Gary Hilson

Gary Hilson is a Toronto-based freelance writer who has written thousands of words for print and pixel in publications across North America. His areas of interest and expertise include software, enterprise and networking technology, memory systems, green energy, sustainable transportation, and research and education. His articles have been published by EE Times, SolarEnergy.Net, Network Computing, InformationWeek, Computing Canada, Computer Dealer News, Toronto Business Times and the Ottawa Citizen, among others.

Articles by Gary Hilson

Manufacturers must move to service-oriented business models, leverage IoT: Cisco

Some manufacturers are struggling with the transition, however, but it will be necessary for them to leverage cloud computing, Internet of Things and analytics to compete in an evolving marketplace

SMS still king of mobile messaging despite IM contenders: Ericsson report

The latest Ericsson Mobility report found that mobile data traffic is growth thanks to LTE availability and higher resolution screens, and that users expect connectivity to be ubiquitous

Here’s what you should look for in billing from cloud services: Forrester

The research firm outlines the capabilities and criteria large organizations should be looking for, emphasizing the additional complexities of B2B use cases

Moving email to the cloud is just the beginning for TD Bank

Canada’s second-largest bank has successfully migrated email out of its own data center by adopting Microsoft Office 365 as it looks to rationalize, standardize and modernize

Microsoft keeps it cloud open, yet secure for hybrid enterprises

Microsoft has adopted a DevOps model where the people who code the services are the ones operating those services. The company is confident its technology stack is competitive with Oracle.

Dell, EMC combination needs to offer product roadmap clarity for CIOs

Unlike the HP-Compaq merger, which had more overlap than synergy, rationalization between Dell and EMC products will be limited mainly to mid-range data storage offerings

‘AirBnB’ for IT talent expands to Ontario to address skills shortage

Hired already has 250 employers and 12,000 job seekers online waiting to be matched in Toronto, Waterloo and Kitchener for in-demand roles such as software engineers and data scientists

SharePoint requires another layer of security in the age of cloud computing

MetaLogix’s ControlPoint adds real-time machine learning to proactively monitor content for unauthorized access and use

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