Unless you’ve been using Linux distributions that intentionally replace systemd for another initialization system, you’ve worked with this tool. But have you really? If you haven’t spent time diving into how to properly use systemd on your Linux operating systems, you might be missing out on some very helpful features. This TechRepublic Premium guide, created ...

Machine automation technology can enhance organizational operations across various market fields, with potential for countless implementations. Its popularity and usefulness can be attributed to the many benefits of this technology, which can include reduced operational costs, higher production rates and enhanced output quality. The purpose of this customizable policy, written by Madeline Clarke for TechRepublic ...

Choosing the right customer relationship management software or service for your business requires strategy, thoughtful consideration and more than a little research. These guidelines and the accompanying worksheet, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, will give you a customizable framework to find the best CRM solution for your needs. Featured text from the ...

When it comes to Linux and installing software via the package manager, you can always ensure the system will be aware of the package, updates are easily applied and systems can always be repaired (should they go awry). In this guide, Jack Wallen writing for TechRepublic Premium, explains how to make the most out of ...

No matter how it is undertaken, finding new talent for your business is vital to its success and must be conducted efficiently and methodically. To achieve that goal, you must first assess what talent you need to recruit, determine how you plan to search for candidates and choose which services, software or infrastructure tools you ...

Choosing the right time-tracking software or service for your organization requires a thorough assessment of your current business operations. These guidelines and accompanying comparison tool, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provide the customizable framework your business needs to document the decision-making process. Featured text from the guide: TYPE OF SYSTEM NEEDED Before ...

Linux is a powerful platform, one that enterprise businesses of all kinds have grown to depend on. Jack Wallen, writing for TechRepublic Premium, looks at some of the best practices admins should be applying to all of their Linux deployments. Featured text from the guide: Updates One of the single most important things you can ...

iOS devices are known for their reliability, but as with all technology sometimes they run into operational or functional difficulties. Follow the steps in this checklist, created by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, to get the most out of your company’s iOS devices. Featured text from the checklist: Device management 1. Implement and instruct employees ...

Although some of these tips might not apply to you, you can be sure to find one or two that you will not only use, but you’ll depend on to make your work with Google’s cloud-based office suite more efficient and flexible. Jack Wallen, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents a guide for advanced users of ...

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 ...

Jack Wallen, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents some of the more useful disk management command line tools found on just about every Linux distribution. Once you have even a basic understanding of these commands, disk management in Linux will be considerably easier. Featured text from the guide: du The du command prints out estimated file ...

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 ...

In today’s world, if you’re not constantly working to secure your servers, you’re already 10 steps behind every hacker on the planet. And if you happen to be a Linux systems administrator, you might think it doesn’t apply to you. It does. Even though the Linux open source platform is considerably more secure than many ...

Quality assurance engineers apply their technical expertise and skills to oversee the entire software development lifecycle, verify the quality of the product and assess the overall user experience against a checklist specified by the client. This hiring kit, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides an adjustable framework your business can use to ...

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 ...