Mandy Kovacs

Mandy is a lineup editor at CTV News. A former staffer at IT World Canada, she's now contributing as a part-time podcast host on Hashtag Trending. She is a Carleton University journalism graduate with extensive experience in the B2B market. When not writing about tech, you can find her active on Twitter following political news and sports, and preparing for her future as a cat lady.

Articles by Mandy Kovacs

RBC becomes first Canadian bank to open an API developer portal

RBC wants to increase its collaboration with external developers and accelerate the speed of innovation if its latest announcement is any indication.

BlackBerry launches new mobile security solution with Microsoft to better secure Office 365 apps

BlackBerry Ltd., is no stranger to strategic partnerships, and its latest hopes to secure enterprises using mobile Microsoft applications. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company has teamed...

2019 Ford Edge is Ford’s smartest SUV yet

Ford is calling its new 2019 Edge SUV the smartest SUV in its class and we got to take a look at what that means at the 2018 Canadian International Auto Show.

Who is the top public cloud provider in Canada?

Partners looking to work with the best public cloud provider in Canada might find the sky isn't as black and white as they might hope - instead, sizing up the market means discerning between shades of grey. 

Uber Canada’s new GM on changing company culture, winning back trust in the great white north

From allegations of a toxic work culture and drivers committing sexual assault to CEO Travis Kalanick stepping down, it’s safe to say Uber had...

Swiss consumer electronics maker to embed BlackBerry security into IoT products thanks to new licensing deal

BlackBerry may have stopped manufacturing hardware products like mobile phones, but it’s far from taking a step back in the technology industry. Instead, the Canadian company has set its sights on cybersecurity and licensing out its brand name.

Head start helping Amazon remain the top public cloud provider in Canada

Amazon Web Services (AWS) was one of the first global cloud providers to set up shop in Canada, opening data centres in Quebec and launching a Canadian region at the end of 2016. This major milestone allowed many companies dealing with Canada’s strict data sovereignty regulations, which requires public sector organizations to keep their data within the country, to take advantage of cloud services for the first time.

The secret is out: Montreal is a data centre powerhouse

Montreal is rapidly growing a reputation of being a hub for data centre activity, with the top three public cloud providers – Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform – setting up shop in the region. It’s something ROOT Data Center president and CEO AJ Byers knows a little about.

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