Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

IT skills initiative shows success as federal funding winds down

The Business Technology Management program seeks to fuse together the right mix of technical skills with business acumen.

NRC hack cost Ottawa ‘hundreds of millions,’ Globe reports

The National Research Council breach of 2014 is estimated to cost 'hundreds of millions' by Ottawa officials.

Photo highlights of IDC Directions 2017

IDC analysts presented research that shows where Canadian businesses are at in their digital transformation journey, and what emerging technologies will become more prominent as they go further down that road in the next few years.

Volkswagen transformation to ditch gas tank, steering wheel by 2025

How close are we to sitting in the cockpit of a self-driving car? It might not be here today, but at Volkswagen’s floor space...

Jabra Speak 710 speakerphone designed for C-suite road warriors

Jabra goes high-end with its new personal speakerphone.

Bell broadens partnership with Microsoft Azure services

Bell is expanding its cloud partnership with Microsoft, adding compute, storage, and disaster recovery to its list of resale services.

CIO Association of Canada expands to include security leaders

The CIO Association of Canada is expanding its membership to include security leaders.

Canada’s first commercial blockchain service could become the ‘Interac’ for digital transactions

With the announcement of a major commercial service with backing from Canada’s ‘Big 5’ banks and a new research institute driven by the Tapscotts, complete with government funding, it’s fair to say that blockchain is having its moment in emerging to the mainstream.

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