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The job of the system admin is never done. Security, software rollouts, updates, user management, network I/O, you name it, and the admin has to do it. All those duties can bog the admin down during their day. When one thing goes wrong, all other things might get shoved to the side. Linux admins have ...
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 ...
Establishing connectivity between a main office and a branch office, could be likened to solving a Rubik’s Cube. At first it seems like a really simple task. But after examination, it is a much more complex undertaking. Like a Rubik’s Cube, though, it is possible to solve the branch networking puzzle with the help of ...
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 ...
Find out the most noteworthy news from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference was held in Paris, ran from March 19-22 and was filled with joie de vivre. In this TechRepublic Premium feature, written with élan by Adrian Bridgwater, read about cloud-native matters, the CNCF’s partners, infrastructure as a ...
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 ...
Cybersecurity attacks are inevitable for modern businesses. Therefore, it is vital that businesses deploy countermeasures to mitigate the damage these attacks cause. This quick glossary, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, explains the terminology behind the most common cybersecurity countermeasures. Featured definition from the glossary: Checksum Refers to a numerical value that is ...
Augmented reality technology is starting to catch up to the ambitious dream promised by so many for so long. The latest technological innovations in AR have produced numerous viable solutions in endeavors ranging from medicine to gaming. AR has now established uses in commerce, STEM education, the arts and industrial design, just to name a ...
Your computer network is under constant attack. The hard reality is that one of those cyberattacks will succeed, and you had better be prepared. This quick glossary, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, explains the terminology used by security experts as they attempt to reduce the damage caused by a successful attack. Familiarity ...
With the sheer amount of raw data being generated by big data applications, Internet of Things and machine learning, modern business enterprises may find their conventional file-level storage systems are overwhelmed and inadequate for the task. In those situations, enterprises often choose to deploy a system known as storage area network. This quick glossary, written ...