Emma Donovan

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Emma Donovan

Head of Remote IT Operations · Dublin, Ireland

11 articles published on PeopleOpsHQ

About Emma Donovan

Emma Donovan covers security, compliance, and the IT lifecycle topics that matter when employees work from anywhere. Her background is in InfoSec and SOC 2 readiness for SaaS companies.

Recent articles by Emma Donovan

IT Asset Inventory Template: A Practical Guide for Teams Starting From Zero
IT Asset Inventory Template: A Practical Guide for Teams Starting From Zero
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IT Asset Tracking

IT Asset Inventory Template: A Practical Guide for Teams Starting From Zero

IT Asset Tracking
Oct 1, 2026 9 min read

IT Asset Inventory Template: A Practical Guide for Teams Starting From Zero

A free IT asset inventory template with the 16 fields auditors and finance ask for, plus Google Sheets formulas for warranties, duplicates and leavers.

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IT Asset Management Best Practices: A Practical Guide for Distributed Teams
IT Asset Management Best Practices: A Practical Guide for Distributed Teams
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IT Asset Tracking

IT Asset Management Best Practices: A Practical Guide for Distributed Teams

IT Asset Tracking
Oct 1, 2026 9 min read

IT Asset Management Best Practices: A Practical Guide for Distributed Teams

Twelve IT asset management best practices that keep your inventory accurate: ownership, statuses, HR and MDM sync, monthly reconciliation and proof of disposal.

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Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Who Have to Prove It
Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Who Have to Prove It
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ITAD & Data Destruction

Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Who Have to Prove It

ITAD & Data Destruction
Sep 30, 2026 10 min read

Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Who Have to Prove It

What data destruction means, the NIST methods that count, which regulations require it, and how to prove every device was handled. With a decision table.

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Certificate of Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Facing Audits
Certificate of Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Facing Audits
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ITAD & Data Destruction

Certificate of Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Facing Audits

ITAD & Data Destruction
Sep 30, 2026 10 min read

Certificate of Data Destruction: A Practical Guide for Teams Facing Audits

What a certificate of data destruction must include to pass an audit, red flags in vendor certificates, and a free per-device template you can copy.

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Degaussing: A Practical Guide for Teams Retiring Laptops With SSDs
Degaussing: A Practical Guide for Teams Retiring Laptops With SSDs
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ITAD & Data Destruction

Degaussing: A Practical Guide for Teams Retiring Laptops With SSDs

ITAD & Data Destruction
Sep 30, 2026 11 min read

Degaussing: A Practical Guide for Teams Retiring Laptops With SSDs

Degaussing erases magnetic drives, but it does nothing to SSDs. Learn when degaussing still makes sense, what NIST says, and what to use instead.

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Zero Trust Security for Remote Teams: A Practical Implementation Guide (2026)
Zero trust security architecture for remote work teams
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Cybersecurity & Compliance

Zero Trust Security for Remote Teams: A Practical Implementation Guide (2026)

Cybersecurity & Compliance
Jan 7, 2026 8 min read

Zero Trust Security for Remote Teams: A Practical Implementation Guide (2026)

Learn how to implement zero trust security for remote teams. Covers IAM, MFA, endpoint security, micro-segmentation, and a phased 18-month rollout plan

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Secure IT Offboarding: How to Protect Company Data When Remote Employees Leave
Secure IT offboarding process to protect company data
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Employee Offboarding

Secure IT Offboarding: How to Protect Company Data When Remote Employees Leave

Employee Offboarding
Dec 3, 2025 11 min read

Secure IT Offboarding: How to Protect Company Data When Remote Employees Leave

Master the IT offboarding process for remote teams. Step-by-step guide to revoking access, retrieving devices, auditing cloud storage, and preventing data

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The IT Onboarding Checklist for Remote Employees: Hardware, Software, Security, and Day-One Readiness (2026)
IT onboarding checklist for remote employee setup
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Employee Onboarding

The IT Onboarding Checklist for Remote Employees: Hardware, Software, Security, and Day-One Readiness (2026)

Employee Onboarding
Nov 16, 2025 17 min read

The IT Onboarding Checklist for Remote Employees: Hardware, Software, Security, and Day-One Readiness (2026)

67% of remote employees say onboarding was disorganized. Use this complete IT onboarding checklist for remote employees - covering hardware, software

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The IT Onboarding Checklist for Remote Employees: Hardware, Software, Security, and Day-One Readiness (2026)
IT onboarding checklist for remote employee setup
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Employee Onboarding

The IT Onboarding Checklist for Remote Employees: Hardware, Software, Security, and Day-One Readiness (2026)

Employee Onboarding
Nov 16, 2025 17 min read

The IT Onboarding Checklist for Remote Employees: Hardware, Software, Security, and Day-One Readiness (2026)

67% of remote employees say onboarding was disorganized. Use this complete IT onboarding checklist for remote employees - covering hardware, software

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SOC 2 Compliance for Remote Companies: What IT Teams Need to Know
SOC 2 compliance requirements for remote work environments
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Cybersecurity & Compliance

SOC 2 Compliance for Remote Companies: What IT Teams Need to Know

Cybersecurity & Compliance
Jun 30, 2025 17 min read

SOC 2 Compliance for Remote Companies: What IT Teams Need to Know

SOC 2 Compliance Guide for Remote Companies TL;DR SOC 2 is an audit of your systems, controls, and processes, not a checkbox; remote companies face...

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How to Automate Employee Onboarding from an IT Perspective
Automating employee onboarding IT setup and provisioning
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Employee Onboarding

How to Automate Employee Onboarding from an IT Perspective

Employee Onboarding
May 9, 2025 12 min read

How to Automate Employee Onboarding from an IT Perspective

Employee Onboarding Automation: Save Hours Daily TL;DR HRIS-triggered provisioning cuts account setup time from days to minutes and reduces manual errors by 90%. Zero-touch deployment...

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