Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

Cloud 2.0, 5G, and FinTech future: IDC Directions 2019 photo highlights

IDC Directions 2019 Analysts from International Data Corp. (IDC) painted a picture of what the next phase of digital transformation will look like at its...

Hashtag Trending – Instagram’s un-likely Canadian experiment; Valve Index VR headet; FanTazTech is ‘Uber for IT’

Instagram doesn’t like Canada, well not quite, but you’ll see what I mean. The next-generation of VR headsets are set to ship this month....

C-Level; Building credibility and profile

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” -John Quincy Adams Leadership guru Lolly Daskal...

Canada’s ‘big 5’ banks launch blockchain-based digital identity service with SecureKey

A blockchain-based digital identity network designed by Toronto-based SecureKey Technologies Inc. and supported by the top banks in Canada announced its official launch on...

Technology is the tool of digital transformation, not the outcome: OnX event

Migrating to a multi-cloud environment that allows for agile method and DevOps approaches is difficult enough from a technology point of view, but it's...

Hashtag Trending – ‘Zombie Facebook’ 2070; robot lettuce farms; star sounds

How long until the dead outnumber the living on Facebook? Researchers have the answer. Why your next salad might be grown by robots. And...

ITAC appoints experienced executive Angela Mondou as permanent president and CEO

Tech industry lobby group Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) has appointed a permanent new president and CEO in Angela Mondou. In a newsletter update...

How Avengers: Endgame can teach us about quantum computing’s threat to encryption

**Warning, this article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame** At some point in the future, someone with bad intentions is going to figure out how to...

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