Category: Software
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Google Workspace: Exciting new AI, security and collaboration features and enhancements
Google’s AI systems will soon not only improve how you look and collaborate in Meet but also help you grasp the central point of documents, chats and meetings. Image: Sundry Photography/Adobe Stock Google announced in May 2022 several upcoming Google Workspace enhancements. Some of the most interesting improvements leverage artificial intelligence systems to summarize texts…
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Microsoft Teams cheat sheet: Complete guide for 2022
Image: ink drop/Adobe Stock One of the fastest growing apps of the pandemic, Microsoft’s comprehensive chat-based collaborative workspace integrates closely with Microsoft 365 as a single place to find people, content and tools, as well as make calls and have meetings. This TechRepublic cheat sheet for Microsoft Teams is an overview of the platform, and…
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Can’t Choose Between Public And Private Cloud? You Don’t Have To With IaaS
In 2021, Dell, Intel, and VMware commissioned a custom study from Forrester Consulting to understand today’s IT and business requirements for infrastructure, data storage, and application performance. We found that, though many businesses prefer to keep their infrastructure and data on-premises, they are adopting infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) to proactively optimize their deployment strategy across a hybrid…
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Building for Success With Off-premises Private Cloud
To establish a competitive advantage, organizations further their digital transformation by embracing cloud capabilities and redesigning their IT environments to meet diverse needs. As a result, many organizations end up operating workloads across multiple public clouds, their on-premises environments, as well as off-premises private clouds in colocation facilities. To stay ahead of the competition, you…
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How to set up and use different profiles in Google Chrome
Follow this step-by-step guide on how to set up multiple Chrome profiles for different uses. Image: Adobe Stock/monticellllo You might use Google Chrome as your primary browser for professional and personal communication. For that reason, you may want to create more than one Chrome profile, one for work and another for personal correspondence. Each Chrome…
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How to use Google Workspace Essentials Starter for free
Google Workspace Essentials Starter is a free plan offering teams within an organization access to Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Chat and Google Meet. Image: Adobe Stock/IB Photography Google offers a variety of Workspace plans for businesses and schools – virtually all the plans require a paid subscription. But maybe you don’t need a full…
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Gain unrivaled control over your digital data with Offcloud
Simplify your complex digital life with Offcloud, the comprehensive cloud storage solution. Image: apinan/Adobe Stock While there are great cloud storage solutions to help you manage that ever-growing digital life, sometimes they fall short of doing everything you’d like. In that case, you need a more comprehensive service like Offcloud Unlimited. Offcloud gives you absolute…
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3 Google Calendar updates that streamline events
Image: Valerie Veine/Adobe Stock In April and May 2022, Google Calendar made three subtle yet significant enhancements that support remote work. TechRepublic Academy When you configure your work location in Google Calendar, anyone who has free access to your schedule will also have access to your selected work location. This helps colleagues know whether meetings…
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How to use Dropbox Backup to back up your files to the cloud
Using Dropbox, you can back up and restore selected folders and files online. Image: wavemovies/Adobe Stock If you’re looking for an automated way to back up your local files to the cloud, one option to consider is Dropbox Backup. Through this service, you can back up files from a Windows PC, Mac and external drive…