Information technology depends upon the acquisition of products and services for use by the business to achieve operational goals and become profitable. Building and managing productive relationships with suppliers (the description of which includes vendors) is an integral responsibility for many IT departments. Ensuring suppliers are properly vetted, negotiated with, and serve as a valuable ...
Maintaining electronic communications in business involves walking a fine line. Employees want relevant information to be kept available for future reference so that they can do their jobs, but keeping these items long-term can pose security and resource risks. Server hard drives can fill up, or stolen data (even if outdated) might pose a threat ...
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Although there are many legitimate business reasons to access streamed audio and video files — such as engaging in training, reviewing industry-related content and conducting research — there are also opportunities for misuse. This policy provides guidelines for the appropriate use of streaming media on systems and devices that access company networks. From the policy: ...
The COVID-19 workplace policy from TechRepublic Premium describes the procedures the organization has adopted in an attempt to minimize the spread of coronavirus infections. From the policy: Purpose The purpose of the COVID-19 workplace policy is to ensure all individuals entering organization facilities understand and abide by COVID-19 protocols. The guidelines described within this policy ...
A strong hardware procurement policy will ensure that requirements are followed and that all purchases are subject to the same screening and approval processes. This comprehensive policy covers the essential aspects of the purchasing process. From the policy: PURPOSE This policy establishes a framework for the purchase of company hardware in a fashion that will: ...
Organizations spend a fortune on software licenses every year, and a lack of management around it can result in heavy fines. This policy will help you establish guidelines to make sure you’re in compliance and that any audits will be painless. From the policy: Staying in compliance with software licenses can be quite difficult. End ...
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 ...
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Current cybersecurity practices are woefully unprepared to meet the complexities of modern networks. Cloud services, remote users, personally-owned devices, mobile company assets and other forms of tech regularly move from outside the network in, and a once-safe device can’t be assumed to be safe again. It’s here that a new paradigm in cybersecurity thinking emerges: ...
SIRIS is fundamentally different than traditional backup and recovery solutions. Utilizing a cloud-first approach, managed service providers (MSPs) can offer their clients an all-in-one solution that incorporates local backup and recovery with a secure, cloud-based repository and full disaster recovery in the cloud. All of this is administered from a multi-tenant cloud portal that allows ...
Critical business data lives on servers, personal devices, and in the cloud. If any of that data is compromised or breached, companies are vulnerable to significant revenue loss and even failure. With 85% of MSPs reporting attacks against SMBs in the last two years, MSPs need a powerful solution that protects against ransomware, accidental deletion, ...
When a client’s server goes down or is compromised in a cyberattack, managed service providers (MSPs) need an effective business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution to restore data and operations quickly, without sacrificing margin. That means industry-leading recovery technology from a vendor that is there to support you, no matter what. Simply put, you ...
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