Shane Schick

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Parks Canada CIO maps out the agency’s long-term data management strategy

The agency has won an award for its deployment of Esri's GIS software. Greg Thompson discusses the advantages system integration will bring

Why it’s high time CIOs turn Lenovo’s ‘Users Happen’ campaign on its head

The laptop maker uses video clips to poke fun at the way bumbling line of business workers mishandle technology. Don't be too quick to laugh, though

The expectations set by ‘Back to the Future’ that CIOs are still trying to meet

The hit movie's sequel projected a future far different in some respects than the one we have today. That's a teachable moment for IT leaders

What Accenture means when it talks about ‘multi-speed IT’

The consulting firm's most recent report for CIOs suggests competing demands are becoming more challenging than ever. We talk with the firm's managing director of strategy

The National Film Board’s CTO offers a close-up look at its digital archiving project

Its collection spans more than 6,000 hours and it needs to be preserved forever. Learn the four 'golden rules' that drove the five-year strategy

Canadian business execs rate legacy tech woes even worse than IT departments

A recent survey shows that those working for the CIO share some attitudes with the rest of their firm, but in other areas the gaps are wider than ever

What IT leaders in Canadian banking could learn from Goldman Sachs’ CIO

A video with Marty Chavez touches on how financial services firms could act more like an open platform to better compete with startups and transform customer service

PwC shows an alarmingly small window for CIOs to prove their digital mettle

The consulting firm's research suggests that despite the opportunities, many firms around the world are moving too slowly, or thinking short-term

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