipse albatross from Android's neck.

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Huddle: a worthy SharePoint alternative for client collaboration

May 16, 2013 12:40pm PDT

SharePoint is the go-to collaboration suite for most professional services firms. Find out why the SaaS-based Huddle might be a more expedient and user-friendly client extranet option.

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Change background images in Windows 8

May 16, 2013 12:04pm PDT

Personalizing backgrounds in Windows 8 takes a bit of effort, but it can be done.

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Five Apps for disk and file encryption in Windows

May 16, 2013 8:32am PDT

Whether you want to encrypt an entire hard drive or just a folder or a few files, using the right tool is vital.

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Quick tip: Navigate AWS EC2 with file, cat, and sudo yum update

May 16, 2013 6:00am PDT

To take advantage of Amazon's best pricing on EC2 machines, you must learn the basics of the Linux command line. Here are a few more commands and tips to help you on your way.

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Review: Invoice360 for Windows 8

May 15, 2013 8:09am PDT

Generate invoices for your clients using Windows RT or 8 Pro's tablet interface with the freeware app Invoice360.

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: May 2013

May 14, 2013 12:57pm PDT

Deb Shinder gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's May 2013 patches in your organization.

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How the Chromebook succeeds beyond all other Linux distributions

May 13, 2013 1:00pm PDT

The Chromebook has taken off. It's a Linux-based device that has one key thing in its favor. Jack Wallen explains what he thinks it is.

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Do modern operating systems conflict with enterprise applications?

May 13, 2013 5:30am PDT

There is no shortage of moving targets in the data center. IT pro Rick Vanover shares opinions related to enterprise applications and the role of the operating system today.

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Big Data and the cloud throw down the guantlet for IT department

May 12, 2013 7:25am PDT

IT/business alignment has gone from something you should consider to further your IT department to something you should do to keep your IT department employed.

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