Mandy Kovacs

Mandy is a lineup editor at CTV News. A former staffer at IT World Canada, she's now contributing as a part-time podcast host on Hashtag Trending. She is a Carleton University journalism graduate with extensive experience in the B2B market. When not writing about tech, you can find her active on Twitter following political news and sports, and preparing for her future as a cat lady.

Articles by Mandy Kovacs

Canadian telecom sector competitive in world market, IoT will help it be more efficient: new report

Most Canadians believe the country’s telecommunication (telecom) industry is uncompetitively expensive and compares poorly to those in other regions, but that’s not entirely accurate, according to a new report by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).

New project aims to give Canadian military veterans a second career in cyber security industry

It’s no secret Canada has a severe technology industry skills shortage, but a new partnership between the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is hoping to change that.

DocuSign invests in Canada with new Microsoft Azure partnership

Canada has some of the strictest data privacy regulations on the planet, which can make it difficult for companies offering cloud or digital services to operate in the country.

The worst job you’ve ever had – #ITWCchats Twitter chat

Having a bad job is one of the most universal human experiences. Whether it’s unpleasant coworkers, insufferable managers, toxic environments or unsatisfying tasks, most people in the workforce have had to deal with negative situations that can either make or break their career.

Increased interest in enterprise content management systems, new report says

Industry demand for the integration of enterprise content management (ECM) systems has increased, according to a report by Deep Analysis, an analyst firm focusing on content and process business applications.

The modern milk man goes technical to solve recycling woes

A new industry-government partnership in New Brunswick is trying to make easier for residents to recycle plastic milk containers and keep them out of landfills.

Intel announces new Xeon processor family for scalable workloads

In a world where it’s no longer “business as usual,” Intel Corp. is unveiled a new processor as part of its Xeon server line in an effort to revamp the data centre.

CenturyLink completes sale of data centre business to consortium for more than $1.5 billion

Global communications and IT services company CenturyLink has completed the sale of its data centres and colocation business to a consortium led by BC Partners, Medina Capital Advisors and Longview Asset Management.

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