Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Apple partners with GE to deliver IoT platform to iOS

Apple and GE announce a deep partnership that could make Apple an instant standard for industrial firms harnessing IoT solutions.

Security: What’s new is old again

IT security discussions are often dominated by new technologies like the cloud. But Laura Payne, director of information security services, Bank of Montreal, says...

Data hygiene tips for CIOs

Four data preparation tips before moving to the cloud from Alex Lovell-Troy, vice-president of transformation services at Pythian. Plus, how do you decide what...

Executives tell us their password security best practices

For Cyber Security Awareness month in Canada, we asked executives in the tech community about their best practices for password security.

How to turn your podcast into an Alexa Flash Briefing Skill

Creating a Flash Briefing Skill for your existing podcast can be done in a matter of minutes and open up the door to new listeners.

All Hands on Tech – Essential smartphone review

Andy Rubin's Essential smartphone offers a unique accessory dock and a sleek design. But does its performance and added features make it a real...

Workday snags Canadian financial services customer with AWS assist

A partnership made in the cloud is opening the door for more Canadian financial services firms to implement Workday's software as a service.

Killing the headphone jack shows Apple, Google willing to anger users for sake of design

We all love our wired headphones, so why are Google and Apple insisting on taking them away from us? In this case, design aspirations trump user desire.

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