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

U.S. recruiter Workbridge opens doors in Toronto to meet high demand for IT workers

Despite concerns Canada may be in recession, the company says Toronto rivals Silicon Valley in terms of experienced developer demand

Tangerine taps startup thinking at IBM’s DMZ-based Bluemix Garage

CIO offers advice on how to benefit from the cloud-focused developer environment based at Ryerson University that allows large enterprise to build apps without usual constraints

Research suggests cities with hosted data centres draw more cybercriminal activity

Legitimate infrastructure is being tapped for nefarious purposes as cloud computing grows in popularity, according to a report from ThreatMatrix

Windows 10 upgrade help is here, but enterprises may need a use case for universal apps

IT departments are always slower to start the expensive migration to a new OS, and while Windows 7 does have a looming expiry date, Windows 10 adoption will take time

How mobile device use is pushing wireless bandwidth expectations ever further

Wireless access points are becoming easier to deploy and manage across branch offices as enterprises look to expand capacity and coverage

A visual reminder that less clutter on a desk doesn’t mean less complexity for IT departments

Kensington provides an historic look at what enterprise employees have needed to do their jobs, from pen and ink to little more than a docking station

ICT skills shortage set to worsen as pipeline slows down and workers retire

An ICTC report found that there's still not enough graduates being produced to the meet the needs of the digital economy, and ICT grads often don't have the skills CIOs need now to drive digital transformation

IBM expands cloud services portfolio with DashDB Enterprise massive parallel processing

Big Blue's latest offering following the Cloudant deal is entering a crowded market that includes Amazon and Microsoft, just as Intel ramps up its cloud efforts

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