Feedback is central to much of what we do at Microsoft Canada. In the same way that you solicit feedback from your coworkers or the teams you manage to decide where to spend your time and effort, we solicit your feedback at Microsoft Canada. Our team uses the feedback we receive to make sure we're focused on the right way to help YOU and your team by providing resources, answering questions and generally...

Jerry Luftman's career includes strategic positions in management (Information Technology and consulting), management consulting, Information Systems, and education. Dr. Luftman's experience combines the strengths of practitioner, consultant and academic. His proficiency in business-IT alignment, eighteen books, published research, consulting, mentoring and teaching/speaking engagements further exemplify...

The consumerization of IT means end-users have bigger ideas and higher expectations. Now, IT must rise to the challenge of delivering on those ideas, doing so quickly and frequently. Join Ruth Morton , Jonathan Rozenblit , and guest Mark Mydland for a discussion about how to overcome the challenge, using lessons learned during development of Visual Studio 2012. THIS THURSDAY - October 11, 2012 12:00...

I’m back from my travels since the week of September 16 th and providing an update. First of all I was in New York at the ACM Practitioner Board (PB) meeting. The ACM is the world’s largest scientific, educational and professional association, famous for their special interest groups such as SIGGRAPH , Turing Awards the Nobel Prize of Computing. I did an interview with the Judea Pearl who received...

International President Gregory Grocholski, CISA , is corporate auditor at The Dow Chemical Company, where he is responsible for independently assessing the adequacy of accounting, financial, operating and technology controls of Dow's global operations. In this role, Grocholski has responsibility for corporate auditing, fraud investigative services and contract auditing. In addition, he is a standing...

Guest blog post by Jerry Dyer, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft - a man very passionate about private cloud and the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF). Thanks, Jerry! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you’ve ever felt frustrated because Microsoft seems to think technology alone solves every problem, this might come as a pleasant surprise...

Consumers are defining the standards for today’s technology. Discover development solutions that help keep businesses relevant and ahead of the curve. The consumerization of IT means end-users have bigger ideas and higher expectations than ever. They’re showing up to work with their own tablets, their own mobile devices and laptops, and they are demanding to interact with business applications on every...

Bob Treadway 's work as a futurist, speaker, consultant, and strategy advisor began when clients asked him to develop forecasts to present in advance of his strategic planning consultation and facilitation. Those clients in a wide cross-section of industries listened to his counsel that they could not just "invent the future"; they needed to anticipate, prepare, strategize and act on the factors that...

Brenda Aynsley FACS CP, Honorary Life Member ACS Qualifications Computer Professional Graduate Diploma of Applied Science - Computing Diploma of Social Sciences Bachelor of Arts Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training Certificate IV in Security Risk Management Professional Interests The application of professional standards to workplace activity eLearning...

SecTor is less than three weeks away and our speaker line-up is better than ever! Once again we're bringing the world's leading security professionals to Toronto. The second round of speakers has just been announced. Three are listed below, but be sure to check out the schedule to see all the keynotes, sessions and activities, and register today. Three more reasons to attend SecTor... Michael Perklin...

I’m on the road until October 2nd. Next week in New York at the ACM Practitioner Board meeting. I chair the ACM PDC (which includes the PCC and PDC-W). It’s the ACM PDC and PDC-W that advises on content for the live Webinars; the next one is on Recommender Systems on September 20th from the top experts. Have a look! I’m then off to Amsterdam where I’m chairing Stream 3 Session 3 on ICT Capacity Building...

A few weeks ago, I shared my chat with Namir Anani, CEO of ICTC. Here’s the podcast as a video slide presentation provided by ICTC: http://youtu.be/NHw80SIqbKU

That’s a pretty popular question these days with the release of Windows Server 2012 and the pending VMware vSphere 5.1 updates. Fortunately, a great comparison whitepaper was recently released which details just that. The whitepaper goes into more detail however, I want to highlight one particular table which shows just how much scale Hyper-V has in comparison to VMware: We’re no longer running to...

While there are many Microsoft product launches happening this year, this one is near and dear to my heart. I first started working with Windows servers back in the days of the Windows New Technology server, or NT, as I’m sure some of you reading did as well. We’ve come a long way, baby! This latest version of Windows Server is impressive in it’s scalability. Throughout the development cycle, boundaries...

About Roy Freed Roy graduated from Yale Law School in 1940. He is known as the "grandfather of computer law," having introduced that subject in 1960 and was its acknowledged guru internationally until retirement in 1986. He authored the first book on that subject and countless professional articles, and lectured about it throughout the world. Roy taught the subject as an adjunct at the Boston University...

Workshop submission deadline: 19 September 2012 Workshop date: 12 November 2012 Co-organizers: Leon J. Osterweil, Peri Tarr, Kevin Sullivan, Evelyn Duesterwald Enterprises achieve business goals through engineering, delivery and support of software. Business success depends on aligning software processes and their products with business goals. However, achieving this alignment is challenging, as evidenced...

As children we are enthralled by the stories that we hear. Stories teach us and fire our imaginations to what is possible in this world. And as adults, we’re not much different. It’s one thing to hear about a process, product or idea, but hearing the story of the trials and triumphs that accompanied the implementation of that process, product or idea is what sticks with us and gives our imagination...

Harvey Mudd College is led by Maria Klawe, HMC's fifth president who began her tenure in 2006. A renowned computer scientist and scholar, President Klawe is the first woman to lead the college since its founding in 1955. Prior to joining HMC, she served as Dean of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. During her time at Princeton, Maria led the School of Engineering...

Free ACM Learning Webinar, Thurs, Sept. 20: "Recommender Systems: The Power of Personalization" Register NOW to attend the next free ACM Learning Webinar, "Recommender Systems: The Power of Personalization," presented on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 12 PM EDT (9 AM PDT/10 AM MDT/11 AM CDT/4 PM UTC) . ( Note : You can stream this and all ACM Learning Webinars on your mobile device...

Looking for IT Camp registration links? Scroll down! With Windows Server 2012 becoming generally available September 4, we want to make sure you get some hands on experience with this latest server offering. With new advances in virtualization, networking, storage and automation among other things, there is lots to hear about and lots to experience. To that end, I’ll be keeping this...

Today the new logo for our company was unveiled and I must say that I like what I see. Clean lines, more modern but friendly. Nice! Old logo: New logo: What do you think?

A Day in the Life: Developer Enhancements with Visual Studio 2012   Register Now 28 Aug Managing Requirements & Understanding Customers with Visual Studio 2012   Register Now 29 Aug Refactoring without Fear: Architecture in Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate   Register Now 30 Aug 60-minutes Sprint with Visual Studio 2012. What’s New for Agile Teams presented by InCycle   Register Now...

Namir Anani, President and CEO of the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), is the chief strategist and driving force in bringing ICTC's world-class centre of expertise and services to industry, education and government; enabling Canada's advancement as a leader in innovation and productivity in the global economy. Before joining ICTC, Namir previously led Policy Development &...

The Cloud is where the industry is heading and with so much opportunity on the horizon, now is the time to get onboard. Stay ahead of the curve by investing in the training you'll need to be successful today. A Windows Azure DevCamp is a free full day hands-on-training workshop that will cover everything from basic Cloud Computing concepts to designing, developing, and deploying applications using...

Save the Date for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Virtual Launch Event   Be our guest at the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 virtual launch event.   Watch the live debut of Visual Studio 2012 on September 12, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. PDT.   Experience all of the incredible new features of Visual Studio 2012 from wherever you happen to be. Visit the Visual Studio Virtual Launch site to download...