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  Video and online conferencing policy

  While video teleconferencing has been used as a common business tool for many years, the associated principles regarding etiquette may not be as familiar as it should be to all your employees. The sample video and online conferencing policy template from TechRepublic Premium can help your business establish a common set of rules all your ...

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  Equipment reassignment policy and checklist

  This policy provides guidelines for reclaiming and reusing equipment from current or former employees. It outlines the steps that must be carried out by authorized individuals before this equipment can be considered safe to reassign. The following checklist will help ensure that all the appropriate steps are taken for equipment reassignment. From the policy: Summary ...

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  The new normal: What work will look like post-pandemic

  No one knows exactly what “normal” will look like post-pandemic and whether COVID-19 and N95 will be largely forgotten terms in a couple of months, or if we’ll be living and working differently for years to come. The COVID-19 lockdown has served as a stark reminder of how hyper-connected life in the 21st Century has ...

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  Grant writing guide

  Business owners can use grant funding to develop a new product or service, reach a new group of customers, or navigate a challenging economic environment. However, seeking and winning grant funding is an investment of time and effort. The applications process has become much more competitive over the last five years as funding from other ...

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  Vendor contract renewal planner

  Determining how and when to renew support contracts can be tedious and time-consuming. Our vendor contract renewal planner will help you schedule support renewals and budget the related costs. From the planner: Support renewals can be painful, since you’re basically paying for insurance—and if nothing happens over the course of the year to justify the ...

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  Research: Microservices bring faster application delivery and greater flexibility to enterprises

  Microservices breaks down monolithic software systems into smaller, manageable independent services, and it has the potential to pick up where service-oriented architecture (SOA) left off. But as with SOA, some are skeptical that microservices can live up to its promises. To better understand where organizations stand with microservices, TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey in ...

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  Budget planning tool

  Budget planning can be a headache, especially when economic conditions might be uncertain. TechRepublic Premium’s Budget planning tool can help make it easier, even for novices new to the field of budgeting and planning expenditures. Budgets change over the years, generally based upon company performance and overall economic environments. This tool can be used to ...

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  Employee objectives policy

  One of the key responsibilities of managing employees is helping them develop their careers. And one of the best ways to do that is by establishing clear, measurable objectives toward achieving their goals. This policy offers a simple outline of what qualifies as an acceptable objective and how managers and employees can work toward a ...

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  IT hardware procurement policy

  A strong hardware procurement policy will ensure that requirements are followed and that all purchases are subject to the same screening and approval processes. This comprehensive policy covers the essential aspects of the purchasing process. From the policy: Summary There are many similarities between purchasing software and hardware—evaluations, vetting vendors, conducting RFPs, developing proofs of ...

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  Hiring Kit: Autonomous Systems Engineer

  Technological innovations like Internet of Things (IoT), 5G wireless networks, robotics, and autonomous system software have created a business environment where automated devices and thinking machines are now just part of the working landscape. No longer restricted to the factory floor, autonomous systems can be found in offices, retail stores, and even in some homes. ...