Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

Capital One’s Gift the Code hackathon helps close technology gap for charities

Capital One Canada's Gift the Code hackathon pairs developers with charities to provide open source solutions.

CanadianCIO Census 2018 reveals outsourcing disappointment is still commonplace

ITWCs latest CanadianCIO Census survey shows that outsourcing continues to disappoint more often than cloud. We explore the reasons why.

BlackBerry makes largest acquisition ever in $1.4B purchase of AI firm Cylance

BlackBerry will acquire new AI capabilities with its purchase of Cylance.

ITWC celebrates success at 2018 Canadian Online Publishing Awards

IT World Canada won three gold awards and a silver at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards.

Understand how AI can change your business with this simple trick

Another way to think about AI is to consider it as the ability to make better and cheaper predictions.

Canada Health Infoway launches campaign to connect Canadians with digital health records

A health care modernization project with federal backing will begin in Atlantic provinces with a goal to be in place across Canada by 2022.

SAP to acquire survey software Qualtrics for $8 billion

SAP will combine its operational data with customer feedback data with a major acquisition.

5 Lessons from New Technology Leaders: Mark Saunders, Sun Life

Mark Saunders joined Sun Life in the depths of the 2008-9 recession and reinvented the firm's IT department, fostered a healthy new culture of engaged employees, and introduced agile work styles that have lead to innovative ways to serve customers. He's the 2018 CanadianCIO of the Year in the private sector.

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