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Barry Sellers: Distinguished Fellow, International Technology and Professionalism Top-Authority, Chair CNP Council, Chief Judge International Awards for Professionalism, Executive Board Director and Vice-Chairman NPA
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Barry Sellers: Distinguished Fellow, International Technology and Professionalism Top-Authority, Chair CNP Council, Chief Read More...
Episode #31: Talking About Virtualization
Although virtualization technology has been mainstream now for a number of years, it’s still a hot topic of discussion among IT professionals. However, the conversation has changed. No longer is it a question of “should we virtualize?” but rather, “how Read More...
Episode #30: Straight Talk about Windows 7
It’s now been just over 2 months since I’ve been back from maternity leave and I’m happy to be able to share with you a new episode of the AlignIT IT Managers Podcast. While I was away, Rick and the team worked diligently to improve the format of the Read More...
Episode #29 – Software + Services Chat
In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I talk with Ryan Storgaard, Chief Software + Services Officer at Microsoft Canada. When Ryan worked on my team, he was very passionate about ISVs and Internet based services. Because of his background and current Read More...
Episode #28 - Windows Mobile and the changing landscape of mobility
In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I talk with Anthony Bartolo, Applications Specialist with Rogers Business Solutions and Greg Milligan, Canadian Mobility Solutions Manager. Anthony and Greg share their view of the mobile marketplace and how Read More...
Episode #27 – Security Coffee Talk
In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I pack up the portable recorder and take it with me to the local Coffee Shop. I indulge in some caffeine and meet up with Microsoft Canada's Chief Security Advisor (Bruce Cowper) and the Vice President of Identity Read More...
Episode #26 - Virtualization simplified from datacenter to small business
In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I talk with the General Manager of a BC based Hosting Company called RackForce. Randal Robinson talks about their switch from dedicated hardware servers in 2003 to a more efficient resource distribution solution Read More...
Episode #25: Transforming your Organization
In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I talk with the VP of Business Information Systems at the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada. Gabriel Vitus has taken his department through a strategic review and has transformed it into an Read More...
Episode #24 – High Performance Computing & Managing Teams at MIGS
In this episode of the IT Manager Podcast - I've stitched together 4 interviews I recorded while at the Montreal International Gaming Summit in late November. Microsoft Canada used MIGS as a launch vehicle for High Performance Computing in Canada. In Read More...
Episode #23 - Unified Communications – simplify administration by bringing everything together.
In this episode I talk with Greg Patchev (IT Manager from Gerrie Electric ) and Andy Papadopoulos (president of Legendcorp ) on how they came about deploying a Microsoft based Unified Communications solution to replace an end of life PBX system for 17 Read More...
Episode 22: Reduce your Data Management Complexity
If you have not listened to The IT Manager Podcast recently – or if you have never listened in before, you should take a moment to have a listen to this show. It’s the first episode where we’ve refreshed the format and updated the production elements. Read More...
Episode #21: Enterprise Search unlocks data to help make smarter business decisions.
If you have not listened to The IT Manager Podcast recently – or if you have never listened in before, you should take a moment to have a listen to this show. It’s the first episode where we’ve refreshed the format and updated the production elements. Read More...
Episode # 20: Energize IT - How Green IT Can Help Grow the Bottom Line
On May 24, 2008, a number of IT professionals came together to explore environmentally conscious and economically sound technology solutions at the Energize IT event in Toronto. Our podcast series host, Ruth Morton, was on hand to discuss subjects ranging Read More...
Windows Server 2008: IT Migration, Deployment and Best Practices
The latest release of Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 has many IT managers discovering new virtualization capabilities, Web resources, and security and management enhancements. This month, Kevin McCully (WebFeat) and Loïc Calvez (Lafarge North America) Read More...
Integrating ‘Software-plus-Services’ into your IT Environment
‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) continues to be one of the industry's hottest buzzwords. In fact, the growing popularity of SaaS is forcing IT managers and technology implementers to consider how this new software delivery model might affect their current Read More...
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