Gary Hilson

Microsoft continues to break down silos with general availability for Azure Synapse; announces new data governance solution Azure Purview For those enterprises ready to break down data silos, the general availability of Azure Synapse Analytics after…

To mark the 25th anniversary of Canadian CIO, we’re doing a walk down memory lane by profiling some of the CIOs featured on our covers over the past quarter-century, reflecting on their cover moment and catching up on where their leadership career…

The Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) honoured Dr. Ann Cavoukian with its “CIPS Fellow” distinction last week. The presentation was made by women representatives the of CIPS the Youth Council and its Sheridan College chapter, as well as…

IT workers are girding for difficult times for the foreseeable future. A recent survey by ManageEngine found that 82 per cent of IT departments believe their work will get harder, not easier, over the next three years, attributing the difficulties to…

Bitcoin continues its recent rise in value in the wake of the currency’s recent hard fork that led to the creation of a new currency, Bitcoin Cash, but Juniper Research sees blockchain technology as having more potential outside of cryptocurrency. A…

CIBC is still the best at online functionality, but all of Canada’s major banks are doing innovative work, according to Forrester Research. For the fourth year in a row, CIBC earned the highest overall score in the 2017 Canadian Online Banking…

Rural Albertans are getting access to gigabit Internet service as Axia follows up on a commitment made last year. The company has started rolling out a free upgrade across fibre optic networked towns, including Stirling, Vulcan, Hanna, Nobleford,…

Intrusion prevention and ransomware are key areas of focus for Canadian organizations, according to a new survey by CDW Canada, while at the same time they are following through with their cloud strategies. As security threats to data have become…

In advance of last week’s VMworld, VMware updated a long-standing partnership with Apple and expanded another with Google. The latest versions of the company’s Fusion address both enterprise and personal users as the software enters its 10th…

Ottawa-based intelligent IP video provider March Networks has unveiled a new hybrid video recording platform that supports high-definition (HD) analog video in addition to all-IP and standard analog video channels. The 8724 V Hybrid Network Video…

Intel Corp. is going after the binge watchers with the first round of 8th Gen Intel Core processor-powered devices. Desktops, laptops, and 2-in-1s featuring i5/i7 processors will be hitting the market this week, perfect for students who have put off…

Microsoft Corp. and Red Hat Inc. continue to expand their collaboration that dates back to 2009 with new initiatives aimed at helping enterprises to more easily adopt containers. Last month the enterprise software giants announced native support for…

Newmarket, Ontario’s PerfectlySoft Inc. was chomping at the bit nearly two years ago for Apple to open source its Swift development language, and it continues to grow its toolset with an update to its Perfect Assistant software. As a compiled…

a well-documented infection chain that generally relied on compromised websites to direct users to exploit kit landing pages. EITest has also been used to deliver a variety of ransomware, information stealers, and other malware, and its footprints…

Expanding into new markets is a challenge in and of itself, but when it’s a complex business and your financial management software can’t keep up, it’s time to make some changes. Vancouver-based Skoah Inc. is a small chain of shops that offer facial…

Canada wrapped up 2016 on a high note when it came to investment in venture capital-backed companies, according to a recent report, bucking the global trend of a 10 per cent decline in deals and a 23 per cent drop in total funding compared to 2015.…

TV Ontario (TVO)’s The Agenda is broadcasting on a new channel. As part of the publicly-funded education station’s digital transformation, its flagship current affairs program is now available on Twitter, via Periscope, at the same time it airs on…

Those pesky legacy systems could be costing you a big business deal. CloudCraze’s recently released 2017 B2B Digital Commerce Imperative Report found that for many B2B brands, legacy commerce systems are proving to be a barrier to digital…

What started as a means to streamline a company’s business development process with an interactive tool has now become its core business. Five-year-old New York City-based Outgrow.co was always fielding questions from potential customers about…

The future of exceptional customer service will be a united front powered by artificial intelligence. That’s the theme of Saleforce’s Second Annual State of Service Report, which surveyed more than 2,600 customer service professionals worldwide to…