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- Hot IT specialty: E-discovery
- E-discovery is a field that has grown 300% in the last several years and doesn't show any signs of easing up. Read why this is an up and coming field for the IT pro. by Toni Bowers
- Tags: Information Technology, E-discovery, IT Pro, Records Management, Strategy, Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Good communication isn't just about good grammar
- Carl Sagan made me want to become a scientistIT people think they are smart when they tell a manager that the system is slow because of some database lock conflicts. Its usually the youngsters who make that mistake, the older managers might not know the transactional locking features available in...
- Tags: career, computer, IBM Selectric, information technology, it management, IT Pro, nontechnical end-user, pramod_koshy@..., typewriter
- Discussion threads 2007-01-25
- Conference savvy for the IT pro
- Good adviceI would say that for an IT Pro networking is a key which helps you get ideas, solution, info & also leads abt jobs or actually landup in a better job. This list provided at the end is very exhaustative. Good Job in compiling the info.I personally ensure that...
- Tags: job, information technology, gautam.sarathy@..., conference, career, it management, feedback
- Discussion threads 2006-10-12
- Confessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blunders
- Confessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blundersarticle rootConfessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blundersDo any of these tales sound familar? Can you trump Becky's mistakes with one of your own?I'm envious…of your perfection. Must be gratifying to know you have never ever blundered in...
- Tags: information technology, IT Pro, career, support, mistakes, becky roberts, password, JodyGilbert, hardware, root password, backup, software
- Discussion threads 2006-07-12
- What's the worst mistake you ever made as an IT pro?
- What's the worst mistake you ever made as an IT pro?We talk a lot and laugh a lot about the dumb things our users do--but of course, we do plenty of dumb things ourselves.The recent article (http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6044807.html) and download (http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10877-6040785.html) "10 classic clueless-user stories" showcases bizarre tales of user...
- Tags: worst mistake, power supply, support, mistakes, it pro, JodyGilbert, hardware, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-03-06
- number of users
- I am wondering if someone can fill me in on a little something. When a folder is shared across a network, how many users can access that folder at one time XP professional OS. I thought it was 10. Can this be changed?I think it's 10...
- Tags: server, windows xp professional, TrevorHasenkamp@..., windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2005-11-29
- How True
- How TrueI think the article hit it right on the head - things really can be too complicated these days, especially on Windows (I don't know about Linux; not my area of expertise yet).I would love to see a bare-bones, stripped-down, locked-up version of Windows available. Something that could...
- Tags: Development tools, information technology, IT Pro
- Discussion threads 2005-05-27
- Crucial Concerns
- blog rootEducational VoidThe current educational void in America concerns me a great deal. Fewer and fewer people are enrolling in computer science courses and though spending by corporations on employee educational benefits seems to have stabilized many corporations are still "trimming" or "reallocating" budget dollars by reducing the company's...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, glrudd, IT Pro, computer science, bottom-line, Microsoft Corp., computer
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
- IT pro gets mired in secretarial duties
- What do you do when your manager and coworkers ignore you ortreat you like their secretary? In this weekÂ's scenario, we meet Kyle, asupport tech in a small IT department for a staffing firm. Originally hired oncontract, Kyle recently accepted a permanent position but is beginning to regrethis decision. If...
- Tags: Becky Roberts, information technology, IT Pro, Kyle, sys-admin
- Technical articles 2004-09-30
- Evaluate pros and cons of the size of the company before taking a CIO position
- When you're making a career move, your new role is the most important factor to evaluate, but you also need to carefully consider the size of the hiring enterprise—and what the company can and cannot offer in terms of career ascension and skill building.Sometimes there isn't a great deal to...
- Tags: Peter Woolford, large firm
- Technical articles 2003-10-27
- Listen to brash young talents or lose them
- You've got a young employee with definite ideas on how the IT organization should be run. Before you get your dander up, read on.A few months ago, several TechRepublic members posted comments to a column I wrote about the need for managers to be open to suggestions from aggressive young...
- Tags: talent, Ken Hardin, young IT pro, young pro, information technology, IT Pro
- Technical articles 2002-08-26
- Lessons for IT managers: Employees will leave if they don't get recognition
- An IT pro complains that her coworker is watching videos while she does all the work. Another reader says he's in a management position without the title or benefits. Our career guru offers advice and a warning for IT managers.Let professional business coach Karen Childress help answer your career questions....
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Karen Childress, IT Pro, administrator
- Technical articles 2002-03-29
- 'Other duties as assigned' is now the norm
- An IT pro is unhappy because she is being asked to perform secretarial duties along with her regular job. Tim Heard advises her and any IT managers who may have asked the same of their employees.Let human resources manager and technical recruiter Tim Heard find the answers to your HR...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, IT Pro, Tim Heard, job description, job, Human Resources
- Technical articles 2002-03-13
- Lessons for IT managers: Employees will leave if they don?t get recognition
- An IT pro complains that her coworker is watching videos while she does all the work. Another reader says he's in a management position without the title or benefits. Our career guru offers advice and a warning for IT managers.Let professional business coach Karen Childress help answer your career questions....
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, IT Pro, Karen Childress, administrator
- Technical articles 2001-11-22
- Get IT Done: Troubleshoot case fan noises
- Find out why your case is making that funny noiseSometimes a certain noise—or lack thereof—can be the smoking gun when you troubleshoot a malfunctioning system. In this instance, the case fan was the problem, causing the server to overheat and work less efficiently. Here’s a good intro to troubleshooting overheating...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, Processors, Get IT Done, Mike Walton, glass room, computer, server, IT Pro, case fan, CPU, information technology
- Technical articles 2001-08-27
- How my company created a successful employee referral program
- An IT pro explains how the referral program at her organization sparked the recruitment of more than 20 percent of their new hires in 2000. Here's how a referral incentive program can help give your company gain a competitive edge.By Kerri Koss MorehartCompanies have traditionally encouraged their employees to refer...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Sales force management, Guest Contributor, IT Pro, Cost-Per-Hire, hire, formal program
- Technical articles 2001-02-20
- An IT pro pursues a graduate degree online
- You can earn your MBA and many other types of graduate degrees online. Read how one IT pro, despite obligations at work and at home, is working toward his career goals by adopting an e-learning strategy.How do you pursue a graduate degree when you already work full-time and you have...
- Tags: E-learning, Ellen Birkett Morris, information technology, IT Pro, Monahan, online learning
- Technical articles 2000-11-16
- Should you hire a contractor or a full-time employee?
- If you have a position open in your business, what's the best way to fill it? Should you hire a contractor or a full-time employee. TechRepublic's Pat Gillooly explores the advantages and disadvantages of each option.Each week, our TechRepublic financial team fields a question from working IT pros about the...
- Tags: Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, IT Pro, Patrick Gillooly, benefit
- Technical articles 2000-09-19
- Are you using virtualization on the desktop?
- Justin James says that he likes to use virtual machines on the desktop to experiment with new configurations of operating systems. Take this quick poll to let us know if your shop is using virtual machines on the desktop. by Justin James
- Tags: Virtual Machine, IT Pro, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- 10 New Year's resolutions for net admins
- Lining up priorities and planning improvements sounds like business as usual for network administrators. But now's the time to take a broad view and see what you want to accomplish over the entire year to come. IT pros are focusing their attention on a variety of concerns...
- Tags: Security, Administrator, Information Technology, IT Pro, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2005-12-20
