It was a move designed to quell any fears by end users and partners alike about the recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, but according to John Annand, a director of the infrastructure team at Info-Tech Research, a pending EU investigation seems to have “thrown a chill over the otherwise rosy communiques coming from Broadcom’s
Tag: Digital Transformation
Global IT News
Why outsourcing must change to solve today’s IT challenges
by Cindy Baker •
Can outsourcing be the cure to the skills shortage plaguing many organizations? A new ITWC report, “Agility at Scale” suggests that it’s time to reinvent outsourcing models to become more agile at addressing the current problems faced by IT leaders. Rapid digital transformation over the last three years has changed the landscape, noted the panelists
Global IT News
IBM to open Innovation Centre in Calgary, 250 new jobs to be created
by Samira Balsara •
Today IBM Canada announced it will open an IBM Client Innovation Centre (CIC) for Western Canada, planning to create 250 new jobs in Calgary. The new centre aims to enhance the city’s technology sector and diversify the economy. It will have a focus on sustainability, delivering consulting services and technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence,
Security Bloggers, Vulnerabilities
How Vulnerability Management Has Evolved And Where It’s Headed Next
by Lisa Xu •
The blocking and tackling work of scan management is becoming a commodity, writes Lisa Xu, the CEO of NopSec in this Expert Insight. What organizations need now is complete visibility of their IT infrastructure and business applications.
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Security Vendor News
Digital Transformation Increases DDoS Risk Copy
by Katerina Misuta •
‘Digital transformation’ is one of those buzz terms we often hear used in the corporate world. Yet it’s not a passing fad or a trend, and most organizations are increasingly in the process of embracing it. What exactly does it mean, and how does buildi…
Global IT News
AI now and in the next five years: Eric Schmidt talks AI at Collision 2022
by Tom Li •
At Collison 2022 in Toronto last week, former Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt shared his thoughts on where artificial intelligence (AI) is headed, and what dangers it’s facing in the path of its rapid development. He opened the discussion by highlighting the evolving focus of the AI landscape. “If you look at the biggest
Global IT News
Digital Cities Index: Toronto outpaces 19 others
by Paul Barker •
Toronto placed a respectable 11th out of 30 cities examined in the Digital Cities Index 2022 (DCI), an inaugural ranking produced by Economist Impact and supported by NEC that is based on findings around four major themes – connectivity, services, culture and sustainability. The study, released last week, found that Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Beijing, London, and
Global IT News
Preparing for When the Cookies Crumble
by Suzanne Robicheau •
The marketing industry has come a long way in accepting the revolutionary changes occurring in consumer-targeted advertising. The next step in preparing for a cookieless future is pioneering new ways to access additional data in a privacy compliant manner. “If you haven’t already, you need to start getting very serious about all of this because
Global IT News
Ottawa to pump $443 million into second phase of Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
by Paul Barker •
The federal government announced today the investment of $443 million in the second phase of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Speaking at Collision 2022, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, said artificial intelligence (AI) is a” key part of Ottawa’s plan to make our economy stronger than ever. The second phase of the
Security Vendor News
Digital Transformation Increases DDoS Risk
by Katerina Misuta •
‘Digital transformation’ is one of those buzz terms we often hear used in the corporate world. Yet it’s not a passing fad or a trend, and most organizations are increasingly in the process of embracing it. What exactly does it mean, and how does buildi…
Global IT News
Electricity 4.0: Powering Schneider’s global net-zero vision
by Paul Barker •
A group of senior executives at Schneider Electric recently delved into the plethora of environmental challenges that exist today and how technology advances can help meet them head-on. The advances, they said, are wrapped into an initiative called Electricity 4.0 that involves many facets, key among them being that chief information officers (CIOs) and cloud
Global IT News
B.C.’s CIO says verifiable credentials key to creation of national digital strategy
by Paul Barker •
B.C.’s chief information officer this week outlined the importance of verifiable credentials (VCs) and how they can form the cornerstone of not only the province’s next digital identity strategy, but a national one as well. Speaking at the IdentityNORTH Annual Summit 2022 in Toronto, CJ Ritchie said a key reason why they are so critical
Global Security News, North America
The challenges of managing increased complexity as hybrid IT accelerates
by Help Net Security •
SolarWinds released the findings of its ninth annual IT Trends Report which examines the acceleration of digital transformation efforts and its impact on IT departments. The report found the acceleration of hybrid IT has increased network complexity fo…
Global IT News
Enterprises want to modernize applications – they’re just not sure how
by Christine Wong •
The great push to modernize enterprise applications is now underway, but many organizations still aren’t clear what modernization means — or what role cloud should play in the process. According to a survey of 600 enterprises in the U.S., U.K. and Asia-Pacific, more than half plan to modernize their custom applications within the next 12 […]
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Global IT News
IdentityNORTH Summit: Fortier says pandemic has spurred need for digital credential initiative
by Paul Barker •
Despite the many challenges that exist in creating digital identification processes, the pandemic has proven that when we need to, we can quickly move to develop and deploy digital services and infrastructure to better serve Canadians, Treasury Board president Mona Fortier said today. In her opening keynote at IdentityNORTH’s 2022 Annual Summit, she said, “Essential […]
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Global IT News, North America
Global Startup Ecosystem Report highlights tech hubs and strengths in North American cities
by Samira Balsara •
Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network has launched the 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report.
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Global IT News
Consultation begins for mmWave to be used for 5G
by Tom Li •
The government of Canada is asking Canadians for their opinions on a policy and licensing framework for a class of high-frequency wireless signals called millimetre wave (mmWave), a foundational component in achieving the full potential of 5G cellular services. The framework is required before the sale of licenses for that wireless spectrum. Canada released mmWave […]
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
Why Getting Hacked Is Just What Your Organization Needs
by John P. Gormally, SR •
Why Getting Hacked Is Just What Your Organization Needs
Why do the CFO(Chief financial officer), COO(Chief operating officer, CIO(Chief information officer), and CRO(Chief risk officer) need to report to CISO(Chief information security officer), not t…
Global Security News, North America
Zero trust segmentation eliminates 5 cyber disasters per year and saves $20+ million annually
by Help Net Security •
Illumio released The Zero Trust Impact Report, a research on market perspectives of zero trust strategies and the business impact of segmentation technology. Conducted by The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), which surveyed 1,000 IT and security profess…
Global IT News
Coffee Briefing June 7, 2022 – Xero looks for tech talent across Canada; Square to bring Tap to Pay on iPhone to Square Sellers; Canadians are reliant on digital tech for travelling; and more
by Samira Balsara •
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
Benefits Of An Automated Security Risk Assessment
by Kyndall Elliott •
Proactive recognition, remediation, and mitigation of security threats are rising challenges for global businesses today. Security risk assessment is an integral part of this equation.
The post Benefits Of An Automated Security Risk Assessment a…
Global Security News, North America
Can’t Choose Between Public And Private Cloud? You Don’t Have To With IaaS
by Security | TechRepublic •
In 2021, Dell, Intel, and VMware commissioned a custom study from Forrester Consulting to understand today’s IT and business requirements for infrastructure, data storage, and application performance. We found that, though many businesses prefer to kee…
Uncategorized
What Decision Makers Can Do About Data Protection
by Security | TechRepublic •
The mandate to protect data in the modern organization is wide-reaching, critical, and challenging. Data protection must be more than words in an employee code of conduct manual and cannot be left unevaluated while hoping for the best. Decision makers …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
The Top 5 Automated Risk Assessment Tools
by Maahnoor Siddiqui •
Automated risk assessment tools help you assess information security risks and related metrics in real-time based on the available data internally and externally. Connecting the dots makes the bigger picture visible to management to see what’s go…
Global IT News
Investments in digital technology are a waste without employees who can make it useful, experts say
by Samira Balsara •
A recent study revealed that one in four Canadian technology leaders think their use of digital tools and tech is having little to no effect in driving true business value. The study from KPMG noted that it’s not enough for companies to just publish a new website and then forget about it. According to the […]
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Global IT News
Coffee Briefing May 31, 2022 – Inmarsat to help Canadian government connect communities, scientists, and military; University of Waterloo to offer support to Ukrainian students; and more
by Pragya Sehgal •
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. This briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!
The post Coffee Briefing May 31, 2022 – Inmarsat to help Canadian government connect communities, scientists, and military; University of Waterloo to offer support to Ukrainian students; and more first appeared on IT World Canada.
Global Security News, North America
There is no good digital transformation without cybersecurity
by Help Net Security •
Network engineers and CIOs agree that cybersecurity issues represent the biggest risk for organizations that fail to put networks at the heart of digital transformation plans. According to a research commissioned by Opengear, 53% of network engineers a…
Global IT News
CIO of the Year: Private Sector – Rex Lee
by IT World Canada •
This year, we had a tie for winner of our 2022 CIO of the Year in the Private Sector, and Rex Lee, CIO for Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) is one of these well-deserving winners. Rex led the team responsible for decomposing and rebuilding the Canadian Tire Retail ecommerce platform so that it could go from […]
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Global IT News
CIO of the Year: Private Sector – Rex Lee
by IT World Canada •
This year, we had a tie for winner of our 2022 CIO of the Year in the Private Sector, and Rex Lee, CIO for Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) is one of these well-deserving winners. Rex led the team responsible for decomposing and rebuilding the Canadian Tire Retail ecommerce platform so that it could go from […]
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Security Bloggers, Security Vendor News
Securing Your Organization’s Digital Transformation with XDR
by Anthony M. Freed •
As we all know, the pandemic accelerated many organizations’ digital transformation initiatives. According to Help Net Security, many enterprises accelerated their journeys by as many as 3-5 years by building new IT systems to support remote w…
Global IT News
Coffee Briefing May 24, 2022 – Register now for ITWC Digital Tranformation Conference; Converge to acquire Technology Integration Group; Apple’s privacy ad campaign; and more
by Pragya Sehgal •
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. This briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!
The post Coffee Briefing May 24, 2022 – Register now for ITWC Digital Tranformation Conference; Converge to acquire Technology Integration Group; Apple’s privacy ad campaign; and more first appeared on IT World Canada.
Global Security News, North America
Security has become more difficult, IT leaders say
by Help Net Security •
Workspot announced a survey report conducted by Dimensional Research, which reveals that in the past year, due to remote work, 83% of IT leaders expanded or accelerated their cloud strategies, while still facing increasing challenges with security (71%…
Global IT News
Ten hybrid workplace trends you may not be prepared for
by Cindy Baker •
Ready or not, the hybrid workplace has finally arrived. That means employers are just starting to discover the gaps in their ability to accommodate workers, wherever they may be. “The digital transformation that happened over the past two years is just mind-blowing,” said Rafi Wanounou, an information security professional with Fortinet, at a recent ITWC […]
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Global Security News, North America
How do DevSecOps professionals feel about security becoming an around the clock job?
by Help Net Security •
As breaches continue to rise, cybersecurity and development professionals are feeling the pressure to maintain their organizations’ security postures. Invicti Security released a report unveiling how developers and security professionals are overworked…
Global Security News, North America
65% of IT help desk teams report unsustainable levels of stress
by Help Net Security •
Over the past two years, IT departments have served on the business frontlines, helping organizations quickly implement digital transformation strategies to enable a fully remote and now distributed workforce. According to a Splashtop’s report, that ha…
Global IT News
eBay to support FedEx on its in-platform label printing service
by Tom Li •
Online retail platform eBay has partnered with FedEx to allow Canadian sellers to print and manage FedEx shipping labels through its in-platform eBay Labels service, and ship at preferential rates to both domestic and international destinations. Through the service, merchants can generate FedEx shipping labels directly within the platform, skipping the need to create accounts […]
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Global IT News
Red Hat announces 2022 Innovation Award winners
by Samira Balsara •
Red Hat announced the winner of the 2022 Innovator of the Year award during its Red Hat Summit this week. For the 16th year, the Red Hat Innovation Awards recognize the technological achievements of Red Hat customers globally who demonstrated creative problem-solving to make a positive impact on the business world and on society. Innovator […]
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Global IT News
SAP highlights four focus areas at Sapphire conference
by Lynn Greiner •
Enterprise application software giant SAP chose four areas to focus on during its hybrid Sapphire customer and partner conference this week: supply chain, sustainability, business process transformation, and accelerating innovation. Chief executive officer and member of the executive board of SAP SE Christian Klein noted that the company turns 50 this year, and said that […]
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Global IT News
Coffee Briefing May 10, 2022 – Zerto 9.5 announced; Vector Scholarship in AI winners announced; She’s Next Grant recipients announced; and more
by Pragya Sehgal •
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. This briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!
The post Coffee Briefing May 10, 2022 – Zerto 9.5 announced; Vector Scholarship in AI winners announced; She’s Next Grant recipients announced; and more first appeared on IT World Canada.
Global Security News, North America
2022 Cyber Defenders Playbook
by Security | TechRepublic •
You’ve probably encountered numerous threat intelligence reports outlining top attack campaigns in the past year. These reports are helpful in that they provide insight into common attacker behaviors and methods, but most of them fail to help you to ap…