TCBC Cloud Bootcamp take two
Figuring out the cloud is a challenge for many businesses. They can't decide which of the many definitions applies, and how any of them...
Forecasting the future of cloud
The final session at the Toronto Cloud Business Coalition's cloud bootcamp was entitled "Open Forum: The Future of Cloud Technology." In it, attendees - who,...
Equinix IOA unlocks global opportunity for big business in Canada
When the Canadian market beckoned, Equinix responded with the opening of a new US$100 million International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in the heart...
Hybrid vigour
When the cloud rose to prominence, as usual pundits promptly declared that it would replace previous technologies. In the IT world, anything new tends...
Positioning colo in a cloudy future
A carrot and the stick are accelerating the migration of business servers from on-premise to provider facilities. Driven by high CAPEX and OPEX costs...
Prepping for the present: best practices in cloud skills
The Toronto Cloud Business Coalition – a group of more than 80 Canadian experts drawn from the IT management, cloud services provider, channel, academic, VC/corporate finance...
Professional Insight: Defining Best Practices in SMB Cloud
New report examines best practices in SMB cloud planning and strategy
The Toronto Cloud Business Coalition – a group of more than 80 Canadian experts drawn...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
New TCBC report examines best practices for Financing Cloud Businesses
Expert guidance de-mystifies the options available to cloud entrepreneurs, providing expert advice on a wide range of funding sources
The Toronto Cloud Business Coalition – a group...