Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

Canadian government data is getting cloudier, signaling a ‘massive leap of faith’ in public cloud, says Microsoft

The Canadian government’s ongoing effort to digitize its data took another step forward this summer with the help of Microsoft and AWS

Survey shows that Canadian women still don’t feel welcome by tech companies

Nearly 50 per cent of women in Canada don’t think tech companies really want to hire them, according to a new survey.

Hashtag Trending – WeWork Canada in limbo, Match.com sued, Facebook standards confusion

WeWork Canada’s plans are in limbo after its CEO exits, Match.com allegedly tricked hundreds of thousands of users into buying subscriptions, and Facebook confirms that politicians aren’t held to a higher standard on its platform.

Who should the CISO report to, and other CloudSec 2019 takeaways

CloudSec2019 offered something for everyone, from coders and security foot soldiers, to the executives in the C-suite. We've compiled some of our top takeaways from this year's event.

Hashtag Trending – Google wins privacy case, SAY WHAT AGAIN, Trump talks CrowdStrike

Google wins a big European privacy case, Amazon introduces a celebrity guest voice, and a controversial phone call between President Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine raises eyebrows.

Kik lays off staff, shuts down messenger app amid crypto legal battle

Kik Interactive announced Monday that Kik will be shutting down its messaging service and shrinking its team to 19, a reduction that will affect more than 100 employees.

Pure Storage is still hunting in the storage market, the competition is just milking it, says CEO

Pure Storage's chief financial officer Charles Giancarlo is bullish about the future of Pure Storage.

Microsoft’s Exchange Server 2010 has its end of support pushed back by nine months

Microsoft Corp. is pushing back its January 14, 2020 end of support date for Exchange Server 2010 by nine months.

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