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

Organizations look to MSPs to handle complexity, reduce downtime

Study commissioned by CenturyLink suggests outsourcing functions to an managed service provider is an inevitable megatrend

BlackBerry doubles down on Android

Aimed at both consumers and businesses, BlackBerry’s thinnest, most secure phone will be sold through traditional channels as well as security resellers

Beyond BYOD: Why enterprise mobility needs to transcend traditional IT

People are an incredibly important aspect of mobile, and the traditional, industrial approach to developing doesn’t necessarily work

Brocade gears up for NVMe in the data centre

All-flash arrays increasing demands on the network, and Fibre Channel is best suited to help NVMe thrive in the enterprise

Breach notification reporting can be complicated without proper skills, tools

Reporting breaches under the Digital Privacy Act becomes complicated if a company doesn’t know when it was breached or how much data was touched by a bad actor

Bimodal IT leads to technical debt that must be paid, with interest

Research firm IDC said it’s critical that enterprises integrate traditional and innovative IT groups to successfully support digital transformation efforts

4G networks pose mobility management challenges for the enterprise

Consumerization of IT means field workers have high expectations when it comes to connecting with their apps and data

Happy IT service desk staff keep Domtar’s diverse applications running

The sustainable pulp and paper company is the sum of many mergers and acquisitions which means it has many applications, but its EasyVista deployment has kept helpdesk staff and users happy

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