Gary Hilson

Gary Hilson is a Toronto-based freelance writer who has written thousands of words for print and pixel in publications across North America. His areas of interest and expertise include software, enterprise and networking technology, memory systems, green energy, sustainable transportation, and research and education. His articles have been published by EE Times, SolarEnergy.Net, Network Computing, InformationWeek, Computing Canada, Computer Dealer News, Toronto Business Times and the Ottawa Citizen, among others.

Articles by Gary Hilson

Security, Internet of Things and finding talent: a few things that will challenge enterprises in 2016

IT departments will continue to face some of the same issues in the new year, even if some of them have a different twist as technologies emerge and evolve

Enterprises will be a battleground for tablets in 2016; two-in-ones will gain traction

Microsoft and its partners have finally got tablets right, according to one research firm, while Apple has strengthened its position with enterprise and prosumer users

DevOps does not negate ITIL or ITSM; they can be leveraged for greater agility

Taking ITSM to the next level involves instilling some lean and agile thinking into the strategy, design and development, transition, operation and improvement of IT services. according to one industry observer

DevOps is maturing, but teams are plagued by alert fatigue and still lack information to solve problems

The state of on-call is getting better, according to the annual VictorOps survey, as automation tools are adopted, but it’s still a highly stressful gig

Carbonite expands SMB data protection customer base through EVault acquisition

Purchasing the Seagate division will allow Carbonite to expand its market in the SMB data protection space and support more complex data centre environments

ERP landscape in transition as data security keeps some deployments on-premise

NetSuite's updates to OneWorld recognize enterprise's multi-jurisdiction requirements as all vendors look to give customers modular deployment options for specific lines of business.

ThoughtWorks adds dependency management to Mingle for fast scaling of agile development

Development teams don't need to abandon their preferred work styles, but all stakeholders can have a complete view of a project and the impact of any change

Rogers expands reach in Atlantic Canada with Halifax acquisition that includes data centre, fibre network

Adding Internetworking Atlantic staff, services and infrastructure to its portfolio allows Rogers to become a truly national player and grow its footprint in Nova Scotia

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