Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Google Cloud Next: Cloud Services Platform packages together a bevvy of APIs

Google Cloud Platform is getting more capabilities to make it easier to manage the environment and integrate it to a hybrid environment.

Google Cloud Next: Google’s AI is ready for businesses to train

Google is making it easier for businesses to train its most advanced AI algorithms on specific domain expertise.

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter commit to open source data portability

Major tech brands are collaborating on data portability, a key requirement of new privacy regulations from the E.U.

Top 11 IT certifications that pay the big bucks in 2018

IT professionals are in high demand by employers, but certain certifications will command a higher salary than others. We reveal the top 11 categories of IT certifications in North America.

Montreal and Toronto to get a new ‘Maple Leaf Fibre’ link

A new dark fibre project will further boost the digital connectedness between Toronto and Montreal.

Hashtag Trending – Amazon Prime Day; Microsoft Inspire; Dr. Alexa gives bad advice

Thanks to Amazon, today is like Boxing Day in July. Microsoft is hosting its annual partner conference this week. And Alexa turns out to not be a very good doctor.

OpenText should tap Canadian talent for its AI strategy

OpenText's CEO says the firm could do more to invest in an AI brain trust. It doesn't need to look far to find that talent.

Hashtag Trending – New MacBook Pro, Walmart patents spy tech; Twitter bio tips

Apple upgrades the MacBook Pro to include Siri, Walmart patents technology for employee surveillance, and tips on improving your Twitter bio (well sort of).

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