Canadian IT Manager's Blog
Broadly connecting Canadian Infrastructure and Development Managers through career, industry and technology insight.
IT Industry Resources
I was on the panel for the November 15th webcast, “Ignite Your Career, Industry Insights for the IT...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 11/22/2007
Human Resources Planning and Allocation in a Project Environment (Part 2 of 3)
Graham Jones (Surrey, BC - IT Professional) Putting It All Together From a resource planning...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 11/22/2007
Showcasing System Center
Just when you thought you'd gotten familiar enough with the names of our Operations Management (MOM)...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/21/2007
Interview with Diane Teare, Top International Authority and Author in Networking, Training, and E-Learning
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 11/20/2007
Future Predictions and Recommended Resources
<Previous Back to Beginning> Q9: Provide your predictions of future IT/Business trends and...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/20/2007
Information on Diane's Role
<Previous Next> Q6: Profile your current specific role. A: Currently my time is split between...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/20/2007
Advice for Staying Current
<Previous Next> Q5: The Industry is changing. What advice would you give to IT professionals...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/20/2007
Key Lessons from Diane's Latest Book
<Previous Next> Q4: Can you extract the key lessons from your latest book that would be of...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/20/2007
Practical Suggestions for Improving Network Security
<Previous Next> Q3: What are your practical suggestions for improving security in networks? A:...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/20/2007
Network Design Tips for Managers
<Previous Next> Opening Comment: Diane, you bring a lifetime of proven experience and...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/20/2007
8 Ways to Kick Start Your 2008 Small Business IT Planning
Stuart R. Crawford (Calgary, AB - Business Development Manager of IT Matters) 2008 will be here...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 11/20/2007
Upcoming December IT Manager Webcasts
Below are a number of upcoming webcasts specifically targeted to IT Managers: Tuesday, December 04,...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/19/2007
Human Resources Planning and Allocation in a Project Environment (Part 1 of 3)
Graham Jones (Surrey, BC - IT Professional) The Problem In a project environment it is an ongoing...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 11/19/2007
Ignite Your Career
When I was in university, I made a vow to myself that if I was going to spend 8+ hours a day at a...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/19/2007
Becoming a Leader
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the Microsoft Women in Leadership Conference in...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/18/2007
Can VMware Survive?
In light of all the focus on this blog on virtualization with Don's recent posts on the subject as...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/16/2007
Virtualization: Resources for IT Managers
Don Spencer (Waterloo, ON, IT Professional) This is the second, and final, blog entry in a...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 11/16/2007
Life Lessons from Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch, as a Carnegie Mellon University professor, developed the programming language called...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 11/13/2007
Interoperability and Virtualization
Well, we've all been doing a lot of talking about virtualization lately. It's a hot technology and...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/07/2007
Jeff Kempiners Interview Time Index (MM:SS) and Topic
00:038:How would you define digital collaboration?"....any communication, interaction which takes...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/06/2007
Roadmap Wrap-up
The IT Executive Roadmap Tour finished up a couple of weeks ago, and several people have asked me...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 11/02/2007
Virtualization: Rationale for IT Managers
Don Spencer (Waterloo, ON, IT Professional) You've heard about it. You've seen a keynote address at...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 10/31/2007
Speaking and Thinking in Business Terms: Essential for IT
I just finished a podcast with Jeff Kempiners, the CTO of Avanade, one of the largest Solution...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 10/29/2007
Making Messy Deployment Projects Simpler
Desktop deployment is often thought of as the ugly step child of IT projects. It's much messier than...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/25/2007
Effective Communication
Graham Jones (Surrey, BC, IT Professional) Recently I was having a “serious” conversation with my...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 10/24/2007
Upcoming November IT Manager Webcasts
One of the best ways to hear the thoughts of some of the top technology people in Microsoft without...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/23/2007
Wanted: IT Innovators
It's that time of year again! With the advent of cooler weather comes the search for Canadian IT...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/17/2007
World Teacher Day 2007
Think for a few moments and I'll bet you'll be able to come up with at least one teacher who...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 10/05/2007
PowerShell and What You Need to Know
It's funny isn't it...you can say the same words to different people and they mean different things....
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 09/24/2007
Biggest Issues Facing Society
<Previous Back to Beginning> Q9: What are the five biggest issues facing society as it relates...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 09/18/2007
IT Professionals Making a Difference; Anne's Challenges/Solutions
<Previous Next> Q7: How can ICT professionals get involved in making a difference and how can...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 09/18/2007
IT Insights and Current Role
<Previous Next> OPENING COMMENT: Anne, you have so many significant contributions to the...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 09/18/2007
Interview with Anne Miller, Education Thought Leader and Manager at Cisco Systems
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this...
Author: cdnitmgr Date: 09/18/2007
Calling London...Ontario, That Is
My colleague Damir will be kicking off the IT Executive Roadmap Tour in Winnipeg this coming...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 09/13/2007