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On the next Manager Tech Talk: Managing Your Private Cloud with System Center
(Photo credit Eric Willfong) The private cloud scenario sounds like the perfect solution – take many...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/03/2012
1 Minute to the Industry’s Highest Award—Closes March 1!
Nominations close tomorrow, March 1, and take under a minute to complete! Nominate yourself or your...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/29/2012
Daniel Leblond, Award-Winning Imagine Cup Top Student Researcher Carleton University
All it takes is one good idea. Imagine Cup, the premiere worldwide technology competitions, is...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/20/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud Part 1: What is a Private Cloud?
A new whitepaper was released in January comparing private cloud solutions from Microsoft and...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/20/2012
Are you ready for the cloud conversation?
In the midst of hopping around websites looking for something else, I came across this which I just...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/16/2012
Industry’s Highest Award, Nominate for Recognition of Outstanding Work!
Nominate yourself or your hard working colleagues for the global IT industry’s highest honour, the...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/16/2012
AlignIT Manager Tech Talk #9: Your Enterprise on the Go
Earlier this year, there was a post on this blog about the change that’s happening within...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/15/2012
Take action and change the world!
All it takes is one good idea. Imagine Cup, one of the premiere worldwide technology competitions,...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/13/2012
New math for Windows 7 deployments using automation and self service
This is a guest blog post written by Dave Kawula, a Senior Consultant with 1E. Dave was the guest on...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/09/2012
Considering a Windows 7 deployment? Get the right tools to rationalize your applications before you start.
This is a guest blog post written by Dave Kawula, a Senior Consultant with 1E. Dave was the guest on...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/08/2012
Psst…wanna know some product vision and roadmap secrets?
It often helps when planning to have a roadmap and when planning your IT infrastructure it helps to...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/03/2012
Enterprise On the “Glance and Go”
Guest post by Paul Laberge, Developer Advisor, Microsoft Canada There is a sea change happening in...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/27/2012
Taking action with 8 Lessons from Global CIOs
I am sharing 8 CIO lessons from the World CIO Forum published by CIO Canada and itWorldCanada....
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/23/2012
Eileen Chen, Leading and Shaping the Future of ICT and Society
To listen to the interview, click on this MP3 file link DISCUSSION: Interview Time Index (MM:SS) and...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/23/2012
Licensing software in the cloud
A girlfriend of mine called me up this weekend looking for a DVD copy of an older piece of software....
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/23/2012
How to Integrate the Cloud with Smart Phones
This webinar will provide an introduction to the exciting new world of cloud-enabled mobile...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/18/2012
Sustainable IT: Tips for Fostering a Green IT Environment
Sustainability is the hottest topic and it’s a pleasure to publish this blog from guest writer, Mark...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/16/2012
Top Staff Training Pointers You Should Know (Part 2 of 2)
Guest post written by Stuart Ngai, Director of Technology Solutions, VERAX Having worked in software...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/16/2012
Back to the basics with Microsoft software licensing options
My colleagues and I get asked a lot about licensing. Frankly, Microsoft doesn’t have a great...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/10/2012
Top Staff Training Pointers You Should Know (Part 1 of 2)
Guest post written by Stuart Ngai, Director of Technology Solutions, VERAX Having worked in software...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/09/2012
The Case of My Mom’s Broken Microsoft Security Essentials Installation
As a reader of this blog I suspect that you, like me, are the IT support staff for your family and...
Author: Chris Di Lullo Date: 01/04/2012
AlignIT Manager Tech Talk #7–Empowering Your Team with Knowledge
It is that time of the year. You are most likely sitting down with each of your team members and are...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/26/2011
Wishing You Good Will and Joy
Wilfred A. Peterson, author of The Art of Living, once said: Christmas is not the tinsel and lights...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/25/2011
10 questions to help you plan your Windows deployment
The final support date for Windows XP is just 840 days away and while that might seem like a long...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/19/2011
Care for a coffee with your System Center 2012 download?
The upcoming System Center 2012 product line is arguably one of the most anticipated releases of the...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/17/2011
AlignIT Manager Tech Talk #6 (Special Edition) – Mary Jo Foley on the Future of IT
Jonathan and I had a great time doing this episode with Mary Jo Foley. We did the broadcast live...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/14/2011
What IT Managers Need to Know - and How They Can Know It
I recently had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with Mary Jo Foley in Vancouver during TechDays...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/13/2011
Future of Computing
This came to my attention today from Yan Timanovsky, Education Manager at the ACM. Here’s a very...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/08/2011
Going Virtual and Getting Certified
I was talking earlier this week at the WatITis conference (a University of Waterloo IT conference...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/08/2011
The Cloud in Your Hands – Marriage of Cloud Computing with Smart Devices – ACM Free Webinar
Register NOW for ACM's first-ever, free learning webinar, presented on January 26, 2012 at 2 PM EST!...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 12/07/2011
Building the Perfect Infrastructure–Online Conference
Minimize Management & Improve IT Services This free online conference is next week —...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/29/2011
The Case of the Installer Service Error
This case unfolds with a network administrator charged with the rollout of the Microsoft Windows...
Author: Chris Di Lullo Date: 11/28/2011
AlignIT Manager Tech Talks #4 & #5–Agile Software Delivery with Sam Guckenheimer
A little while ago I posted about the new series that we’ve started – the Manager Tech Talk Video...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/25/2011
Training Is About Doing, Not Just Planning To
December is a great time in the year for many reasons, but as a manager, this is the time when you...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/25/2011
Learn More About ALM – Upcoming Webcast Series
For those of you who joined us for the AlignIT Manager Tech Talk series on Thursday, this ALM...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/14/2011
Professor Gabriel Wainer, Multi-awarding Winning Top Researcher, Blazing Innovative Trails
Gain unique insights into the work of a globally leading researcher who is impacting in multiple...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/14/2011
The Agile Method - It’s Not Just for Software Development
Jonathan and I had the distinct pleasure last week of sitting down with Sam Guckenheimer for a chat...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/14/2011
Take Time to Remember
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/10/2011
Honouring our Canadian Global Computing Pioneer and Icon, Kelly Gotlieb!
I received an invitation in October to a special ceremony at the University of Victoria, where Dr....
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/10/2011