Glenn Weir

Content writer at IT World Canada. Book lover. Futurist. Sports nut. Once and future author. Would-be intellect. Irish-born, Canadian-raised.

Articles by Glenn Weir

A real solution for remote data center monitoring and management

It's one of the dilemmas of the modern enterprise: how to manage networks and equipment in multiple locations around the world. Without switches, routers,...

Discover the power of podcasting

According to Forbes magazine, podcasting is the fastest-growing content channel in 2019. Advertisers are flocking to the platform — and so are Canadians. In...

Cloud-managed networking for companies of every size

Cloud-managed infrastructure may not be new, but until recently it has been something exclusively for larger enterprises. As a rule, SMBs simply don’t have...

Battle of the batteries: VRLA vs. Li-ion

Lithium-ion (“li-ion”) batteries aren’t new, but they’ve now become a viable option for UPS applications. In the past, decision-makers were reluctant to move away from...

Not all secure SD-WAN solutions are created equal

The software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) market is expanding rapidly, with IDC predicting it will reach $4.5 billion by 2022. Global Market Insights Inc. suggests...

Bigger and better: In-TAC’s 6th National Virtual Career Expo

Canada's largest online career fair is more popular than ever. Over 9,000 job-seekers registered for the sixth semi-annual In-TAC National Virtual Career Expo (VCE6),...

Industry leaders explore the challenges and potential benefits of 5G

Some might look at 5G technology as nothing special - just "the next upgrade" and no more special than was the jump from 3G...

Canadians use YouTube to learn, and other takeaways from the Watchtime Canada report

By Rene Sylvestre Williams We all remember when astronaut Chris Hadfield uploaded a cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” to YouTube in 2013 before he...

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