Many organizations still manage email infrastructure themselves using local, on-premise equipment. Such firms are a dying breed for a good reason: Cloud-based email solutions simplify administration, typically enhance security, provide broader ease of access and often lower total overall operating costs. Organizations that haven’t already migrated email service to the cloud, subsequently, are likely to ...
The modern enterprise generates more raw data than ever before, but it takes someone with special skills to turn that data stream into information that decision-makers can actually use. The extraction of useful business intelligence requires insight into all aspects of an enterprise’s business operations, technical knowledge of what, where and how data is generated ...
There are millions of mobile applications available for download at present and this figure is only going to climb higher. Just as business and consumer needs continue to expand, so do the capabilities and advantages mobile devices provide their users. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide guidelines for developing mobile ...
Useful and actionable information is the engine of success that drives the modern business enterprise. Properly collecting, storing and processing business data is what provides the fuel for that success engine. The database administrator is responsible for determining how data will be collected, structured and stored so that it can be accessed and processed when ...
Electronic data is likely to be more prevalent in today’s organizations than physical printed data. Reams’ worth of documents can now be stored on computer hard drives, handheld devices and storage cards smaller than a fingernail. The bulk of many strategic operations depends on this digital information and its safe handling. The purpose of this ...
Regardless of what business or what industry you are in, the potential benefits of cloud computing and cloud computing services are self-evident. Whether you just need some basic off-premises storage or run your entire enterprise from the cloud, the benefits of scalability, convenience, predictability, availability and reliability are always just a few clicks away, or ...
Data without an associated backup is only as reliable as the system upon which it is stored — and every system has a finite lifespan or may be susceptible to malware or hacking efforts. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for reliable and secure backups of end user data. It outlines the responsibilities of ...
To make their best decisions, businesses need the best actionable information. Acquiring that information requires the sifting, sorting and manipulation of data — lots and lots of data. But data does not just happen. It must be designed, molded and drawn out of what is essentially chaos. Recruiting a data architect with the right combination ...
Smartphones and other mobile devices play a vital role in the modern digital world. Businesses not only rely on mobile applications for connecting with customers and clients, but also deploy applications for use by employees for internal communications and interaction. Of course, consumers use their mobile devices for a multitude of social and commercial activities. ...
Change is inevitable in any technological sector. It brings new features, functions and opportunities and helps businesses prosper through evolution. However, change can be detrimental to company operations if not executed properly through advanced notification of and approval by involved personnel. This change order form — courtesy of TechRepublic Premium — is designed to help ...
Projects are typically complex, which is particularly true when software, hardware and information technologies are involved. Hence, there is a need for a thorough written plan, complete with a budget and defined goals, milestones, and a carefully drafted schedule among other elements. For a project to succeed, it’s important to understand the fundamentals of project ...
Properly deploying new servers for clients requires managed services providers to carefully plan and execute such initiatives. Keeping those servers running properly is an even bigger challenge. MSPs need to adopt methodic maintenance practices to help spot issues early and prevent problems from resulting in unplanned downtime and lost data. Servers present so many fronts ...
Quality control is an integral part of the software development process that ensures a finished product meets expectations through predictable and peer-checked design methods. This policy from TechRepublic Premium defines quality control measures to make the software development process as efficient and successful as possible. It provides guidelines for the development lifecycle, which can also ...
By the very nature of their business, IT consultants — who have both access and exposure to a company’s most sensitive data — must be held to the highest ethical standard. This IT Consultant Conduct Policy from TechRepublic Premium outlines a code of conduct for consultants. From the policy: CONSULTANT CODE OF CONDUCT 1. To ...
Every operating system should be appropriately secured, especially end-user workstations, which often contain or permit access to company data and upon which most employee job duties are based. Here is a checklist from TechRepublic Premium for getting the maximum security protection out of your Windows 10 deployments. The download comprises a six-page PDF and Word ...