Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Alex Benay: 5 core tenets to digital transformation at the Government of Canada

A new type of leader in government, Alex Benay talks about the leading-edge transformation projects at governments around the world and how Canada is pursuing...

Amazon says Alexa Canadian French language support is ‘coming soon’

Alexa is yet to speak Canadian French, but Amazon promises its coming later this year. For smart assistants to learn new languages, they need data.

Learn from the best with the 2018 ITWC Digital Transformation Awards hub

With the conclusion of ITWC's 2018 Digital Transformation Conference and Awards Ceremony on Aug. 14, we're gathering all of the wit and wisdom amassed before, during, and after the conference into one place.

Unboxing for Business: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 at Samsung Unpacked

At its Samsung Unpacked event in New York City, the Korean electronics manufacturer unveiled the new smartphone everyone expected. But it also had a...

Samsung Unpacked reveals Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Watch, and Galaxy Home

We take a look at the most crucial details about the devices Samsung either launched or teased at its Unpacked event.

Not in stealth mode: Q&A with Google Cloud CTO Brian Stevens

An interview covers Google Cloud's scale-up plans in Canada, its strategy to grow its reach, and how often Stevens gets requests from people who are locked out of their Gmail accounts.

New ‘heavy lifting’ drone gets green light from Transport Canada

Drone Delivery Canada is moving one step closer to commercial viability for hauling cargo through Canadian skies.

Scotiabank’s ‘PLATO’ team shows its serious about technology-first approach with open source release

Scotiabank was making software news of its own at Google Next 2018, announcing a release of code to GitHub.

Tech News