A lax or non-existent corporate computer naming convention could make things more difficult when it comes to defining logical groups of computers and consistently targeting individual systems. This policy from TechRepublic Premium is designed to ensure every employee, contractor, temporary worker and volunteer understands and agrees to abide by specific guidelines for naming computers operating ...
Threats from malware, cryptographic infections and compromised networks have never been greater. Headlines regularly attest to such widespread problems, from infection-felled organizations to dangerous vulnerabilities in popular tools. Companies can’t protect their technological infrastructure, though, without a solid grasp of the actual equipment in play. A checklist, like the one created by Erik Eckel for ...
With proper planning and management, providing effective after-hours technical service and support can deliver a significant competitive advantage. Here are six recommendations, created by Erik Eckel on behalf of TechRepublic Premium, for effectively structuring technical service and support during non-traditional work hours. Featured text from the guide: 1. PROPERLY PRIORITIZE AFTER-HOURS SERVICE The most important ...
Google’s Chrome web browser held a 64.41% command of the global browser market share in January 2024. That means more users are working with Chrome in significantly more use cases: mobile, desktop and even business. Because of that, users of all types must employ Chrome with a measure of caution and intelligence. After all, most ...
The Bring Your Own Device Approval Form, courtesy of TechRepublic Premium, will help you identify employee needs and approve access before any personal device is permitted to contain company data or is connected to company resources, systems or networks. This form is designed to complement our Bring Your Own Device Policy. Enhance your BYOD process ...
Organizations contract with a vast range of information technology consultants. Whether requiring programming and coding services, managed services assistance, security consulting expertise or other assistance, success typically depends upon selecting a capable provider that understands the organization’s needs, possesses the required expertise, and is capable of completing the project on time and on budget. Using ...
If you’re hoping to jump into the field of software development, this TechRepublic Premium guide is a good place to start. It offers information on current salaries, key skills and which programming languages will help you get your foot in the door. Featured text from the guide: WHY IS THERE INCREASED DEMAND FOR DEVELOPERS? Every ...
Hiring and retaining capable help desk personnel and support technicians are challenges for any organization. Support staff require both technical knowledge and communication skills if they’re to succeed in the role, yet technically competent and polished communicators are often recruited by multiple companies at once or quickly move into other positions within the firms where ...
The risk potential of running user-initiated tasks using the same access levels as components of the operating system is staggeringly high, particularly in an age where ransomware can traverse networks, encrypting files in demand of payment. Privilege levels can mitigate potential damage posed by external threats, internal malicious actors and simple operator error. This policy ...
Modern businesses collect extraordinary amounts of data, so knowing when and why you should deploy solid state drives will continue to be crucial to the development of your IT infrastructure strategy. It is vital that everyone involved in data management, particularly regarding storage, has a clear and complete understanding of the terminology surrounding SSDs. This ...
It’s tempting, in the heat of the typical support technician’s day, to enter minimal information in service tickets to speed resolution. After all, closing tickets quickly is the goal, right? However, the opposite is true. It’s important to take a little time to compose and update tickets properly. In this TechRepublic Premium guide, created by ...
Do you go through a yearly ritual of cleaning out your inboxes because you’ve exceeded your allotted mailbox space, or you find rooting through that collection of missives to be so daunting that you’d rather just mass delete everything and start all over, only to have to go through the very same ritual in 365 ...
Every minute of every day isn’t filled with emergencies, data migration, backup clean-up and end-user babysitting. Sometimes, you find yourself faced with engineers who have nothing to do. Naturally, you don’t want those brilliant minds idle — or else you’d have World of Warcraft parties breaking out in the department. So what can you do ...
From HTTPS-only mode to keywords for faster searching, even if you only follow some of these ideas, you’ll find your Firefox open-source browser experience to be much improved. Scott Matteson, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents 10 tips for the Firefox browser. Featured text from the guide: 9. ENABLE HTTPS-ONLY MODE You should also enable HTTPS-Only ...
The reassignment of existing equipment takes place when employees leave the organization or receive new computers, mobile devices, printers and other assets. It is essential to follow strict guidelines for equipment reassignment so that company investments, data and privacy are protected. The following checklist, written by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, will help ensure that ...