Successful vendor/business transactions don’t just happen. Such transactions require a negotiated set of terms and conditions and the establishment of a mutually beneficial financial relationship between the two parties. This is why, for efficiency’s sake, the vendor/business relationship is often described in specific detail in the form of a legally binding written vendor contract. This ...
A work breakdown structure is the best way to understand the detailed work of a project when you have to build a schedule from scratch. It lets you break the project down into the major phases, deliverables, and work components that will be built by the project. You can then break down these work components ...
Linux is a powerful and customizable operating system that has been the backbone of many businesses for decades. This policy, written by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, provides guidelines for securing Linux on company computers and computers used to conduct company business. It assumes administrative knowledge of Linux servers and/or workstation environments. Featured text from ...
Video game technology has made significant advancements in the last decade, increasing its accessibility and popularity among players. These games have a myriad of benefits and uses, from improving cognitive skills like focus, response time, and visual memory to stimulating creativity, encouraging teamwork, and releasing serotonin. To remain up to speed with the projected success ...
A chief product and technology officer is a high-ranking executive responsible for overseeing both the product development and technology functions within a company. They play a key role in aligning technological strategies with the overall business objectives, ensuring products are developed efficiently and meet market needs. The CPTO typically collaborates with other leadership roles to ...
Even though social media has only been around for about 25 years, its rapid evolution has resulted in many fascinating deep dives into strategy and history. Whether you want to learn how to become an influencer or read the story behind Reddit, Kara Sherrer and TechRepublic Premium present 10 must-read books on social media to ...
Modern leadership problems require modern solutions, and these 10 recently published HR resources contain the latest knowledge, approaches, and strategies for influential people management in the modern age. Madeline Clarke, writing for TechRepublic Premium, recommends this list of books offering valuable insights for applying human resource methods that drive staff success and fuel organizational productivity. ...
Banks play a crucial role in both local and international economies by aiding the flow of money, managing deposits and withdrawals, lending money, and facilitating transactions. The sector includes various types of banks, such as commercial banks, investment banks, central banks, and cooperative banks. As pervasive as banking is, there are still a plethora of ...
The tech world has a problem: Security fragmentation. There’s no standard set of rules or even language for mitigating cyber risk used to address the growing threats of hackers, ransomware and stolen data, and the threat to data only continues to grow. President Barack Obama recognized the cyber threat in 2013, which led to his ...
Ready or not, here comes 2024. From resilience to board priorities, Splunk executives across security, IT and engineering weigh in on what to expect in the era of AI. AI: The hype will pay off, but business impact will take another 12-24 months. C-suite transformation: CISOs, CTOs and CIOs will have expanded roles in the ...
3 AI Strategies for Cybersecurity and Observability As organizations embrace dispersed architecture, grapple with an evolving threat landscape and heavily rely on digital systems, AI steps in as a promising solution to control IT chaos. But without clear guardrails that address data privacy and security concerns, we must determine how to build AI models that ...
Vix Technology is a global leader in intelligent transportation systems, automated fare collection, and transit analytics. Transit agencies and operators — including the major transportation systems of major cities like Edmonton and Seattle — rely on Vix to help travelers process fare payments and arrive safely and on time at their destination. Previously, Vix relied ...
This guide is for ITOps and engineering leaders and practitioners who want to lower the cost of unplanned downtime. Learn why Splunk customers like Lenovo, Puma and Rappi lean on observability as a critical solution for modern software development and discover how an observability practice can improve digital resilience. In this guide, you’ll get: An ...
Faster is better, especially for businesses. Cloud-native technologies — while they deliver customer-facing applications and new features faster than ever — come with potential challenges, like complex dependencies. For every deployment, there are new potential errors, slowness or outages. Monitoring solutions have come a long way, but they often fall short in modern environments. That’s ...
We’re sitting squarely at the beginning of an AI hype cycle that will cause businesses to rethink their people, processes and technology. What emerging trends do we see around the corner in the observability space? AI: AI will bring an explosion of productivity across environments, applications, microservices — as well as an uptick in data ...
Now, more than ever, many organizations face immense challenges to maximize revenue. Inflation. Tighter budgets. Cost reallocations. Competitive growth opportunities. Whatever the reason, they demand highly available, customer-facing applications and services that rely on a high-performing and reliable underlying infrastructure. And they want it all without excessive spending on engineering resources. To achieve this goal, ...
The ecommerce industry is hugely important to India, and opportunities abound for existing and new players alike. But amid such a competitive landscape, it’s crucial for ecommerce organisations to deliver the best possible digital experiences to those making purchases online. The State of Ecommerce in India report provides insights into the current state of the ...
Today, the retail industry faces new macroeconomic challenges, with the rapid increase in energy costs, high inflation, and supply chain disruptions. As the threat of shrinking margins looms, retailers are focusing on cost reduction and strategic investments to ensure the best possible business value without sacrificing the customer experience. While omnichannel is essential, retailers don’t ...