March, 2007

Graham Jones (Vancouver, President of VANTUG) I was recently contacted by Joanna Trebon of a non-profit organization (NPO) called the Electronic Recycling Association that refurbishes computer hardware for use by other NPO's. They were seeking my help on two fronts; finding hardware to recycle and volunteers for refurbishing the hardware. Naturally I did my best to help. Yet again I called upon...

Graham Jones (Vancouver, President of VANTUG) As usual Stephen has beaten me to it but then of course he barely sleeps! I too was at the MVP Summit for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the whole affair. Canada was very well represented and very visible (and very loud at Bill G’s keynote) in our red Canadian hockey jerseys. Microsoft certainly treated us extremely well. If the...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Jon Bartol a top-ranking business technology leader and authority. Jon is the Chief Information Officer of General Motors of Canada. I had the pleasure of meeting Jon at the CIO and IT Executive Summit in Montreal. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Jon Bartol a top-ranking business technology leader and authority. Jon is the Chief Information Officer of General Motors of Canada. I had the pleasure of meeting Jon at the CIO and IT Executive Summit in Montreal. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Jon Bartol a top-ranking business technology leader and authority. Jon is the Chief Information Officer of General Motors of Canada. I had the pleasure of meeting Jon at the CIO and IT Executive Summit in Montreal. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP...

I’m back from the MVP Global Summit and it was well worth the time. Kudos to Canada’s MVP Lead, Sasha Krsmanovic, for showcasing the Canadian contingent through the special red jerseys, his many fine efforts during the summit and throughout the year supporting MVPs. A lot of effort went behind the event and this was clearly evident--a really professionally organized celebration and deep technical...

Once a month, Barnaby Jeans has been publishing podcasts on IT trends and technology issues. This month, he talks to Stephen Ibaraki from the Canadian Information Processing Society & Bruce Cowper from Microsoft Canada about the top security trends and threats that IT professionals need to anticipate in 2007 and tips on how to develop strategies to meet them. The interview is available in both...

I look at the world around me and I see this constant connection and working together as communities. Time’s Person of the Year was “us” or online communities and this was not a coincidence. This is especially true of Gen X and Gen Y who represent a youth bulge worldwide. On the IT Executive Alignment Tour , Barnaby Jeans talks about the different generations, their attributes, and the increasing need...

Graham Jones (Vancouver, President of VANTUG) I noted Celso's comment about language being a barrier in one of his projects . It reminded me of one of my own experiences. Inevitably when dealing with contract language, the legal profession usually gets involved somewhere. I found myself having to make contract amendments when working on site in China. Of course before I could discuss them with...

I attended a special [somewhat private] security conference where Neal was presenting. He provided very useful insights and best practices for ensuring optimum network performance. This led to this interview. Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP ___________________________________ Neal Allen has been working for Fluke since 1989, and has been in the Fluke Networks networking products...

It’s quite an experience speaking on the IT Executive Alignment Tour and talking to IT executives from business, government, education, and non-profits about the state of IT within their organizations. It’s clear there is quite a diversity of environments which Martin Slofstra also alluded to in his conversations with IT Leaders . I’m seeing increased penetration of ITIL for operational management...

Less than a week to go - are you ready? Sunday morning at 2 am, those of us in Canada and the US will forward our clocks, get an extra hour of waking daylight time, and save money on electricity. There an bound to be a few hiccups - alarm clocks that don't sound when they should, thermostats that don't turn off the heat on at the right time, and coffee that doesn't turn on in the morning. We're becoming...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Celso Mello , a leading IT leader. I had the pleasure meeting Celso at the CIO and IT Executive Summit in Montreal. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP ______________________________ Celso Mello: CIO, Chubb Security Systems shares three pivotal lessons...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Celso Mello , a leading IT leader. I had the pleasure meeting Celso at the CIO and IT Executive Summit in Montreal. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP ______________________________ Celso Mello: CIO, Chubb Security Systems shares tips about: Technology...