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- 10 IT health risks -- and how to combat them
- IT might not appear to be a high-risk field, but a surprising number of ailments can plague IT pros in all job roles. Here are some of the most prevalent health concerns. by Suzanne Thornberry
- Tags: Job, Risk, Eye, Workstation, Information Technology, Health Care, Migraine, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Suzanne Thornberry
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- 10 IT health risks -- and how to combat them
- IT might not appear to be a high-risk field, but a surprising number of ailments can plague IT pros in all job roles. Suzanne Thornberry takes a look at some of the most prevalent health concerns and what you can do to protect yourself from them.This download is also available...
- Tags: Job, Information Technology, Health Care, Suzanne Thornberry, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management
- Download resources 2008-06-25
- 10 signs that you aren't cut out to be a systems analyst
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that job opportunities for systems analysts will increase at an above-average pace through 2014, as organizations continue to build and implement increasingly complex technologies. If you've been wondering whether you'd be happy in the role of systems analyst, take a look at the following...
- Tags: Job, Analyst, Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Suzanne Thornberry
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- 10 things you should do if you get laid off
- When faced with a layoff, you have two kinds of needs. The first is to live within your means until you get a new job. The second is to get that new job. Here are some ways you can pursue both goals. Note: This information...
- Tags: Job, Payment, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Suzanne Thornberry
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- Steer clear of these 10 illegal job interview questions
- Although HR departments should be aware of questions that are illegal to ask prospective employees, some hiring managers aren't so savvy. Many illegal questions are easy for just about anyone with elementary social graces to avoid, but others might surprise you. In general, you should not ask interviewees about their...
- Tags: Hiring, Job, Question, Suzanne Thornberry
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
- 10 questions you shouldn't ask when you're being interviewed for a job
- This information is also available as a PDF download.At the end of an interview, most interviewers like to throw out the question, "Do you have any questions for me?" Almost all interviewers will ask if you have any questions, so be prepared to ask something. If you've done your research,...
- Tags: Hiring, Job, Question, Hiring Manager, Suzanne Thornberry
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- HIPAA resources help tech leaders comply with privacy regulations
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HIPAA will force healthcare organizations to use a standardized data exchange format and meet new privacy standards for patient information. Most companies are required to comply with the HIPAA privacy rules by April 14, 2003, but small health plans have until...
- Tags: HIPAA, leader, standards, Suzanne Thornberry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, WEDI
- Technical articles 2004-12-14
- Strong PDA policies help secure data and prevent equipment loss
- Make sure company PDAs stay secure with a strong policy.Although Gartner Dataquest estimates that about 75 percent of personal digital assistants PDAs purchased worldwide were sold to individuals buying them with their own funds, analyst Todd Kort expects PDA growth in the corporate market. "The increasing capabilities of these devices...
- Tags: PDAs, Handhelds, Suzanne Thornberry, PDA, sample policy
- Technical articles 2002-10-01
- IT managers face ethical issues from piracy to privacy
- In recent polls, many TechRepublic members reported that they've been asked to do something unethical in their jobs. Join our discussion on the everyday ethical dilemmas IT professionals face.Among TechRepublic members participating in the Home Quick Poll shown in Figure A, 57 percent reported that they had been asked to...
- Tags: Suzanne Thornberry, Quick Poll, privacy, software, job
- Technical articles 2002-09-25
- Vaulting is best practice for data backup plans
- Safe storage data requires investmentTwo-thirds of members who responded to a recent CIO Republic Quick Poll Figure A said that they store at least some system backups in an off-site facility—and an overwhelming number of the members who wrote to tell us more about their backup methods said they use...
- Tags: Backups, Suzanne Thornberry, data backup, backup, backup tape, best practice
- Technical articles 2002-09-24
- Air Force base CIO finds an alternative to PCs and thin clients
- Based on a pilot implementation, an Air Force CIO estimates that his IT department could save as much as $400,000 a year by gradually replacing conventional PCs with rack-based CPUs.Each year, the IT department at Hill Air Force Base near Ogden, Utah, replaces one third of its PCs with new...
- Tags: Blade servers, Desktops, Utility computing, Servers, Suzanne Thornberry, thin client, Air Force, Timothy Ohrenberger, blade, PC, ClearCube Technology, ClearCubes, desktop
- Technical articles 2002-09-17
- Build Your Skills: Keep up with VPN technology
- A resource for your VPN questionsVPNs have become a popular and affordable solution for linking off-site workers, business partners, and customers using a public network that looks, to the user, like a closed system. Companies don’t have to invest in dedicated physical circuits to run the network, and they have...
- Tags: VPNs, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Suzanne Thornberry, VPN, SSL
- Technical articles 2002-09-12
- Members discuss the pros and cons of outsourcing
- Outsourcing promises cost savings and administrative efficiencies, but most participants in a Technical Q&A said it's no substitute for having a well-trained staff in-house.TechRepublic member tropicalmask started a Technical Q&A on a topic that’s on the minds of many IT managers: "To outsource or not to outsource?" Tropicalmask asked for...
- Tags: Suzanne Thornberry, outsourcing
- Technical articles 2002-09-10
- VPN security solution ranks as CIO's top article for August
- If your summer vacation kept you outside in the sun instead of inside at the computer last month, you missed some popular articles from CIO Republic. These links to the top five articles from August will help you catch up.The five most popular articles in CIO Republic during August cover...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Modems, Firewalls, Network security, Suzanne Thornberry, cable, small and medium business, Web service, firewall, cable modem, VPN, security, Web
- Technical articles 2002-09-10
- Members share varied methods for securing hardware
- Steel cables, screeching alarms, and other products can help prevent laptop theft, but some members say the best approach to security is to think like a thief.TechRepublic members who responded to Bob Artner’s recent column on the theft of laptops here at TechRepublic offered a number of ideas for securing...
- Tags: Notebooks, Suzanne Thornberry, hardware, laptop computer, thief, cable
- Technical articles 2002-09-05
- Decision Support: Dutch bank adopts MindAlign for secure global communication
- Learn about the tool ABN AMRO bought to facilitate text-based communication throughout its global financial markets network.ABN AMRO, a Dutch bank with operations throughout the world, needed a tool to facilitate text-based communication throughout its global financial markets network. Conventional instant messaging couldn’t provide the security and archiving capabilities required...
- Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Financial accounting, Suzanne Thornberry, decision support, MindAlign, ABN AMRO, financial
- Technical articles 2002-09-05
- CIOs and other execs exchange views at gated Chief Officer site
- Over half the members of the Chief Officer Web site are involved in technology, and some of its most active members are CIOs. Once their membership is approved, senior executives can share and request advice on everything from viruses to good restaurants.Although the Chief Officer Web site includes CEOs, CFOs,...
- Tags: Professional development, Cyberthreats, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Suzanne Thornberry, Gergegly Tapolyai
- Technical articles 2002-09-03
- Salaries for topflight CIOs and many other IT jobs continue downward trend
- Top-tier CIOs are earning less, according to the latest salary survey from Janco Associates. In some cases, CIOs are making decisions that lower other IT salaries as well. Find out where your salary fits in.Salaries and benefits required to attract and retain top CIO talent are continuing to trend downward,...
- Tags: Benefits, Strategy, Suzanne Thornberry, compensation, Janco Associates, salary, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-08-30
- Doing More with Less: NCR avoids server bottlenecks, wasted capacity with TeamQuest tools
- Learn how one capacity-management tool saved NCR about 00,000.As global IT planning and procurement manager at NCR Corporation, Paul Armstrong decides how to allocate processing and server capacity for applications ranging from human resources management to the analysis of vast stores of historical data.One of his greatest concerns is keeping...
- Tags: Data centers, Performance management, Servers, Purchasing & Procurement, tool, TeamQuest Corp., Suzanne Thornberry, Armstrong, NCR Corp., storage, server
- Technical articles 2002-08-20
- Palms and iButtons improve equipment tracking and bottom line for gold mining company
- An asset-tracking system based on Palm handhelds and iButtons helped Barrick Goldstrike save more than $100,000 on equipment repairs still under warranty. Get the details on this successful deployment.Package delivery companies and large retailers were among the first to use handheld devices to track items, which were usually identified with...
- Tags: Handhelds, Asset management, Tools & Techniques, Suzanne Thornberry, CS2 Inc., iButton
- Technical articles 2002-08-13
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