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Do you or your team develop applications? If so, you have no doubt struggled with managing the lifecycle of those applications . Artifacts such as requirements, source code, and defect resolution are just a few of the success factors associated with creating
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Leading Managed Services Providers link up for two days of intense business interaction focused on execution and accountability. HTG Canada continues its work on enhancing the Canadian IT landscape with a focus on giving more. Heartland Tech Groups (HTG),
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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
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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
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You may have noticed that I’ve mentioned the AlignIT program a couple of times while blogging and tweeting . Or perhaps you didn’t. But I’d like to draw your attention to it now and explain exactly what AlignIT is all about and what it means for you,
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It’s never seems to be easy to find the time or justify the cost of career development training whether it’s for yourself or your team. It’s so easy to get absorbed in the day-to-day tasks that need your attention! However, without thinking about where
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Before joining Microsoft, I used to manage a small IT department for a fast growing technology company. I found there was a constant balancing process between keeping the IT infrastructure secure and easy to manage while allowing the developers and others
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Virtualization seems to be on the minds of most IT organizations these days. Either you’re doing it or are thinking of doing it. And if you’re doing it, you’re likely thinking about how you can improve, add to or change as the technology gets better,
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There seems to be many free online resources for the hands-on, in-the-trenches IT professional and developer. However, for IT managers who are working on recruiting and managing the in-the-trenches people while setting the direction and strategy of IT
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Rick just broke the news over on the Canadian IT Pro blog that the bits for Windows 7 RTM (released-to-manufacturing code) are available for download for TechNet subscribers. I’ve included the post below or you can access the original post . Early access
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Do you have questions about Windows7? I’m preparing for an upcoming podcast interview with Rob Geller, Senior Product Manager Windows Client at Microsoft Canada. Rob’s job is all about Windows client operating systems and he’s the premier guy in Canada
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Hello again! It’s now been a week since I returned from maternity leave and I felt it was high time I posted to the blog. I want to thank Rick, Damir and Stephen for keeping things going while I was away. Stephen will be continuing, of course, to co-host
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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
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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)
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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
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