Shane Schick

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Gartner proposes CIO resolutions for 2009

The research firm published a report which suggests senior IT professionals resist the natural impulses they might have during a downturn. My favourites out...

Transferable skills for IT pros: How to change jobs

The author of a career management book for technology workers says the recession could see IT managers and CIOs looking at alternatives that have little to do with data centres or ERP systems. Consider these options

Apple CEO Steve Jobs needs a succession plan

What Steve Jobs did on Monday took guts. The CEO of Apple admitted that he is suffering from a hormone imbalance that is causing...

YouTube Fridays: 6 steps to coercing IT departments

Maybe it's just the sped-up delivery and the British accents, but there's something about the holidays that makes wallowing in IT cliches seem traditional...

The IT manager as outlier

I’m putting off reading Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Outliers. Not because I think it’ll be a difficult read – his work is never less...

IT departments need to get in the spirit of Google’s Zeitgeist

Google is not a search engine for Canadians. Google is a shortcut for Canadians. There was some surprise when the Google released its annual...

Microsoft lures Canadian ID management expert to Redmond

Microsoft has managed to hire a Canadian entrepreneur whose pioneering work in identity management may lead a lot more people to find out who...

Recession may put short-term IT projects on hold

The author of a project management book for IT managers says making the business case will be more important than ever as the economy slumps and companies cut back. Plus: Watch out for stakeholder war

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