Canadian IT Manager

Podcast Interview with Sean O'Driscoll, Top International Authority on Social Media

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 Read More...

Podcast Interview with Kevin Brown, VP of IT for ENMAX Corporation

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 Read More...

[Event] Tim Rains (Microsoft) in Calgary and Edmonton Next Week!

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 Read More...

Podcast Interview with Joël Quimper, Architect Advisor MSDN

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 Read More...

Living in a Virtual World

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, Read More...

Adieu for Now

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 Read More...

Management and the Midmarket Myth

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 Read More...

Preparing for the Future: Focus on the Business-side

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 Read More...

The 20 Minute Miracle

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 Read More...

Podcast Interview with Jean-Luc David, Developer Advisor MSDN

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 , Read More...

Are you planning for Generation-Y?

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 Read More...