How do small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) build and technology stack? TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey to learn about the thought process behind a company’s technology decisions. The survey asked the following questions:

Video conferencing has become more important than ever, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. Zoom, a popular social platform, has experienced a surge of new users ranging from remote workers to schools. The tool combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration, enabling users to meet locally, nationally, and globally on any device, anywhere, at ...

Working remotely has long been a trend in IT, but now, thanks to the spread of COVID-19, it’s becoming a reality for some of the IT workforce. While some employees may rejoice at the opportunity to work from home, others may view it with trepidation. What collaboration tools, equipment, and software are necessary for a ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) projects are well underway. However, these initiatives have moved past the pilot project stage and are now being actively developed and implemented. To better understand how enterprises manage their AI/ML projects, TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey in February 2020. The survey asked the following questions: Who’s managing ...

COVID-19 has spread to multiple countries, including the United States, causing some businesses and schools to close, disrupting supply chains, and forcing some employees to work remotely from their homes. This TechRepublic Premium ebook is a compilation of the latest information including which tech conferences were canceled, related cybersecurity attacks, remote work tips, tracking and ...

The Windows 10 Start menu: We love it, but it doesn’t always return the love. Microsoft killed off the Start menu in Windows 8, only to bring it back in Windows 10 following many user laments. However, it hasn’t been a rosy reconciliation. The Windows 10 Start menu has been plagued with issues since its ...

Work from home policies and fully remote jobs top the priority list of many workers. After all, who doesn’t love the idea of working in their pajamas? Working from home also offers fewer distractions and interruptions from colleagues, reduces the stress of commuting, and provides a better work-life balance, not to mention, less office politics. ...

As more and more employees request the opportunity to perform some or all of their work from a remote location, the need has grown for organizations to have clearly defined guidelines that govern employee and company expectations and responsibilities. This policy describes the organization’s processes for requesting, obtaining, using, and terminating access to organization networks, ...

Company devices which are hooked to the internet can involve both internal and external connections. These internet resources can be web servers, email servers, proxy servers, routers, FTP servers or any other public-facing device which performs a service or function. Because these resources are both generally critical for company operations and especially vulnerable to risks, ...

Security. In a single word you can stop IT pros in their tracks. With each passing year, network and system security becomes more of a challenge. And with the added bonus of containers, clouds, and edge computing, the issue of security has solidified its place at the top of every business’ list of concerns. TechRepublic ...