Linux is such a powerful platform that enterprise businesses of all kinds would struggle to remain as agile and capable as they are without it. With that much importance, it’s imperative that your IT staff has the skills required to deploy, manage and maintain this open-source operating system. Linux 101 is here to help upskill ...

Mobile devices are a way of life, in both the consumer and business realms—and business interests must be protected where the two converge. The bring your own device (BYOD) approach, which allows employees to use their own mobile devices to perform company business, is accepted by a majority of organizations now. These companies have seen ...

While you upgrade your office to work remotely, don’t forget about improving it to get better results for video. You may say to yourself, “But I don’t film anything at home?” Au contraire, mon ami, more than likely you film yourself every day. All of those Zoom meetings? Filming. Google Meet? Filming. FaceTime? Yet again­—filming. ...

The BYOD Approval form will help you identify employee needs and approve access before any personal device is permitted to contain company data or is connected to company resources, systems, or networks. The user’s manager and the IT director must authorize a personally owned device for use within the organization. This form, from TechRepublic Premium, ...

An organization’s information technology infrastructure and the communications network that connects it together are the foundational backgrounds of all activity in a modern business. System administrators are tasked with keeping all these various IT components running efficiently and reliably. In organizations reliant on open-source systems those system administration responsibilities often fall to a Linux Administrator. ...

Google’s Chrome web browser currently holds a 64.92% command on the global browser market share. That means more users are working with Chrome in significantly more use cases: Mobile, desktop, and even business. Because of that, users of all types must employ Chrome with a measure of caution and intelligence. After all, most average users ...

Knowing how to revive a failed hard drive is a critical skill—and having a guide to the troubleshooting process can mean the difference between total loss and full recovery. This checklist, from TechRepublic Premium, offers a systematic approach to zeroing in on the cause of a hard drive failure. From the checklist: Given the ever-increasing ...

Cloud computing and cloud services play a vital role in the modern business organization. However, with the additional deployment of microservices, container orchestration, and other digitization processes, the need for engineering talent specializing in bridging the gap between existing IT infrastructure and new Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) systems has grown substantially. This is the ...

Hiring independent contractors to work on specific projects is a commonplace occurrence for many information technology departments. Hiring independent contractors can reduce costs and overhead and save the hiring company money, which can be truly beneficial to both parties. However, as independent contractors, a company cannot expect to receive the same level of commitment and ...

For years, businesses have invested in digital transformation initiatives. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of those plans and priorities have shifted. To find out how, TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey asking tech leaders about their digital transformation projects, challenges and budgets. The survey polled 110 SMB decision-makers and compared their results ...