Patricia Pickett

Articles by Patricia Pickett

A ghosting nightmare is over, says legal firm

Server downtime is not an option for Calgary-based Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC). Four years ago the law firm decided to get more proactive about disaster recovery.

Conference encourages girls to go for IT

Lasha Dekker says it was mostly chance that led her to a career in IT

From bragging rights to greed: Motives for security attacks

When it comes to IT security, delay is no longer an option. As recent high-profile hacking incidents have demonstrated, it

Linux solution in library’s good books

Windsor Public Library (WPL) has cut down on maintenance time and infrastructure costs by deploying a Linux-based solution that enables several workstations to operate...

Vice-president, developer and platform evangelism, Microsoft Canada Co.

Lasha Dekker, vice-president of developer and platform evangelism for Microsoft Canada Co., says it was mostly chance that led her to a career in IT

SSHA ramps up security for backup storage

Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) has it all taped out. The Ontario Government agency has taken steps to guarantee the security of its backup tape systems that hold sensitive health information. Each day this information criss-crosses the SSHA technology infrastructure that links more than 80 per cent of Ontario

Company wakes up from an e-learning nightmare

A Toronto-based software vendor has switched over to a more flexible e-learning system in order to gain better control over content and improve the user-training experience.

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