Data centre options in a post-Brexit world
In a recent conversation with a senior executive at a rapidly expanding, Toronto-based cloud provider, an inevitable point of discussion was European expansion. Like...
Analytics may boost network security
Security is top of mind for most of us. Everyone, it appears, is out to do evil, and to make a profit from it....
IT-in-the-service of business: a cost equation
The IT leader today wears a heavy crown. Supporting a vocal end user community that has consumer aspirations for instant-on IT, he/she is also...
451 Research: The Open Compute Project; open is one thing, interoperable is another
In IT parlance, “open” is often used synonymously with interoperable, but is that really end of story? In this special report presented below, 451...
The business of analytics: It takes a village…
We’re all familiar with the African proverb “it takes a village to raise a child” – the notion that each of us benefits from...
Do you have what it takes for Agile?
Enterprises may be on board with the idea of Agile methodologies, but do they actually have the skill sets in hand to achieve it?
David...
Containers FTW
The cloud was built on virtualization. It allows maximum use of hardware in a cost-effective way, and helps providers support customers while protecting them...
Nowhere to hide: Nuix Voice speeds audio and video analytics
Nuix, an information protection and security intelligence provider, has announced its partnership with voice analytics vendor Voci Technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, the...
Vitamin Y: a Dell cloud – IoT update
Context: Dell’s acquisition of EMC has cast a long shadow. Since announcement last October of this major milestone in the company’s decade long quest...
Bitcoin, blockchain and banking: the “ValueWeb”
As former president of IDC Canada and marketing director with the Canada Systems Group, reviewer Paul Kennedy has long term experience with both technology...
451 Research: IoT security M&A, Part 2
IoT presents a compelling demonstration of fragmentation in emerging markets. While IoT solutions combine a mix of components from multiple vendors across the ICT...
Conquering the complexities of hybrid environment configuration management
In the IT industry, “the future is hybrid” is one of the few declarations that draws nearly-unanimous support. Research, including an InsightaaS survey of...
Interac tokens transit to IBM cloud
There’s a first time for everything, as they say. That’s certainly the case for Interac as it breaks from tradition to bring its latest...
Unique Meetup debates the IoT Ecosystem in Canada
On June 23, CIA-Plus Toronto - the meetup group launched by InsightaaS to provide a forum for community meetings on Cloud, IoT and Analytics and...
Vitamin Y: VMware’s “transition year”
Context: Pat Gelsinger was in town this month on what is emerging as a regular bi-annual tour to talk with major Canadian customers. While...
