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YouTube Fridays: All geeks on the dance floor!

I've always believed that Friday nights were for dancing. This clip proves it....

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 4:35 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: YouTube Fridays, IT departments

ICTC's Paul Swinwood on the promise of ComputerWorld Canada's IT Leadership Awards

There's a reason we asked Paul Swinwood to chair our inaugural awards program for IT decision-makers. ...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 5:04 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: Leadership, ICTC, IT Leadership Awards

Toronto's MFP scandal: IT issues that remain in the leasing inquiry's aftermath

Justice is only denied if nothing changes. You can’t say the City of Toronto doesn’t operate a lot differently in the five years since the inquiry into its computer leasing practices came to an end. ...

Published Tue, Mar 16 2010 8:15 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: Upgrade, Toronto, procurement, open data

Why we changed the rules for this year's 'Blogging Idol'

It’s not just about eyeballs. It’s also about what they’re looking at. ...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 4:40 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: it management, Blogging, Blogging idol

YouTube Fridays: Put a bunch of IT guys in a room . . .

So this is what our readers talk about when their staff isn't around....

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 4:01 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: training, IT departments

How many IT auditors does it take to change an industry?

I must say I’m impressed they managed to get someone to say these words about an IT certification: “It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” ...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 6:05 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: audits, ISACA, governance

The dot-com bubble 10 years later: What it meant for enterprise IT

The dot-com bubble didn’t leave a lot of room for IT departments. ...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 4:08 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: Dot-com, Startup, IT departments

Help us find Canada's smartest IT department

When I hear the word “quest,” I think of a knight setting out on a long journey for a difficult prize, like the Holy Grail, which may never be found. Hopefully the Quest For Canada’s Smartest IT will be a little bit easier. ...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 4:45 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: IT departments

YouTube Fridays: Poetic justice for the IT department

Don't ask me what prompted this....

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 4:01 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: YouTube Fridays, IT departments

The 'mesofacts' of technology and business

The location of your head office may not change. That’s one kind of fact. The average server workloads may fluctuate wildly. That’s another kind of fact. And then there are the mesofacts. ...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 7:18 PM by Shane Schick

Filed under: it management, IT departments