The ‘overhead work’ that’s keeping employees from doing their jobs
Cloud, social networking and mobile technologies should help teams connect more easily and effectively, but a panel of experts warns about going too far
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Enterprise social tools won’t win over CIOs until . . .
A venture capital firm’s poll of CIOs shows many IT leaders haven’t bought into the vision of collaboration tools that resemble Facebook and Twitter. Their verdict deserves analysis, not condemnation
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Why WiGig is worth waiting for
A forthcoming networking protocol could mean major speed increases, even if it takes a while to come to market. Time to start factoring it into your next-generation wireless strategy
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Things IT departments should know about the ‘Internet of things’
It’s coming to a network near you. What should IT pros do to prepare? Hint: the answer is related to a device that fits in the palm of your hand
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Canadians Could Face Legal Action for Downloading Pirated Content
Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the IP news roundup. Here are the latest headlines in telecommunications, big data, cloud, virtualization and network security:
TekSavvy has been asked to hand over the names of its customers who may have engaged in copyright infringement by downloading...
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Canadian Ban on Three-Year Wireless Contracts Proposed
Welcome to the Monday edition of the IP news roundup. Here are the latest headlines in telecommunications, cloud and big data:
Could three-year cellphone contracts become a thing of the past? The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) received over 500 complaints...
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Canada and the US Partner to Fight Cybercrime
Welcome to the Monday edition of the IP news roundup, where you will find the latest headlines in cybercrime, network security, cloud, data centres and more:
In an effort to protect their digital infrastructure and improve responses to cybercrime incidents, Canada and the US have launched a...
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Big Data: Getting the Specs for Big Business
The popular blog GigaOM has produced a podcast seminar (with slide support) called “Solving Big Data for Big Business.” This hour-long seminar, featuring a conversation among four IT consultants, focuses on extremely techie issues. How does big data integration differ from traditional database...
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