Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Dell EMC merger was 15 years in the making, executives agree

Executives say the work on this merger began 15 years ago and has resulted in a shared company culture. But expect more layoffs in the short term.

CRTC crackdown on phone fraudsters could snag VoIP calls: analyst

The CRTC is looking at methods to prevent more illegitimate phone calls, but one analyst worries it may go too far.

Weekly update – our top 3 stories: Trump, digital transformation, LOB budgets

Editors Brian Jackson and Paolo Del Nibletto discuss IT World Canada's top three stories of the week. Read more by following the links below. 388270 Canadian...

Canada is ready for coming surge in cloud traffic: Cisco report

Canada's average network speeds are worse than many other countries, but Cisco rates it as good enough for the cloud era, at least until 2020.

Unboxing for Business: Microsoft Surface Book i7

We’ve got the new Microsoft Surface Book i7 in the office and we’ll be unboxing it for you and take a quick look at...

What Donald Trump’s surprise election win means for Canada’s tech sector

A surprise win for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race sees Canada's free trade deal with its largest trading partner in doubt.

Did high demand from U.S. crash Immigration Canada’s website?

A series of events suggest Americans wanting to flee a Trump presidency are flooding the Immigration Canada website.

Antoine Azar’s Thirdshelf unlocks the power of marketing automation for independent retailers with AI

Thirdshelf is a loyalty marketing solution made for small, independent retailers. Its customer tracking capabilities, paired with artificial intelligence (AI) that automates many aspects of customer relationship building, is the Ingenious Award winner in the SMB mid-market solution category for 2016.

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