Shane Schick

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Canadian IT hiring study suggests career paths unclear

Hays Canada breaks out numbers from its fifth annual Compensation, Benefits, Recruitment and Retention Guide and shows good news for the tech sector. But also a few challenges

Google and Facebook: A pair of hard-nosed CIOs

OPINION Who knew the consumerisation of IT would lead to third-party companies calling the shots on information management in a way that is neither consultative nor flexible? Get ready for Timeline and a lot less privacy

RIM’s new CEO: How Thorsten Heins can get started

OPINION: It's not going to be easy for an insider to make the kind of changes customers and analysts expect. Some unsolicited advice for the BlackBerry maker's next boss

The great thing about SOPA is . . .

OPINION The Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act have enraged untold numbers of people online, with major Web sites going dark in protest. But there's at least one benefit for CIOs and IT managers

U.K.’s ElasticHosts opens cloud data centre in Toronto

The company hopes to set itself apart with a user interface that even those outside the IT department could understand and more flexibility around CPU and disk space -- along with cross-border services

IT hiring in Canada stable, growing in 2012: Survey

Research from Randstad Canada and IBM Canada shows some positive signs for business professionals seeking their next tech job. All the details on hot skills, roles and more

COBIT 5: A control framework takes on IT governance

The latest version of the ISACA guide consolidates other standards around the value of IT, risk management and more. Is this the new ITIL?

What a CIO Should Know (before the holidays)

Our regular update on links to IT management articles, blog posts and videos includes a controversial topic from Forbes and a video with CP's chief information officer

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