Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

Hashtag Trending – Apple reverses stance on repairs, coffee shop etiquette, Facebook addiction

Apple reverses its stance on iPhone repairs, some tips on proper coffee shop etiquette for those who write in them a lot, and research finds heavy Facebook users make impaired decisions like drug addicts.

Hashtag Trending – Pleas to big tech, AI predicts when you’ll quit, a robotic exosuit

Companies ask tech giants Apple and Amazon to think about the planet, Harvard says it can use machine learning to predict who is going to quit their job next, and a robotic exosuit that can boost your ability to walk and run.

Canadian customers’ heads are still in the clouds, and so is VMware’s

VMware executives sat down with IT World Canada recently to discuss the company's priorities and the challenges Canadian SMEs continue to face around cloud.

VMware goes on a shopping spree, scoops up Carbon Black and Pivotal for a combined $4.8B

VMware has announced the acquisition of security company Carbon Black and cloud application platform Pivotal Software.

Box announces new set of security controls for the enterprise

The cloud content management firm this morning announced Box Shield, a new set of content security controls for large enterprises.

Hashtag Trending – Sketchy Airbnb host, Silicon Valley 2.0, Twitter bans 200,000 accounts

Airbnb comes down hard on a sketchy host, a Wall Street Journal story about big U.S. tech companies setting up shop in Canada continues to spur discussion, and Twitter shuts down 200,000 accounts believed to be part of a Chinese government sponsored campaign that’s against the protest movement in Honk Kong.

Call to action for CIOs to participate in IDC survey

Now’s your chance – contribute to important research about the impact of the CIO in the Boardroom.

Alex Benay exits as Canada’s CIO, joins AI startup from Ottawa

Canada’s chief information officer is leaving his post to join a startup in Ottawa.

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