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Top 10 things I’ll miss about Sun Microsystems

Today was a big day, and not just because of Apple’s iPad launch. After writing more than my fair share of stories about Sparc,...

Sick Kids CTO identifies virtualization gotchas

The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children's director of technology tells a Frankly Speaking breakfast series crowd about her challenges with vendors, I/O and setting up the right process with business users

The vampires vs. Rimini Street

There are far more vampires in the software industry than you’ll find in one of the Twilight novels or films.Much like the undead, who...

ICTC program teaches soft skills to foreign IT workers

The Integrated Work Strategy is designed to help build a bridge between internationally educated technology professionals and Canadian employers who might hire them through six weeks of classroom training and on-the-job practicum. Find out what the biggest challenges are

YouTube Fridays: ITIL thoughts for IT managers

This is about as in your face as ITIL gets. Malcolm Fry is an author who has written several books on the IT Infrastructure Library...

ComputerWorld Canada’s IT Leadership Awards in closeup

I tried to dress like a leader. Do I look like one? This clip is my promo piece for the ComputerWorld Canada IT Leadership Awards...

What the Apple iSlate excitement can teach the IT industry

Apple’s product launches are probably the only ones in the industry that could properly be called an “unveiling.” The advent of the iSlate –...

YouTube Fridays: Charm-free advice on charming the IT department

This is utter garbage. I assume this is supposed to be comedic, but I didn't so much as chuckle during this two-minute exercise in sarcasm....

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