Burgess Powell, Author at TechRepublic

Burgess Powell

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Burgess Powell is a writer for CBS Interactive covering tech, news, and entertainment for TechRepublic, CNET, TVGuide, and Metrolyrics. In her spare time, Burgess enjoys medieval literature and house music.

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Tech & Work

The 25 coolest Star Wars laptop stickers

From full skins to minimalist decals, no universe, it seems, has better laptop stickers than a galaxy far, far away.

Tech & Work

15 cool desks and workspaces that geeks will love

From Lamborghini desks to touch screen tables, these workspaces will change the way you think about work.

Shadow IT is a concept whereby an organization’s employees use technology, services or systems without the knowledge of or approval from the IT department. It has arisen due to several reasons: Advances in cloud computing, which involve the usage of applications or sharing of data in public environments previously owned by IT. The evolution of ...

Auditing and logging are essential measures for protecting mission-critical systems and troubleshooting problems. This policy outlines the appropriate auditing and logging procedures for computer systems, networks and devices that store or transport critical data. From the policy: Many computer systems, network devices and other technological hardware used in the enterprise can audit and log various ...

Determining how and when to renew support contracts can be tedious and time-consuming. Our vendor contract renewal planner will help you schedule support renewals and budget the related costs. From the planner: Some companies schedule their support contract renewals to take effect all at once, such as on January 1. This provides a convenient renewal ...

Burgess Powell

The 25 coolest Star Wars laptop stickers

15 cool desks and workspaces that geeks will love

Shadow IT policy

Auditing and logging policy

Vendor contract renewal planner

Access management policy