For many enterprises, the ability to rapidly develop, deploy, and integrate new software and features is essential to the overall success of an organization. Managing all those moving parts requires workflow procedures that cross traditionally separate departments and can be accomplished only with effective communication and cooperation. These workflow procedures are referred to as DevOps, ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones, have moved from the realm of science fiction to just another fact of modern life. This list of terms and concepts, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, will help you grasp the vocabulary behind the technology, so that you can deal with the machines themselves ...

Planning, installing, and maintaining a reliable, secure, and properly functioning home network is vital to the success of an individual working from home. Those working independent of enterprise support systems must assume many roles — including network administrator. This glossary, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, covers terms that are key to the ...

The overall success of a business is often dependent on its ability to effectively share, transfer, and process vast amounts of data. Much of this shared data is sensitive and must be protected wherever it travels on and outside the enterprise network. The best way to accomplish the important task of securing business data is ...

Malware is an insidious infection that will steal productivity from your enterprise and potentially wreak havoc on your network. To prevent and counteract malware, it’s important to know the terminology surrounding it. This list of terms, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, will help you grasp the vocabulary that describes malware and the ...

With many startups emerging every day, competition is high. It can be hard for new startups to succeed — and it’s important to know the words behind the stories. This quick glossary, written by Kara Sherrer for TechRepublic Premium, will give you a better context to understand the language of startups, venture capitalists, angel investors, ...

Not too long ago, creating a video for general consumption required an expensive camera, expensive software, and trained personnel. Advancements in technology and technique provide new, less-expensive options for creating, recording, and broadcasting video. With the use of an open-source video encoder, some basic know-how, simple cloud-based software, and a computer, anyone can create, stream, ...

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, written by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, is intended to serve as a guide to defining common storage terms and noteworthy storage service providers. Featured definition from ...

For many industries and enterprises, efficient manufacturing requires at least some form of robotic automation. In fact, in some instances, companies could not compete or survive without it. Along with this growing reliance on robotics in modern manufacturing comes the need to have a working knowledge of robotics terminology. Mark W. Kaelin, writing for TechRepublic ...

The implications of quantum computing in practical use are somewhat mind-boggling, but they should be studied and understood now, before they become an everyday application that you somehow didn’t see coming. Mark W. Kaelin, writing for TechRepublic Premium, has created this quick glossary to help you understand the significance of quantum computing as a concept ...