You are invited to join remotely in the provided “adobeconnect” rooms on Wednesday May 16 between 7:15am-9am PDT / 10:15am-12:00 EDT (1615 and 1800 local time (Geneva Switzerland)). For registration please visit the WSIS Forum website at http://groups.itu.int/wsis-forum2012/Information/WSISForum2012.aspx . The title of the Thematic Workshop that IP3 will lead is "Improving Economic Development...

Recent surveys indicate that while cloud computing is a top priority for Canadian CIOs, assurance in cloud services remains the principle inhibitor for adoption. 2012 is proving to be the year of accelerating adoption as organizations gain a deeper appreciation of cloud services and how they can be adopted in a trusted manner. Join Ruth Morton , myself, and guest, John Weigelt , National Technology...

In partnership with MSDN Samples Gallery, Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework just released a brand new version for its Sample Browser, which introduces a big search expansion to over 3500 quality code samples, the new Favorite Searches and Favorite Samples functions for managing your beloved samples, the integration of social media sharing, the enriched query conditions & more.  Its Zune...

NPA Honors Individuals for Excellence in the Networking Industry This news story profiles the winners: http://www.networkcomputing.com/interop/232901072 Here is more on the awards: The Awards for Professionalism are the computing and networking industry's highest honor and represent the global hall of fame for the industry. Working with award consortium partners of Interop Conferences / NetWorld+Interop...

Collecting Feedback from Stakeholders with Visual Studio 2011: 1 May Plan for Visual Studio 11 by Leveraging Your SA Benefits:  2 May Deployment Automation Challenges with vNext:  3 May

On April 25, 2012, Microsoft published volume 12 [PDF] of the Security Intelligence Report (SIR). This report analyzes the threat landscape of exploits, vulnerabilities, and malware using data from Internet services and [more than] 600 million computers worldwide. To learn more, see the Microsoft Security Blog .

Michael Jenkin is a recently announced 2012 SMB 150 Awards recipient, recognizing the top 150 Small & Medium Business professionals. In addition, Michael received media attention for founding a rapidly growing company and  for his innovative business leadership. Sharing his insights for success, in our extensive chat, Michael answers these questions and more: What are your top 5 recommendations...

The World Computer Congress 2012 is the unique event in 2012 for IT professionals from all over the world to join together with invited international top speakers in the analysis of the most important IT topics and to start together drawing blueprints and designing road maps for these items. From September 24 to 26, countless professionals like you and 40 speakers will share in this 2.5 day event in...

February 29 th was a big day for Microsoft. Both the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Visual Studio 11 Beta were released. Development teams around the world were taken aback with the new possibilities in application development. While it’s great for the developers to get excited about all the shiny and new features, you now have to make the case for upgrading your organization to the next version...

Recent surveys indicate that while cloud computing is a top priority for Canadian CIOs, assurance in cloud services remains the principle inhibitor for adoption. 2012 is proving to be the year of accelerating adoption as organizations gain a deeper appreciation of cloud services and how they can be adopted in a trusted manner. Join Ruth Morton , myself, and guest, John Weigelt , National Technology...

Susan shares her best practices for success in software development, software design and architecture. Her leadership lessons will further empower you including decision pointers for CIOs, CTOs, and Boards. She spotlights the top resources for universities, faculty and students; the DreamSpark program, Microsoft Research, and the Imagine Cup. Susan discusses disruptive innovations that you should be...

A recently released IDC study talks about how the Cloud will deliver more than 70,000 jobs in Canada by 2015. Similarly, the D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE special entitled Current IT Market Conditions and Hiring Trends in 2012 discussed the increasing need for developers to have Cloud Computing knowledge and skills here in Canada. The Cloud is where our industry is heading and with so much opportunity...

Even though it’s been a while since the movie Deep Blue Sea , one line said by Michael Rapaport’s character “Tom Scoggins” has always stuck with me – “Trust Me. Why? Because I’m trustworthy.” But what does it mean to be trustworthy? Everyone will define this differently, but when it comes to Microsoft, in his 2002 whitepaper, Microsoft’s Craig Mundie defined being trustworthy as having a framework...

These days around the Microsoft Canada office and particularly in my little corner of the world, everyone is laser focused on getting IT folks downloading, learning and certified on Microsoft technologies…specifically private cloud technologies. And just to give you a bit of incentive, we’ve come up with The Skyrocket Sweepstakes . Y’know…for anyone in IT who wants their career to “take off”. What...

Use the registration site link for all digital assets. Registration Link – http://bit.ly/24hipc Event Description Every organization has the power to employ cloud technologies in their own way, at their own pace and with their own terms.  The use of private cloud technologies help transform how organizations manage infrastructure resources, provision applications and automate services for their...

Brian Schwartz Profile 36 years and over 1700 individual career planning clients who have designed their career direction from the inside out. Over 20 years organization development experience building participative management cultures in the USA and Europe. Visionary for 21st Century online tools to assess career fit and talent management strategies for individuals and organizations using CareerDNA...

I remember getting my first MCSE certification in the mid-1990s and feeling really proud of the accomplishment.  Many of my peers at that time also pursuing an MCSE felt that it was a certification that would increase their likelihood to get hired over a candidate that did not hold the certification.  Things were good and we were all doing well.  Over the years, the MCSE was replaced...

Jerrard Gaertner CA•IT/CISA, CEGIT, CISSP, CIPP/IT, CIA, CFI, I.S.P., ITCP Jerrard Gaertner is Director, Technology Assurance Services at a major accountancy and advisory firm. He is a graduate of MIT and a chartered accountant specializing in information technology and information systems auditing. Jerry is certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (ISACA), a Certified Information System Security...

There’s no denying that virtualization has transformed our datacentres and redefined how we do IT, giving us more capacity and savings. Now, private cloud capabilities take us one step further providing the agility IT needs to truly provide IT as a service. The beauty of a private cloud is that it takes characteristics of a public cloud (resource pooling, elasticity, self-service, and pay per use)...

The ACM is the world’s largest educational, scientific and professional association well known for their Turing Awards (the Nobel Prize of Computing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_Award ) and their special interest groups ( http://www.acm.org/sigs ). What You'll Learn: · The security mindset—what it is, why it's needed · The social side of security—usability, adoption, identity, trust · A deeper...

Get rewarded for developing with Windows Azure. Have an idea for a cool app? Maybe you’ve already built your app? If it uses Windows Azure services, you could qualify to receive gift certificates for ThinkGeek.com, where you can choose from a whole selection of awesome gadgets, cool t-shirts, and geeky knick-knacks. See the rewards » THINK BIG WITH WINDOWS AZURE Windows Azure is a flexible cloud platform...

Bashir Fancy — CEO Corporate Solutions & Services Inc. Bashir Fancy is a senior executive with extensive and progressive risk management, financial, operations, systems, customer service, product management, audit and governance experience globally. Mr. Fancy specializes in strategic planning and taking a pro-active, holistic approach in a fast paced financial, credit card and retail business...

Different people learn in different ways and in my last post about the great incentives there are to take exam 70-659 Windows Server Virtualization before May 31st, I also listed a number of resources you could use to study up. Depending on your learning style, different resources will appeal to you. Well, if you’re the type that does better in a group or at a set time, then perhaps an online...

February 29 th was a big day for Microsoft. Both the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Visual Studio 11 Beta were released. Development teams around the world were taken aback with the new possibilities in application development. While it’s great for the developers to get excited about all the shiny and new features, you now have to make the case for upgrading your organization to the next version of...

Interview: Terry Coatta: Internationally Acclaimed Technology Executive and Platform Software Architect and Developer Terry is currently the President of AssociCom, a Vancouver-based start-up that builds online communities for professional and trade associations. Prior to AssociCom, he worked in a number of Vancouver-based companies as a technology leader. His expertise in software architecture...