Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

Not spending on AI yet? Don’t worry, you probably will

Worldwide spending on AI systems will nearly double this year compared to 2018.

Cyber Security Today – Citrix Systems data breach; finding talent to secure the government; car alarms gone wrong

Citrix Systems is targeted in a state-sponsored cyber attack seeking government secrets. Meanwhile, the U.S. is struggling to find the security talent it needs...

Hashtag Trending – Crypto death probe update; Warren’s break-up plan; Equifax neglects cybersecurity

An update on the digital wallets of a cryptocurrency founder who died recently, Elizabeth Warren wants to break up all the tech giants, and a new report from the U.S. Senate says Equifax didn’t do its job when it came to cybersecurity. Shocker.

Hashtag Trending – The Queen posts to Instagram; Facebook users abandon ship; Tim Apple

The Queen has posted to Instagram, Facebook users in the U.S. are abandoning ship - fast, and Tim Cook has changed his Twitter name to Tim Apple.

Cisco injects $15M into Western Canada

Cisco Canada is showing Canada’s West Coast some love, announcing a $15 million investment that the company says will focus on job creation and...

MDR firm eSentire raises $47 million, plans to open new HQ in Waterloo

Cybersecurity firm eSentire is making moves. The Cambridge, Ont.-based company announced $47 million USD in funding led by global private equity firm Warburg Pincus and...

Hashtag Trending – Slack’s new logo; Twitter suspends activist; Smartphone has 50-day battery life

Slack has updated its logo - again, tons of chatter over Twitter’s decision to suspend the account of a Conservative activist, and a smartphone with a 50-day battery life? You betcha.

10 key takeaways from the RightScale 2019 State of the Cloud report

Enterprise cloud spending is up, hybrid cloud usage is up, container use is up - you get the idea.

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