HPE persists with Persistent Memory
Computer memory, aka RAM (random access memory), comes with pluses and minuses. It's fast, and because it's snuggled up to the CPU, there's not...
The ugly truth about ransomware
Recent media coverage of hospitals attacked by ransomware in Ottawa and Norfolk County has alerted everyone to the inherent dangers – and complexity –...
Lateral strategy: from innovation to infrastructure
No IT industry concept has engendered as much recent debate as “bimodal IT.” Introduced by Gartner Group in 2014, it describes a future in...
Microsoft brings Canadian Azure to early adopters
A (r) evolutionary conjuncture of factors has culminated in Canadian-based, Microsoft cloud resource lift-off. First announced last June, Canadian cloud capability has finally come...
Blockchain to unleash the Internet of Value
Chris Skinner built a successful career around work with technology companies that serve the financial services community. Fourteen years ago, he went rogue and...
A blessing of unicorns: value and opportunity
Despite the title of this post, I'm not really looking to convey some sort of sacrament on start-ups with high hopes and extensive VC...
They’re doing what?? Microsoft open play
Microsoft has been startling people right and left this month, and Microsoft watchers are having a lot of fun. Or not, depending on their...
CL and SAP partnering to drive new analytics opportunity
If the reasons to partner are legion, they generally coalesce around the desire to fill a gap – the opportunity to learn and adopt...
TCBC issues guidance on Advanced Cloud Application Adoption and Enablement Best Practices
New report examines key attributes of advanced cloud applications and provides strategic advice for firms liking to develop cloud delivery portfolios
The Toronto Cloud Business Coalition –...
The curious case of women in ICT
This article first appeared in the January issue of Connections+ magazine, a trade publication devoted to helping ICT professionals understand trends shaping the cabling,...
Stop helping me!
When Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade to systems running Windows 7 and higher, individuals and companies alike smiled, albeit...
Canadian Web Hosting brings first VSAN private cloud to Canada
Canadian Web Hosting (CWH) recently claimed the distinction of the being the country’s first private cloud hosting platform to use VMware’s VSAN (Virtual SAN)...
Vitamin Y: IBM Bell partner to push hybrid platforms
Context: IBM and Bell recently announced their partnership to provide business customers across Canada with access to specialized cloud services via Bell’s Business Cloud....
Symantec Canada: filling the privacy and security gaps
With over 20,600 employees in 50 countries, Symantec is the fourth largest software company in the world, and a leading provider of managed security...
SEPs spar with innovation in an evolving IoT ecosystem
“IoT as an ecosystem play” is a familiar catchphrase in the emerging Internet of Things space which has much merit. IoT deployments are typically...
