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Employees are dead set on flexible working arrangements – three quarters would turn down a role that didn’t offer hybrid options as work-life balance becomes more important than pay
Work-life balance has become more important than pay when choosing or staying in a job, according to two new reports. A recent survey by Randstad found that 83% of workers view flexible working options as their primary consideration ahead of job security and salaries. Nearly half of the respondents said they had advocated for better working conditions, and a third…
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How to Set Up Automatic Backups on Ubuntu Using Deja Dup
Summary Deja Dup is Ubuntu’s built-in backup tool that offers encryption, incremental backups, and cloud storage support. Launch Deja Dup and walk through the setup wizard, selecting a backup destination, create a password, and toggle automatic backups. Remember to test backups periodically. Without backups, you risk losing everything from important documents to irreplaceable family pictures. Deja Dup makes it easy…
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Cloud storage growth set to skyrocket as AI drives data retention needs
The rise of AI means more cloud storage is necessary – and it may even need to double, offering a big boost to cloud services. That’s according to a survey by Seagate and Recon Analytics, which asked business leaders around the world how they believe AI will impact their company’s IT. The survey found that 61% of respondents who use…
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“The Grace Blackwell Superchip comes to millions of developers”: Nvidia’s new ‘Project Digits’ mini PC is an AI developer’s dream – but it’ll set you back $3,000 a piece to get your hands on one
Nvidia shocked attendees at CES 2025 last week when it announced a new mini PC which it claims is the world’s smallest AI supercomputer. Unveiled by CEO Jensen Huang in a Steve Jobs-esque ‘one more thing’ fashion, the device will feature a Grace Blackwell GB10 ‘superchip’ capable of delivering a petaflop of AI performance. Project Digits, a placeholder name for…
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How to Set Up an SFTP Server on Linux
Any Linux server distribution is a very powerful server that performs above and beyond what your business might need. Whatever task you throw at the server, it will be ready. And, if it isn’t ready out of the box, you can make it so. If you aren’t sure about SFTP, it is the FTP service built into Secure Shell (SSH),…
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How To Set up a Cron Job in Linux
Cron is a time-based job scheduler that lets you schedule tasks and run scripts periodically at a fixed time, date, or interval. Moreover, these tasks are called cron jobs. With cron jobs, you can efficiently perform repetitive tasks like clearing cache, synchronizing data, system backup and maintenance, etc. These cron jobs also have other features like command automation, which can…
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How To Set Logrotate on Linux
The Logrotate utility simplifies the process of administering log files. It relocates and replaces log files to manage their size and organize them while maintaining the information present inside them. For example, it will maintain seven log files to keep daily records for seven days. While rotating the log files, Logrotate deletes irrelevant old logs, preventing them from consuming excessive…
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UK rural businesses set for broadband improvements
Remote spots in the UK look set for a boost in broadband speeds and coverage, thanks to new government funding – and the possibility of a new satellite broadband service from Amazon. As part of the government’s Project Gigabit, four new contracts, together worth more than £289 million ($362 million), have been signed with Openreach. The areas covered include North…
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How To Set, Change, and Recover Your MySQL Root Password
You may have MySQL running somewhere in your data center. If that’s the case, there might be a time when you need to set or change the root user password. This can happen when you’ve forgotten the password, or when you’re looking up your security game after remembering you set the original MySQL password to something far too simple. The…
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Skip the Cookware Set: Here Are the Pieces You Really Need
All of the experts we spoke with recommend getting one or more sheet pans, preferably at least one with a wire rack that nestles inside. That way you can use it in the oven for roasting or, when it’s cool, on the counter for cooling cookies or resting meat. “A true kitchen workhorse, sheet pans are handy for roasting whole…
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