Checklists standardize processes. Standardizing processes enables consistent results, improved efficiency and client satisfaction. It’s a potent combination and one you can readily incorporate within your organization. When you need to order a new server, TechRepublic Premium’s New Server Checklist can help. It’s designed to prevent many common errors that are easily overlooked, expensive to fix ...

Life lessons stick with you. The basics taught in Little League are practiced by Major League Baseball stars. Fundamentals have staying power because they work. So the next time you’re recruited to take over a new site, make a list of all the location’s equipment and take notes with some healthy skepticism, as unfamiliar systems ...

Phone interviews can save time and speed up the hiring process. This cheat sheet will make it easy to ask both general and job-specific questions, allowing you to compare candidates for the computer bench technician job systematically. Questions from the cheat sheet: What are your favorite software utilities for performing computer bench work? How much ...

The prevalence of teleconferencing demonstrates the need for a set of concrete guidelines as to how teleconferencing should be conducted. This includes the expectations for employees, organizations and the conference meetings themselves. The purpose of this Teleconferencing Policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide requirements for conducting successful and professional teleconferences, whether at home or ...

Many industries rely on machine automation to save money and reduce risk. However, along with the benefits comes the critical need to implement policies for its proper use. This set of guidelines from TechRepublic Premium will help your organization keep its machine automation safe, reliable and in compliance. From the guidelines: Contractual liabilities and insurance ...

IT professionals, such as system and network administrators, help desk staff, management personnel and sometimes external vendor representatives, are routinely provided full access to company servers, network devices and data so that they can effectively perform their jobs. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for the company and its IT staff to ensure the ...

Phone interviews can save time and speed up the hiring process. This cheat sheet from TechRepublic Premium will make it easy to ask both general and job-specific questions, allowing you to compare candidates systematically. Questions from the cheat sheet: Can you describe a work experience where you were part of a project or initiative and ...

Amidst the growing landscape of data storage methods and functions, keeping up with the terminology used to describe the technology has become challenging as well. This quick glossary from TechRepublic Premium is intended to serve as a guide to defining common storage terms and noteworthy storage service providers. From the glossary: ASYNCHRONOUS REPLICATION Asynchronous replication ...

Remote work has become a staple in the business world, especially in light of some companies permanently closing their office locations and transitioning their employees into a full remote work environment. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to establish appropriate guidelines for the remote workforce, including what sort of environments they should ...

The IT department must regularly perform maintenance, upgrades and other service on organizational servers, systems and networks either for upkeep or restorative purposes. This work often results in either intentional or unintentional downtime. This policy from TechRepublic Premium describes how the organization should plan for and announce scheduled server, system and network downtime to specify ...