A Cisco-commissioned study from 2006 contains a valuable idea that could be adopted by almost any Canadian financial institution that wants to improve collaboration
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Government IT leaders in Canada must realize they can’t fend off everything on their own, but they also need to spell out how transparent they want providers to be
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Assessing business opportunities, knowing how to map emerging technology against them and introducing innovation as required to make calculated risks — all of this might sound basic, but very few organizations do it well
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The Boston Marathon explosions reinforce the need for ensuring you have back-up ‘alternate work sites’ as part of your business continuity plan. Start with these 10 steps
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Vendors and industry analysts predict a slew of interconnected services being delivered over the WAN, but some IT infrastructure wasn't built to handle this kind of load. Understand the elements you'll need to optimize first
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An Infonetics Research analyst says the next-generation applications of an emerging network technology could ease the introduction of consumer devices at work
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With these gadgets, your cubicle can be the envy of your office neighbours
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Research has revealed that 37% of information workers use technology before they get permission from IT. So if you can’t beat them … enable BYOD. With this in mind, MaaS360 has climbed the mountain and brought down The 10 Commandments of BYOD. The first commandment “Create Thy Policy Before...
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Public sector organizations worldwide are showing interest in sensor-based networks and systems, but are they ready to deal with the potential privacy challenges associated with the concept?
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Banks and insurance companies struggle with mergers and expansion that leave branch offices difficult to connect. Time to consider eliminating those pricey PRIs
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The Canadian astronaut took on every means of communication available to him during his five-month stint at the helm of the International Space Station. Unified communications and collaborations just got a role model
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ITWorld teamed up with the CIO Executive Council to determine what makes the ideal CIO. Today’s CIO must not only have solid industry experience and knowledge, but also be a master of networking and relationship building.
According to the article, “The CIO, among his many responsibilities,...
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We haven't experienced the kind of outages and downtime in the public sector that have plagued the U.S. An analyst with Info-Tech Research draws some conclusions as to why
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Canadians are stealthily infiltrating some of the globe's largest technology firms
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Emergency Preparedness Week highlights the need for individuals to take more responsibility in planning for the worst. Our in-house expert shares his checklist for everything you need to do
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If you don’t know the difference between VoIM and VoIP, the Windstream Guide to Unified Communications Lingo can help. It covers the A-Z of unified communications jargon, so you will know what your IT managers are talking about when they throw out acronyms like “UCC”, “SRTP” and...
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