Cindy Baker

Cindy Baker has over 20 years of experience in IT-related fields in the public and private sectors, as a lawyer and strategic advisor. She is a former broadcast journalist, currently working as a consultant, freelance writer and editor.

Articles by Cindy Baker

Mainstream launch of 5G expected in Canada in 2021

Canadians can anticipate a fast roll-out of 5G mobile networks starting in 2021, according to an industry expert. The fifth-generation of wireless technology, or 5G...

How collaboration tools are changing the classroom

New collaboration tools are making the Charlie Brown classroom a thing of the past. In the cartoon, the teacher would drone on at the...

Lessons from the transformation project that netted a 1600 % ROI

It’s no wonder the members of the IT team at Umbra are called “rock stars” by their business colleagues. Like many companies, the home accessories...

Unstructured data: How to turn the risks into rewards

The volume of unstructured data is exploding, and so are the associated security risks, says one content management expert. Unstructured data includes any information, such...

Data can make or break an organization

The ability to unlock the power of data will be a major factor impacting a company’s future success, say CIOs.  The trouble is, that’s...

AI poised for a business breakthrough by delivering content smarts to workers

While Canadian CEOs understand the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), many struggle to implement it useful ways. Expert market-watchers say that’s about to change. The...

SD-WAN is quickly gaining traction by keeping it simple

Industry experts are expecting a “radical shift” this year as organizations toss their edge routers and opt instead for software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN). Gartner...

Canada is a prime target for cybersecurity attacks in 2019

Get ready Canada.  The cybercriminals have you in their sights for 2019. Despite our smaller market size, Canada had the third most cyber incidents in...

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