Paul Barker

Paul Barker is the founder of PBC Communications, an independent writing firm that specializes in freelance journalism. His work has appeared in a number of technology magazines and online with the subject matter ranging from cybersecurity issues and the evolving world of edge computing to information management and artificial intelligence advances.

Articles by Paul Barker

ventureLAB launches nation’s first Hardware Angel Network

Markham, Ont.-based ventureLAB last week launched the Hardware Angel Network (HAN), a new entity that it described as the “only hardware and deep-tech focused...

Number of Canadians using GenAI could create risks for employers, KPMG survey reveals

One in five Canadians is using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to help them with their work or studies, according to a new study...

Gartner’s Sinha provides strategic planning advice to group of key Ontario IT execs

A strategic planning discussion organized by Gartner earlier this month, targeted at senior IT managers in Ontario’s public sector, examined the best approach they...

Canada launches its Tech Talent Strategy at Collision 2023

Today at Collision 2023, Sean Fraser, the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, launched Canada’s first-ever Tech Talent Strategy. According to a release, the “strategy...

Private AI selected as 2023 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Private AI, a provider of data privacy software offerings, was selected from among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology...

HPE expands its partner ecosystem, adds new cloud services at Discover

Aside from its entry into the artificial intelligence AI cloud market (see link below) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) this week made a number of...

Avaya beefs up exec team, launches Azure-hosted cloud offering

A new and invigorated Avaya Holding Corp.  is taking shape, as witnessed by the announcement Friday of three new executives joining the company and...

CEO Giancarlo pumps up need for flash storage at Pure//Accelerate

Pure Storage chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Charles Giancarlo focused in on several key themes in a keynote speech Wednesday at the company's...

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