Aberdeen Group survey data shows that a growing number of organizations are using Web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, social networking, etc.) to manage employee challenges, such as retention.
Using Web 2.0 tools for recruiting, retention, and employee development
- Date: September 26th, 2008
- Author: Mary Weilage
- Category: Career, Research
- Tags: Web, Aberdeen Group Inc., Network, Recruiting, Survey, Tool, Organization, Social Networking, Web 2.0, Online Communications
Technology adds stress and new demands to networked workers
- Date: September 25th, 2008
- Author: Mary Weilage
- Category: Research
- Tags: Worker, Information And Communication Technology, E-mail User, E-mail, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Mary Weilage
Although the Internet, e-mail, cell phones, and BlackBerries have made certain business functions easier, a new study reports that working Americans say there are tradeoffs to always being connected.
E-discovery: IT leaders' ill preparedness may surprise you
- Date: September 4th, 2008
- Author: Mary Weilage
- Category: Research
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Archiving, Leader, Survey, E-discovery, Marketing Research, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Enterprise Software
- Special Reports » See more posts on: E-discovery
We recently conducted a Web-based survey of TechRepublic members to better understand how companies are supporting e-discovery. Here are highlights from the survey.
Supporting staff who work from home
- Date: August 4th, 2008
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: Infrastructure, Internet, Numbers
- Tags: PBX, Analysis, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommuting, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
More employees than ever are working from home. Unlike in the past where reams of paperwork had to be lugged home, technology now makes it possible to remotely access corporate resources - assuming your company has the right hardware and telecommunications services. Here’s a look at the costs associated with telecommuting today: It probably comes as no [...]
Getting a second laptop battery
- Date: July 30th, 2008
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: Uncategorized
- Tags: Battery, Laptop Battery, Laptop Computer, Engineering, Paul Mah
In a recent TechRepublic poll, we asked about the company policies or personal practices in regard to laptop batteries. Here are the results of that poll. It seems clear from the results that the majority of TechRepublic members with a company-issued laptop do not consider it a necessity to get a spare battery. About 18 [...]
E-mail security policies
- Date: July 25th, 2008
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: Internet, Numbers
- Tags: E-mail Security, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security, Paul Mah
According to a survey by Webroot, some of the more common e-mail security policies have to do with prohibiting access to personal e-mail accounts from the office or stowing away corporate e-mails to such accounts. The next common strategy is to enforce a global confidential signature, essentially a signature that is automatically appended to [...]
How many spam do you get in a day?
- Date: July 24th, 2008
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: Internet, Numbers, Polls
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Paul Mah
I ran a poll on “How many spam do you get in a day?” a couple of weeks back as part of a weekly roundup piece I posted over at TechRepublic’s Security blog, and I thought I’ll share the results over here. I would like to highlight two conclusions that can be drawn from the survey [...]
Preliminary worldwide PC shipment estimates for 2Q08
- Date: July 21st, 2008
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: Infrastructure, Numbers, SMB, Server
- Tags: PC, Gartner Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Paul Mah
A preliminary report has been released by Gartner on the number of worldwide PC shipments in the 2nd quarter of 2008. According to the information technology research firm, the total worldwide PC shipments reached 71.9 million units. This represents an 16 percent increase from same time in 2007.
ITIF Broadband Rankings for 2008
- Date: June 25th, 2008
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: Internet, Numbers
- Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paul Mah
If you are trying to get the go-ahead for a Web or Internet-based system and your corporation has footprints in multiple countries, you might just find the ITIF Broadband Rankings useful in arguing your case.
PC virtualization gains attention
- Date: June 11th, 2008
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: Infrastructure, Numbers
- Tags: Desktop, PC, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage, Paul Mah
In an informal poll of readers on virtualization-centric site Virtualization Review, 193 readers (to date) cast their votes on their "primary virtualization concern in 2008."
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