Glenn Weir

Content writer at IT World Canada. Book lover. Futurist. Sports nut. Once and future author. Would-be intellect. Irish-born, Canadian-raised.

Articles by Glenn Weir

Data analytics can be a healthcare game changer

It has been a challenge for the healthcare industry to move into the electronic health records era. Today, however, roughly 30 per cent of...

Brampton’s tech scene = Apple 20 years ago

Imagine you had invested in Apple in the early 2000s. Today, your investment would have grown by 50 times! The Apple case beautifully demonstrates...

Things to watch for in cybersecurity in 2018

The tidal wave of ransomware threats and cyberattacks battering organizations both big and small continues unabated this year. Chief security officers and CIOs who spent...

Making the shift to real-time payments

Ours is a digital world. Smart devices are now ubiquitous, to the point where getting in the car and driving to a brick-and-mortar store...

Managing regulated and unregulated content in the cloud

The idea of digital transformation (DX) is evolving, moving from the general “We’re adopting new technologies” to the richer “We’re using new technologies and...

The GDPR is about to change your business. Are you ready?

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25th, it will have major ramifications for Canadian businesses. Drafted in part...

Brampton – Rising today, building tomorrow

The phrase “tech hub” brings to mind Silicon Valley or Beijing’s frenetic Zhong Guan Cun district. While these and other high-profile tech hotspots grab...

Prevention or recovery: Where should limited cybersecurity resources be focused?

As cyber attacks become more complex, a lively debate has emerged on the best defense strategies A 2013 scheme by Russian state actors compromised data...

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