Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

5 lessons from new technology leaders – Claudio Silvestri, NAV Canada

Claudio Silvestri is the Information Technology Association of Canada's CanadianCIO of the Year award in the non-profit category for 2017. As CIO at NAV Canada since 2008, he's transformed the IT organization and is working on a new project that could disrupt the aviation industry.

5 lessons from new technology leaders – Bruce Ross, Royal Bank of Canada

The Royal Bank of Canada's Bruce Ross is the CanadianCIO of the Year for the private sector. Find out what he's thinking when he wakes up in the morning.

PCL Constructors reach new heights with real-time analytics solution in the cloud

PCL Construction is an Ingenious Award winner for building a real-time analytics dashboard, powered by Microsoft cloud technology, in less than 50 days.

Salesforce and Google announce partnership and product integration at Dreamforce

Google and Salesforce announced a new strategic partnership that will make their enterprise-class software more integrated.

5 lessons from new technology leaders – Michael Redeker, Canadian Pacific Railway

A finalist for CanadianCIO of the Year, Michael Redeker transformed the IT organization at CP Rail from an over-outsourced legacy environment to one that delivers realtime analytics dashboards to mobile devices.

Salesforce kicks off Dreamforce with 6 ‘code-free’ DIY platform tools

Salesforce intends to bring developer-level capabilities to more of its users with a series of code-free 'drag-and-drop' tools to build digital experiences.

BlackBerry Motion first look – All Hands on Tech

IT World Canada got a hands-on look at the BlackBerry Motion ahead of its Nov. 10 launch in Canada, and we've got video. This is...

Hashtag Trending – Whole Foods hiring, Google interviews Trudeau, new e-reader

Whole Foods is looking a little bit more like Amazon. Google hosts Canada’s Prime Minister at its Toronto conference. And there’s a new e-reader on the market.

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