If Linux administration is in your future, then fear not, as Jack Wallen and TechRepublic Premium present a list of 10 skills you’re going to need to learn to successfully add Linux admin to your title. Featured text from the guide: A TERMINAL-BASED TEXT EDITOR With Linux admin, there’s no way around the fact that ...

Data centers represent a significant investment and asset to an organization, usually serving as the center of operations to enable business success via technology. While investment in cloud services remains a strong alternative to on-premises data centers, many organizations nevertheless choose to implement or retain a full or partial presence of in-house server rooms. This ...

This policy, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides a working framework for establishing rules and procedures that prohibit drug and alcohol use on company premises or in company vehicles. Featured text from the policy: EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE The use of illegal drugs and the abuse of legal drugs and alcohol have many numerous ...

Regardless of whether a new computer is a desktop, a laptop or a convertible tablet, the same actions must be repeated each time a user receives a new machine. Migration tasks range from recording computer network settings to transferring documents, bookmarks and old email. Depending upon the level of centralized automation and third-party tools employed, ...

Regardless of its industry or business, an enterprise can only reach the level of success that is achievable by the people that exist within that enterprise. Strategic plans, marketing campaigns, new product designs, technological innovations, etc., are all dependent on skilled people. If your enterprise views labor as a cost to be controlled rather than ...

Linux admins have a love affair with information. The more information they can gather the better. And that’s a good thing, as the more informed you are, the more apt you’ll be to make smart decisions. This applies to administration tasks, security, development and just about anything else you can imagine. You might need to ...

Commercial endorsements involve requests to company staff or officials from third-party vendors or other businesses to promote or vouch for their products or services. For example, a technology vendor might request a statement or interview with the CIO that approves its anti-malware product and recommends it for use. This policy, written by Scott Matteson for ...

The process of installing or changing a data circuit involves internal personnel, building management, electricians and technicians from service providers. Coordinating who does what and when requires an easy-to-follow plan of action. This Data Circuit Installation and Change Checklist, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides a framework your business can use to ...

IoT architects must have exemplary skills and experience in designing, developing and deploying communication networks, but more importantly, they must be able to envision a future where every device is connected. They must anticipate the benefits and the problems an interconnected world creates, and fashion a way to make those assets useful. Recruiting an IoT ...

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 ...