Work from home policies and fully remote jobs top the priority list of many workers. Working from home also offers fewer distractions and interruptions from colleagues, reduces the stress of commuting and provides a better work-life balance, not to mention, less office politics. How does an IT professional search for a remote position and prepare ...

Moonlighting, the practice of working for another organization in a separate job in addition to one’s current employment, is a fairly common practice these days. It’s especially frequent in technology, where people with varying skills and backgrounds may find their abilities in demand by multiple companies and in need of multiple streams of income to ...

Moving well-beyond its cryptocurrency roots, blockchain technology has quickly become a sought-after component of application development in the modern business enterprise. Recruiting candidates with advanced software engineering experience and at least some familiarity with applied blockchain technology will take time and effort. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium provides a workable framework you can use ...

Point of sale systems present a wholly different challenge compared to just deploying a new PC. While managed service providers must remember all the same details as with a PC when deploying a new POS workstation, there are a host of additional complex and sensitive elements that must be properly addressed with a POS installation. ...

It’s an unfortunate event when an employee becomes severely ill and requires an extended sick leave from work, but companies should have a plan in place for these situations. This plan needs to ensure that both the employee and the company have a set of duties and responsibilities and provide a fair arrangement for all ...

It’s common practice for companies to use offshore employees or contractors in order to offload work to specialized individuals or reduce costs associated with certain tasks and responsibilities. This can free up staff to focus on more complex and valuable initiatives, and also ensure 24×7 operations for companies which rely upon on-call staff and subject-matter ...

Patching of operating systems, applications and devices is not usually ranked as a favorite endeavor of IT professionals, but it’s a critical process to ensure secure company operations as well as to reduce downtime and technical support headaches. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide guidelines for the appropriate application of ...

Welcoming a new employee to the office often requires the installation of a new computer workstation. This TechRepublic Premium guide, and the accompanying checklist, will help you successfully complete the task of creating a new workstation for your business enterprise. From the guide: SOFTWARE After assuring functioning hardware and network connections are installed, the next ...

The importance of quality technical documentation cannot be overstated. Whether using this documentation to educate and inform internal employees, external customers, seasoned technological professionals, technology-averse end users, millennials, the senior population or any kind of target audience, it can make or break your organization. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide ...

A security policy is only as valuable as the knowledge and efforts of those who adhere to it, whether IT staff or regular users. Understanding the importance of computer and network security, and building accountability for these concepts, is critical to achieving organizational goals. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to describe ...

This OneDrive Cloud Usage Policy, courtesy of TechRepublic Premium, defines the practices and behaviors organization representatives must follow when using any Microsoft OneDrive cloud file storage account to execute organization services, process organization data, or access or store organization information. From the policy: No organization representative should ever install a personal OneDrive account on any ...

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. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to establish requirements for the retention and ...

Developing software in a modern business enterprise requires cooperation, collaboration and coordination. Long gone are the days when a single mythical coder can single-handedly develop software applications sophisticated and flexible enough for modern business needs. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium provides a workable framework you can use to find the best candidate for your ...

You have a business where you need to build out applications for everything from external services to data collection. In short, you need all the tech details that will help you optimize your online presence and internal operations. A platform developer, someone intimately familiar with specific operating systems and hardware components, works on a company’s ...

The video game industry is poised to grow in the foreseeable future. To do so, it will need IT pros to fill key positions. This guide from TechRepublic Premium will help you understand the industry, statistics, major players and potential jobs. From the snapshot: VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY STATISTICS In 2022, the global console gaming market ...