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Background Checks for Contractors: All You Need to Know

Regardless of a role’s complexity and the critical skills gap that needs filling, bringing on board skilled technical contractors can provide immense value to a company. Hiring high-quality contractors can provide both a reliable short-term stopgap to keep operations running while full-time replacements are sought, or even as a long-term recruitment strategy for businesses in the tech space.

How IT project managers succeed with project management software

Let’s face it: IT projects are notoriously complex. So is managing them. With shifting client requirements, unknown endpoints, finicky development languages, and the constantly evolving nature of technology itself, information technology projects face more potential hurdles and pitfalls than their analog counterparts. To overcome these challenges, IT project managers have specialized training and often more experience.

Insightful Tools for Insightful Leaders: Enhancing Remote Work with Performance Analytics

Explore the benefits of performance analytics tools for remote work and learn how to become an insightful leader that knows how to monitor pc activity without being creepy. Discover the best options for managers and remote employees to optimize productivity and engagement.

Rotating Shifts Explained: Pros, Cons, and Best Practices

The concept of a traditional 9-to-5 job is swiftly becoming a relic of the past. As businesses strive for flexibility and efficiency, adopting rotating shift schedules is on the rise. Whether you’re an employer looking to optimize your workforce or an employee navigating the challenges of changing work hours, understanding the dynamics of rotating shifts is crucial.

Avoid these three generative AI pitfalls - and what to do instead - according to IT leaders

In the year since generative AI became widely available, the world has changed enormously. As of February, ChatGPT set the record for the fastest-growing user base. Once a novelty, generative AI now forms the baseline of different technologies. Even beyond technology, generative AI is asserting itself in finance, pharmaceuticals and art. With generative AI, there’s a strong sense that understanding how it can be used is uncharted territory.

Best Practices for Growing Your Customer Support Team

These days, there are a number of ways for customers to get the answers they need without direct interaction with an agent, including knowledge bases, community forums, and AI-powered virtual assistants. To add a personal touch, or when virtual tools do not result in a resolution, companies must still provide the option for customers to talk to a human.

Optimize Core Web Vitals for SaaS and Custom Apps

A set of metrics known as Core Web Vitals have become key indicators of website performance and user satisfaction. Monitoring and optimizing these metrics for web pages can be challenging. Today, we learn how to use synthetic and real-user monitoring to measure, analyze, and improve Core Web Vitals. Delivering a smooth user experience plays a pivotal role in determining website application success.

NY Times tech workers strike against return-to-office policy

The world of work is changing rapidly, and recent events at The New York Times have brought this transformation into sharp focus. Tech workers at the renowned publication recently staged a half-day strike to protest against return-to-office rules. This incident highlights the importance of flexible work arrangements and the complexities of the modern workplace.

ITSM vs CRM: Understanding the Key Differences

When it comes to managing your business needs, choosing the right software solution is crucial. ITSM and CRM are two important tools that can help streamline your day-to-day activities, but they have distinct differences. ITSM, or IT Service Management, focuses on managing and delivering IT services to meet the needs of an organization. On the other hand, CRM, or Customer Relationship Management, helps businesses manage interactions with their customers.