Computers, laptops, servers and other IT equipment are regularly replaced and decommissioned. Off-lease systems must be returned to the manufacturer, some equipment is recycled, and other systems are given to employees or donated. Systems must be properly processed, and sensitive, proprietary, and all other organization information must be properly removed prior to discarding the systems. ...

Moonlighting, the practice of working for another organization in a separate job in addition to one’s current employment, is a fairly common practice these days. It’s especially frequent in technology where people with varying skills and backgrounds may find their abilities in demand by multiple companies and in need of multiple streams of income to ...

A platform developer, someone intimately familiar with specific operating systems and hardware components, works on a company’s core platform to create and optimize all the various functions needed to establish a strong computer infrastructure. The platform developer needs to be a big picture thinker and always keeping in mind why they’re building something and who ...

This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium contains a job description, sample interview questions and a want ad to help you find, interview, recruit and hire the best candidates for a Site Reliability Engineer position. From the Hiring kit In an age where almost every prospective customer or client is connected and online, an organization’s website ...

Recruiting candidates with advanced software engineering experience and a least some familiarity with applied blockchain technology will take time and effort. This hiring kit provides a workable framework you can use to find, recruit, and ultimately hire the best candidate for Blockchain Engineer in your organization. From the Hiring kit INTRODUCTION Moving well-beyond its cryptocurrency ...

Password-driven security may not be the perfect solution, but the alternatives haven’t gained much traction. This policy defines best practices that will make password protection as strong and manageable as possible. From the policy: Employee passwords are the first line of defense in securing the organization from inappropriate or malicious access to data and services. ...