Shane Schick

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Videoconferencing in Canada: The 3 biggest barriers

More than 150 network administrators and other IT decision-makers responded to our online survey about creating face-to-face meetings via technology. These are the dealbreakers the industry must overcome

The i-Canada initiative explained

It's being called a new national dream of global leadership. It's up to everyone to make it a reality. Slowly but surely the i-Canada Alliance,...

Why IT needs to own information governance

As data volumes increase, so does the need to set up rules and policies around who can see what, and when. Experts from IBM and TEC offer advice on setting up a program

Canadian Cancer Society Ontario cures WAN woes

The non-profit organization needed to consolidate its network, but performance issues were getting in the way. How a successful installation is paving the path towards videoconferencing

Process vs. outcomes in IT leadership

Long before we started working with Canadian IT managers and CIOs to define their future career path, a Canadian leader in an entirely different...

Amazon’s Kindle Fire: My take as seen on BNN

It's a tablet. It's not Apple's. Naturally, everyone wonders if it will be a game changer.  Shortly after the Kindle Fire was announced on...

Tablets in the enterprise: Some teachable moments

The IT director at Canada's largest all-boys private boarding school shows how he's managed to get hundreds of students and their teachers working successfully with mobile devices. Class, be seated

Enterprise apps in the cloud: What Canadian IT pros say

If it's ERP, CRM or business intelligence software, don't expect the majority of Canadian IT departments to go off-premise anytime soon. In this first look...

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