If you’ve put off learning about digital currencies, now is the time to get up to speed because the cryptocurrency bubble keeps getting bigger. Bitcoin is almost a household name now, as it has been around for more than 10 years. The cryptocurrency was created in 2009 via a white paper written under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. It is open source and decentralized.

There are no transaction fees associated with Bitcoins, but there is also no government guarantee behind the currency.

You can’t hold a Bitcoin in your hand, but the currency can add value to your bank account. On April 29, 2021, one Bitcoin was worth $52,855.20.

There’s a finite number of Bitcoins--21 million--so it’s worth taking a look at the other cryptocurrencies on the market today. Take a look at five of the most popular in this free PDF download from TechRepublic.

If you’re an admin who’s been tasked with installing Ubuntu Server to your data center, you’ll quickly realize how easy it is to deploy this enterprise-ready platform. The operating system itself is incredibly easy to install and will take you maybe 10 minutes tops. After the initial deployment is complete, however, the real work begins. It is at this point your Linux skills might be tested.

Fortunately, they don’t have to, as we have a handy checklist, from TechRepublic Premium, for you to use to ensure your Ubuntu Server deployment not only runs well but is secured before you start installing the necessary applications, services, and connect the server to your network.

Some of the most important tools in business are used for collaboration. Without these types of solutions, your staff would struggle to remain as productive as needed.

Collaboration tools exist within a wide range of services, from voice calls to version control systems and everything in between. But for average enterprise businesses, the tools that make work-life exponentially easier are the basics:

• Voice
• Video
• Screen sharing
• LDAP integration
• Web and mobile apps
• Third-party integration

Your business might be able to get by with some of the more niche features, but having a majority of the above is what separates those that are worthy of enterprise deployment from those that are not.

TechRepublic Premium dug into some of the top collaboration tools on the market as a comparison, to help you know which offer the tools you need and which do not.

Staffing, coordinating and fulfilling technical services and support are among business’ most complex challenges. In addition to needing to recruit, train and retain professional and technically proficient employees and contractors across a range of positions—including help desk staff, support technicians, network administrators, systems engineers, project managers and IT directors—organizations must collect and administer technical and professional talent in a way that fulfills an organization’s technical needs. Add the need to accommodate after-hours services, and the already complex challenge becomes that much more difficult.

Organizations, of course, don’t wish to hear the long, comprehensive list of valid reasons why delivering qualified technical service and support, and problem resolution quickly, is so difficult. Nor do firms wish to hear how providing rapid after-hours service, or support on popular holidays, exponentially complicates success. Nevertheless, all the corresponding challenges remain real and valid.

But what should an organization do when the complexities of its operations, budget restrictions or other factors require that after-hours and holidays services and support be fulfilled exclusively using internal resources?

Here are six recommendations, from TechRepublic Premium, for effectively structuring technical service and support during non-traditional work hours.

Data centers represent a significant investment and asset to an organization, usually serving as the center of operations to enable business success via technology. While investment in cloud services remains a strong alternative to on-premises data centers, many organizations nevertheless choose to implement or retain a full or partial presence of in-house server rooms.

This checklist, from TechRepublic Premium, can you help you plan out both data center implementations or, in the event your organization is opting for a cloud solution (or closing its doors), the decommissioning of the in-house data center.

There are thousands of Linux distribution variants, some of them incredibly obscure and niche-y, while others are enterprise-ready. Some are desktop only, while others are server-only.

if you’re new to the game, you might not know where to start.

ThisTechRepublic Premium PDF download offers a helping hand so that you might have a better idea of which Linux server distribution is best suited for your needs, especially if your business is in the market for a new server operating system. You cannot go wrong with any one of these five.

From the download:

Some Linux distributions are geared specifically to serve a purpose. With Linux server platforms, you might find more security mechanisms involved or an OS-created specifically for containers. And for desktops, you can get away with selecting any flavor of Linux, so long as the combination of package manager and desktop environment suits your needs.

The world of servers is a bit different. There’s the choice of package manager, GUI or command line, security mechanisms, support, ease of use, and a whole spectrum of options that might cause you to lean one way or another. And if you’re new to the game, you might not know where to start.

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