Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

Hashtag Trending – Bizarre facial recognition proposal in India; White House calls for coders; Ajit Pai’s final report

A proposal to install facial recognition cameras in an Indian city draws backlash, a stealthy call for coders has been found on the White House’s website, and Ajit Pai’s final report deserves an eye-roll.

Hashtag Trending – Honey-trapping Capitol rioters; Remote worker-boom attracts real estate startups; Vaccine passports

Capitol rioters are now getting turned in to the FBI by some creative women using the Bumble dating app, the remote worker boom is attracting real estate startups, and some chatter around whether or not vaccine passports will work.

Boemska’s low-code skills will help Viya reach the factory and hospital floor says SAS

SAS's latest acquisition in UK startup Boemska is destined to integrate with its Viya platform, and its implications for non-enterprise clients is big, the company says.

Hashtag Trending – Samsung Unpacked; San Francisco office market in jeopardy; Who’s hiring in Canada?

Samsung removes the charger from its phones after making fun of Apple for doing the same, the San Francisco office market is collapsing as tech workers stay home, and a closer look at the tech firms that are hiring in Canada.

Top takeaways from the 2020 Great Canadian Data Centre Symposium

The latest GCDCS event went virtual in December 2020, but that didn’t prevent the folks at InsightaaS from filling the event up with a long list of experts like Mark Monroe, Eugene Roman and Susanna Kass.

Hashtag Trending – Parler gets booted off AWS; Signal gets some love; CES is upon us

Parler, the social network favoured by conservatives and extremists is having a rough week, communication platform Signal is getting a lot of love recently, and a sneak peek at this year’s CES event.

Hashtag Trending – Capitol offices face cyber risk; Elon Musk passes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person; Bitcoin quietly booms

Infosec pros watch in horror as a group of rioters supporting Trump storm into the offices at Capitol Hill, potentially compromising IT systems, Elon Musk becomes the world’s wealthiest person, and the good times keep rolling for Bitcoin as it hovers around $35,000.

Hashtag Trending – 2021 Canadian telecom predictions

With the work from home transition accentuating the importance of good connectivity, network developments, whether it’s 5G or broadband, are accelerating in Canada.

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