July, 2008

Sigh…I meant to get this blog post out earlier today, but as luck would have it, Murphy’s Law came into effect and I’ve spent the afternoon troubleshooting network issues on my home network. Even now, I’m connected directly into my Internet modem just so that I can finish up this and a few other things before the weekend…and before I officially start my maternity leave. Yup, that’s right, it’s time...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Jean-Luc David , Developer Advisor MSDN, Top International Developer Authority. Best regards, Stephen Ibaraki , FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP View Interview Time Index and Topics Listen to the Interview (MP3) About Jean-Luc David Jean-Luc David is a Developer Advisor...

A senior ICT director recently shared a story with me. He talked about a program to drive Sharepoint into all the departments and I asked him why? "It's about sparking passion for work and supporting the user experience. It's also about engaging the youth, who are entering the workforce and expect personalization of work and a rich experience at work!" His comments speak to Generation Y or...

Stuart R. Crawford (Calgary, AB - Business Development Manager of IT Matters) Where do you see this world in the next five to ten years? How did the last five or ten years play out for you? Like you expected? The world as we know it is constantly changing, new economic factors are affecting the way we do business, the price of energy is creating second thoughts in the minds of a lot of people, demand...

On Tuesday, July 22 nd , Tim Rains (Group Product Manager, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing) will be in Edmonton for an open talk on security and the changes in the threat landscape. What? Open Discussion on Security and Threat Landscape Who? Tim Rains (Group Product Manager, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing) When? Tuesday, July 22, 2008 – 6 PM to 9 PM Where? Brewsters Oliver Square (11620 104...

Stuart R. Crawford (Calgary, AB - Business Development Manager of IT Matters) Twenty minutes. That’s all it takes to become “a knight in shining armour” in your client’s eyes, adding stickiness in all of your business relationships. What do I mean by the twenty minute miracle? The twenty minute miracle is something that all successful IT Professionals perform automatically by habit and often without...

I recently completed more than 10 keynotes/presentations over the last few weeks. I'm providing a blog series from these keynotes--lessons to be shared. This blog will focus on the SAF (Strategic Architecture Forum) where I gave the results on research of industry trends. The SAF is an invitation-only event for IT architects from typically mid-to-large organizations from all sectors including top global...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Joël Quimper , Architect Advisor MSDN, Top IT Architecture Authority Best regards, Stephen Ibaraki , FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP , DFNPA , CNP View Interview Time Index and Topics Listen to the Interview (MP3) About Joël Quimper Joël Quimper is an Architect Advisor...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Kevin Brown - CIPS Fellow, Vice-President of Information Technology for ENMAX Corporation and Past Chair of the CIO Council for the Conference Board of Canada. Kevin is an founding Fellow for CIPS which is Canada's official representative on the UN-Founded International...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Sean O'Driscoll - Top International Authority on Social Media, Founder/Chief Evangelist, CGT Consulting. Sean provides strategy, tactics, lessons and tips for leveraging the power of social media into organizations. Best regards, Stephen Ibaraki , FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP...

Canadian midmarket companies are rapidly expanding their networks by adopting the latest mobile and collaboration technologies. However, a reactive management environment can make it more difficult to quickly deliver security and application upgrades and instead forces IT staff to spend their time putting out fires. So what is keeping midmarket companies from investing in tools that will help create...