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  Video and Online Conferencing Policy

  While video teleconferencing has been used as a common business tool for many years, the associated principles regarding etiquette may not be as familiar as it should be to all of your employees. This Video and Online Conferencing Policy, from TechRepublic Premium, can help your business establish a common set of rules all of your ...

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  Quick Glossary: Solid State Drives

  Modern businesses collect extraordinary amounts of data, so knowing when and why you should deploy solid state drives will continue to be crucial to the development of your IT infrastructure strategy. It is vital that everyone involved in data management, particularly regarding storage, have a clear and complete understanding of the terminology surrounding SSDs. This ...

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  Drone Usage Policy

  Unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, have quite literally taken off by performing many new and inventive commercial applications. Delivering packages, recording terrain, reporting news, documenting wildlife and even providing internet access are just a few of the functions drones can offer. The list is sure to grow longer and more diverse as ...

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  Telephone Interview Cheat Sheet: Software Developer

  One of the best ways to identify promising candidates for a job opening is via a telephone interview. By asking both general and position-specific questions, you can get a read on candidates’ experience, skills and personality. This cheat sheet from TechRepublic Premium provides a framework for assessing qualifications for a software developer role. The download ...

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  Supplier Management Policy

  Ensuring suppliers are properly vetted, negotiated with, and able to serve as a valuable resource for providing those products and services helps both the IT department and the company itself succeed. This also helps protect company data and employees from potential data breaches produced by associations with subpar external entities. The purpose of this policy ...

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  Media Disposal Policy

  An organization’s data and information possess tremendous value and must always be safeguarded. This policy from TechRepublic Premium helps ensure an organization’s storage media are properly cleansed and sanitized prior to disposal, recycling or donation. From the policy: When disposing of damaged, unusable, obsolete, off-lease, decommissioned, old, or end-of-service-life equipment and media, the organization requires ...

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  Data Backup Policy

  This policy from TechRepublic Premium will help you implement the backup environment that is appropriate for your company. It factors in onsite, remote and cloud operations and covers issues such as storage capacity, network bandwidth and access controls. From the policy: Defining criticality of data Identifying the criticality of data is a key component in ...

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  Vendor Comparison: Cloud-Based Integrated Management Services

  Cloud computing systems provide a distinct and measurable competitive advantage, and implementing a successful transformation can reap significant long-term benefits for any enterprise. These selection guidelines — and the accompanying file — from TechRepublic Premium will help you establish what your business needs from a cloud-based integrated management system. Once you narrow your choices to ...

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  Web Hosting Services Comparison Tool

  Whether your business is a well-established powerhouse or just barely getting off the ground, you’re going to need a professional, functional and inviting website. No matter what business you’re in, it’s essential to have at least a minimum presence on the internet. Trying to conduct business without that presence places your organization at a great ...

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  Workplace Violence Policy

  Whether your enterprise is dealing with a business environment measured on a global scale or one that is confined to the local level, you will always have to deal with people. Changing economic fortunes, social interaction and other factors too many to name can cause stress and, unfortunately, lead to people acting out in inappropriate ...