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Understanding Fault Tolerance in Information Technology

Wrike

In the world of information technology (IT), few things are as critical as ensuring the reliability and availability of systems and services. These faults can arise from hardware malfunctions, software bugs, or external factors such as power outages or natural disasters. That’s where fault tolerance comes into play.

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IT Incident Management: How to Manage IT Incidents

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When working in information technology (IT), an incident can shut down a network or server and stop work, which is why IT incident management is so important. Then we’ll offer a few free IT incident management templates to help you control issues in your IT and how project management software can do what templates can’t.

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Service Request Management in IT: Process & Best Practices

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When someone makes a request in the information technology (IT) world, whatever that might be, there’s a process involved to fulfill that request. Project management software can control the service request process. IT is inundated with requests for hardware, software and more.

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Top Linux Project Management Software of 2021 for Tech Savvy PMs

nTask

Obviously, in this fast-paced market, you are never going to perform all of these different processes by hand, and you need an incredibly effective project management software that takes care of these processes and activities for you and your team members. Another great example of a Linux project management software is OpenProject.

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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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Information technology (IT) runs most businesses. Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. Planning and managing these resource costs in an IT budget can be facilitated by project management software. But those devices don’t run for free.

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The Tale of Two Risk Owners

Project Risk Coach

Imagine that you are managing a software development project. She provides oversight to the IT software development process and proactively identifies and manages the IT risks. In this article, we will look at what a risk owner is and why they are needed. Have you ever had a really bad day as a project manager?

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IT Risk Management Strategies and Best Practices

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Information technology (IT) is no longer a tucked away department with little impact on day-to-day affairs. In Review – IT Risk Management Strategies and Best Practices. Due to its expansive influence, it’s essential to talk about risk management in IT. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference!