Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Ottawa unveils $430 million supercomputer for weather forecasts

The new supercomputer is billed as the government's fastest and will help with more accurate weather forecasts relied upon for critical functions.

5 lessons from new technology leaders – Karim Ramji, Kinark

CanadianCIO of the Year nominee Karim Ramji, CIO of Kinark Child and Family Services, transformed a legacy operation into a model of modern outsourcing that's being adopted by other similar organizations across Canada.

Dell EMC pitches itself as full stack, full solution capability

At the Dell EMC Forum, company executives laid out a corporate vision that wraps up all the major acquisitions Dell Technologies has made in the last couple of years.

5 lessons from new technology leaders – Corey Cox, Tandet Group

The CIO of transportation solutions firm Tandet talks about how he's using technology in the cabs of courier trucks and how he's shaping his IT infrastructure around APIs.

Master third platform technologies with these 3 experts

Three experts in third platform technologies shared insights and advice on AI, cloud, and the digital workplace at the CanadianCIO Summit companion event in Vancouver.

Workplace leadership lessons from High Liner Foods CIO

Learn about the DICE acronym that helps Peter Burns, CIO, at High Liner Foods, identify the four key skills that lead to hiring success.

Hashtag Trending – Siri’s secrets, new Google Calendar, robot defeated by giant chainsaw

Apple’s telling secrets about the machine learning behind Siri. Google Calendar gets updated, maybe the first since 2005. And giant robot battles are apparently a real thing now.

Element AI, NextAI research leads on AI challenges and opportunities for businesses

Graham Taylor from the University of Guelph and Nicolas Chapados, the chief science officer at Element AI are two of Canada's leading minds on...

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