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.
Organizations are moving some of their workload to the cloud—but at the same time, they’re opting to keep certain functions and infrastructure in-house. This ebook runs through some of the items most commonly kept on-premises. From the ebook: If you were to read any number of headlines on cloud adoption, you might be tempted to ...
Building a viable DR and business continuity plan, testing and adapting it, and making sure everyone in your organization knows what to do in the event of a disaster is a tall order—but it’s critical for organizations of all sizes. This ebook looks at the biggest challenges and best strategies for planning, preparation, and recovery. ...
Letting a team member go can be a tough call—and an unpleasant process. This ebook offers some tips to help you decide if termination is the best course of action and how to make it as painless for everyone as possible. From the ebook: One of the hardest tasks leaders and managers must face is ...
Whether you’re notifying your staff about impending layoffs, telling a client they need an expensive upgrade, or reporting disappointing quarterly results to your boss, some delivery techniques can make the news easier to hear. This ebook covers tried-and-true methods of sharing bad news. From the ebook: During the course of your career, you may have ...
Even though patches are often available, organizations commonly drag their feet—attracting threat actors to exploit unpatched installations. This ebook looks at WhiteHat Security’s top 10 list of vulnerabilities that surfaced last year. From the ebook: Security vulnerabilities are a reality of working in IT, with tech professionals tasked with ensuring that devices on the network ...
Managers and their staff don’t have to dread performance reviews. With the right focus and regular feedback, everyone can benefit—including the organization. This ebook offers seasoned advice to help managers and employees gain benefits from the review process. From the ebook: The annual performance review is often dreaded by employees and managers alike. For employees, ...
Hybrid cloud is becoming a familiar concept for IT pros and business leaders, and many are looking to this model as a way to provision compute and storage resources on demand without extensive upfront costs. This ebook looks at the nuts and bolts of the hybrid cloud model and lists resources for organizations that are ...
Australia now has world-first encryption laws. This guide explains what the laws can do, what they cannot do, and how Australia ended up here. From the guide: Labor caved in. Despite spending hours telling Parliament why the Assistance and Access Bill was dangerous garbage, and complaining about the rushed process, they dropped all of their ...
This collection of tips will help you work more efficiently in Firefox, from enabling anti-tracking features to blocking cryptojacking to using the Side View experiment. From the tips: The later releases of Firefox have a lot of really handy, but somewhat hidden, features. One such feature allows you to search for a string of text ...
DevOps allows organizations to more rapidly deliver software and security updates internally and to customers. This ebook offers insights and advice on how companies can approach their transition to the DevOps model. From the ebook: In the past few years, DevOps transitioned from a tech buzzword to a proven method of delivering software more quickly ...
AWS re:Invent 2018 featured a blizzard of developments that highlight the leading public cloud provider’s roadmap for the next 12 months. We grouped the key announcements, analysis, and primers so you can get the big themes and strategy in one download. From the ebook: AWS CEO Andy Jassy had a house band during his keynote ...
Remote workforces are proving to be highly beneficial for business, but organizations should have a policy in place that outlines the expectations of workers, IT, and the company as a whole. This ebook lists 10 key areas to address when you create guidelines for your remote workers. From the ebook: Fully remote jobs and work-from-home ...
Some meetings are useful, but plenty of others definitely aren’t—and your time is too valuable to spend sitting in on the latter. This ebook offers a number of strategies for sidestepping the pointless time-wasters so you can focus on the meetings and conversations that matter. From the ebook: Company meetings can be helpful to communicate ...
Some websites are just plain annoying—which is bad for a company’s reputation and bad for business. Check out this list to be sure you’re not guilty of any of these design blunders. From the list: 1. Require a certain browser/plugin It amazes me that some sites still depend on a certain browser, or at the ...
Business leaders have begun to look ahead to next year and plan where to focus their technology resources. This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature, explores how decision makers will get the maximum benefit from their IT dollars. From the ebook: Gartner’s latest forecast, released in April, put worldwide IT spending for 2018 ...