Toby Wolpe, Author at TechRepublic

Account Information

Reset password

An email has been sent to you with instructions on how to reset your password.

Back to TechRepublic

Welcome to TechRepublic!

By registering, you agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices outlined in the Privacy Policy.

You will also receive a complimentary subscription to TechRepublic's News and Special Offers newsletter and the Top Story of the Day newsletter. You may unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time.

All fields are required. Username must be unique. Password must be a minimum of 6 characters and have any 3 of the 4 items: a number (0 through 9), a special character (such as !, $, #, %), an uppercase character (A through Z) or a lowercase (a through z) character (no spaces).

Toby Wolpe

Bio

Toby Wolpe is a senior reporter at TechRepublic in London. He started in technology journalism when the Apple II was state of the art.

Latest from Toby Wolpe

CXO

IT cost cutting: Five ways to ensure you don’t pay too high a price

Short-term IT cost cutting has a nasty habit of making companies pay more than they bargained for.

IT hiring is up but still lags behind the overall trend for permanent jobs

Tech & Work

IT jobs: The hiring winners and losers

The good news is that IT recruitment seems to be increasing in the UK but inevitably some job types are faring far better than others.

Cloud

Hazy cloud contracts are hurting everyone: Four ways to put them right

Dissatisfaction about cloud contracts is not going away and their inherent ambiguities will end up hurting providers as much as buyers.

India's outsourcing industry is reckoned to have made 300,000 direct campus hires last year. Photo: Shutterstock

Software robots? No, they won’t be doing outsourcers out of a job

Robotic automation is in its early stages of adoption by service providers and may not have the impact on offshoring that some expect.

It is very obvious that social media allows people to accomplish a lot more. Photo: Shutterstock

Cloud nudging up contractor pay – for the moment

Although the cloud may be generating marginal increases for certain contractors' rates of pay, it could have a sting in its tail.

Are outsourcers stunting business innovation?

Although many companies see outsourcing as a positive force for cost reduction and flexibility, others are arguing that it may be acting as a block to new technological thinking.

Big data: Two truths and five myths

Along with the hype, the concept of big data comes with its own collection of misconceptions and half-truths that one CTO is keen to dispel.

Five ways to put personal data out of harm’s way

Handling personal data can be costly and hazardous for businesses, which is why they are increasingly looking for an exit strategy that shifts the burden onto third-party providers.

Cloud project risks: Five questions the board should ask before saying yes

In a period when individual departments are just going out and buying software services – with or without IT’s blessing – international risk association ISACA thinks it’s time the board kept all cloud initiatives on a tighter rein. The body has just issued new guidance on the risks and governance of the cloud, in the ...

Ideas such as using keystrokes and screen swipes to power laptops, phones and tablets is pointless. There is no free lunch. Photo: Shutterstock

IT projects: Why you need to fail more often

Projects that fail are not necessarily a bad thing. They can end up changing attitudes to experimentation and management, and ultimately improve efficiency.

IIoT software assists manufacturers and other industrial operations with configuring, managing and monitoring connected devices. A good IoT solution requires capabilities ranging from designing and delivering connected products to collecting and analyzing system data once in the field. Each IIoT use case has its own diverse set of requirements, but there are key capabilities and ...

Recruiting an Operations Research Analyst with the right combination of technical expertise and experience will require a comprehensive screening process. This Hiring Kit provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find, recruit and ultimately hire the right person for the job.This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, sample interview questions ...

The digital transformation required by implementing the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a radical change from business as usual. This quick glossary of 30 terms and concepts relating to IIoT will help you get a handle on what IIoT is and what it can do for your business.. From the glossary’s introduction: While the ...