Shane Schick

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Why IT managers need an appetite for destruction

LISBON -- Having come to Portugal this week for my company’s annual conference, I managed to take a few moments to walk the city...

CIOs stare down global economic woes

Not all businesses will necessarily bear the brunt of the financial industry crisis, according to a pair of seasoned senior technology executives. And not all IT budgets will be cut, either

Conservative Party win may put copyright back on the agenda

Of all the IT issues that were on the table in this election (and which were, for the most part, ignored by all major...

Canadian IT sector prepares for life after the federal election

As expected, Stephen Harper's Conservative government won Canada's 40th federal election, but failing to obtain the majority the party had hoped for. The Liberals,...

What I would have named Windows 7

When Microsoft first decided to name its followup to XP “Vista,” I wrote at length about the significance of that moniker and what it...

YouTube Fridays: Catch a falling IT manager

I love the Zappos.com shoe site (although I've yet to make an actual purchase). Who would have known the online retailer also had an...

Blogosphere: Oracle as an OEM

One pundit says leaders in the date warehouse appliance space, such as Teradata and Netazza, will not disappear. Get the tech industry chatter on HP Oracle Database Machine

What we’re doing in front of the camera (and behind it)

If I were really smart about this whole online video thing, I would have created a video clip to discuss our strategy rather than...

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