Canadian IT Manager's Blog
Broadly connecting Canadian Infrastructure and Development Managers through career, industry and technology insight.
Internet Explorer 8 Browse with Confidence—Online Banking and Shopping
I wanted to share with you Microsoft’s Canada newest video for their Browse with Confidence campaign...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Date: 07/03/2010
Group Manager Barb Anderson talks about small business needs
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 07/02/2010
Kelly Knister, VP Skills Canada BC, Director CEA, Careers Coordinator
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/30/2010
Support for Windows 2000 and XP SP2 Ends on July 13th so Mark Your Calendars
It’s amazing how time flies. I remember writing one of the first in a series of books talking...
Author: DamirB Date: 06/24/2010
Your TechDays 2010 Frequently Asked Questions
One of my favourite parts of being the “face of TechDays” in all communications is that I also get...
Author: DamirB Date: 06/23/2010
Align IT: IT Manager Podcast #34 – The Importance of Project Management
Think that centralized project management systems are only important for large enterprises? Think...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 06/22/2010
Top-ranking Innovator, Executive, Researcher, Thought Leader - Alain Chesnais, newly elected 2010/11 President ACM, founder Visual Transitions, past CTO SceneCaster
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 06/17/2010
IE 8, Browse with Confidence: Protecting your data and privacy from criminals looking to access your personal data and steal your identity
Earlier I blogged about this program: Internet Explorer 8 and Kinsa Help Canadians Browse with...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/31/2010
Internet Explorer 8 and Kinsa Help Canadians Browse with Confidence
This is an important initiative--have a look and get involved-the project raises awareness of online...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 05/14/2010
Good Opportunities--Toronto Code Camp, SharePoint 2010 Development, Windows Community, Silverlight 4 Training Kit
Here are some good opportunities for your IT teams spotlighted by the MVP program leads in Canada:...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 04/28/2010
Dr. Doug Terry, Top Scientist, Principal Researcher MS Research--shares his deep insights into distributed systems, mobile computing, the Cloud, managing data plus research and career lessons
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 04/14/2010
Be on the leading edge with Cloud Computing - volunteers sought for a unique learning environment
I wanted to bring this great opportunity to one or more of your team members who has a background in...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 04/13/2010
Cross-Canada Q & A with Local Partners
Even though Office and SharePoint 2010 haven’t been released yet, there are a number of Canadian...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 04/09/2010
Don Berk, Top International Communications Consultant and Speaker Coach--tips on speaking, stage fright, graphics and media, collaborative style, Q&A plus career lessons
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 04/05/2010
Dr. Elizabeth Hawthorne: Top Educator, Professor, and Computing Professional shares her valued insights into Security, the Semantic Web, education and online learning, skills and careers
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 04/05/2010
Collaboration in the Enterprise
As Damir and I trek across Canada on the Align IT tour, we’ve been talking to a lot of IT folk about...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/25/2010
Legendary Pioneer, Microsoft Technical Fellow, Chuck Thacker: Recent Turing Award Recipient ($250K prize, considered Nobel Prize of Computing) from Microsoft Research--shares his iconic legacy, current and future innovative research
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 03/25/2010
Dr. Maggie Johnson: Distinguished Researcher, Educator, Executive, and Top Thought Leader shares her insights into trends, IT benchmarking, computing education, teaching, and corporate training
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 03/23/2010
End of support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 and Windows Vista RTM
As we announced in 2008, support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010....
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 03/05/2010
Nominate your Outstanding Peers NOW - Global Awards for Professionalism
As a member of the IT community or by your connection to the IT industry you should be interested in...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 03/04/2010
CIPS scholarship recipient's pathway to success--Lynette Wallach: IT Leader, Senior Analyst Shares her best practices in Health Care IT
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with working IT professionals who are...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 03/01/2010
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series
Mobile is the new "e" with more mobile phones than people wearing shoes. The implications are...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 02/25/2010
Excellence in Action: Development Best Practices
Excellence is a rare commodity and one can’t be developed overnight. It takes time, training and...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/23/2010
Microsoft Director John Oxley: Leading Multi-Award Winning International Technology Authority and Executive--John talks about the drivers for strong leadership plus shares his top career tips and lessons
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 02/23/2010
Managing Your Virtual World
“Virtualization without management is more dangerous than not using virtualization in the first...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/19/2010
Alex Lin Yong Qing, shares his insights into the World Economic Forum, NYC global leaders summit, building the largest Intel channel, founding the largest online professional business media and service company
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 02/09/2010
Collaboration without Compromise
Social networking, emerging economies, the consumerization of IT…there’s little doubt that these...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 02/02/2010
Driving Business Value from the Client to the Cloud
Hi I’m Christian Beauclair, Senior Developer Advisor at Microsoft Canada. Talking with managers...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/29/2010
Blaine Bey, Senior Consultant Sierra Systems, President CIPS BC--Talks about IT Best Practices and Tips for Life Success
This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned...
Author: Stephen.Ibaraki Microsoft MVP Date: 01/26/2010
Out Of Band Critical Security Release
What is the purpose of this alert? This alert is to provide you with an overview...
Author: Ruth Morton Date: 01/21/2010