More than ever before, IT executives are occupying a seat in the C-suite. Find out what you can do to bolster your career and the perception of IT in the enterprise.
For SMBs, hiring a service to handle payroll calculation, processing and documentation can save valuable time and resources. This comparison chart from TechRepublic Premium provides a framework for comparing potential services. From the download: CHOOSING A PAYROLL SERVICE Payroll processing: This is the primary reason a business will contract with a payroll vendor. The system ...
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 ...
According to Microsoft, there are 150 million startups in the world, with 50 million new startups launching every year. On average, there are 137,000 startups emerging every day. With competition that high, it is hard for new startups to succeed — and it’s important to know the words behind the stories. This glossary from TechRepublic ...
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 — courtesy of TechRepublic Premium — will help you grasp the vocabulary behind the technology, so that you can deal with the machines themselves and the ...
The advantages and disadvantages of remote work for both employees and the business are familiar to many. Not having a commute, saving money on gas, vehicle maintenance and parking, and enjoying flexible hours are only a few benefits. The purpose of this Hybrid Work Policy from TechRepublic Premium is to establish guidelines for employees who ...
The user experience specialist’s job is to make websites and applications both visually appealing and user-friendly for the target audience. Think of Apple devices, where design and functionality meet, as a good example of user experience. If your company is ready to hire a UX specialist, this hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium can help you ...
Because vendors supply the organization with critical supplies, goods, products, services and maintenance, and because these components possess a direct material impact on the organization’s success, all organization employees and representatives are subject to the vendor management and selection policy. The policy applies to all organization requests for proposals, bids, contracts, purchases and orders of ...
Unlike consumer-level selling, completing B2B business transactions, especially when technological innovation is involved, often requires the cultivation of an intricate and complicated customer relationship. Merely having the best product or service is not enough. Someone must show the customer or client how that product or service will solve both their current and future problems. To ...
Python is a widely used general-purpose interpreted programming language. It’s a high-level language that can support multiple programming paradigms, including object-oriented, imperative, functional programming and procedural styles. Because of this language versatility, the skills, specializations and experience of Python developers tend to vary considerably. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium outlines the skills, experience and ...
When computer systems fail, business grinds to a halt, and that can cost your enterprise a considerable amount of money. With the help of TechRepublic Premium’s systems downtime expense calculator, you can estimate just how much each system failure is going to cost you. From the download: WHEN TO USE THIS TOOL Even if the ...
Recruiting a video game writer with the right combination of game development experience and writing expertise will require a comprehensive screening process. This hiring kit, from TechRepublic Premium, provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find the right person for the job. From the hiring kit: Modern video games are often praised for ...
No matter how you break it down, regardless of its size or stature in the industry, information technology infrastructure and the communications network it supports supplies the fuel that powers the engine of modern business enterprise. Without a consistently reliable and fast computer network, organizations forfeit their competitive advantage before they can even form a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...