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Edmonton Chapter: Breakfast Roundtable
Sheila FitzPatrick, Chief Privacy Officer for NetApp, led an enlightening discussion at the Edmonton Chapter Breakfast Roundtable Discussion on Governance of Privacy and Data in the Cloud on April 28. …
COMMAND YOUR BRAND™: DIFFERENTIATING YOURSELF IN A HIGHLY-COMMODITIZED WORLD
CIO PEER FORUM 2016 WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT: COMMAND YOUR BRAND™: DIFFERENTIATING YOURSELF IN A HIGHLY-COMMODITIZED WORLD In business today, the goal is to become not just memorable, but indelible. When leveraged …
Modernizing Mainframes in the Financial Services Sector
By Satya Sarangi, President and CEO of TmaxSoft Canada Over the last 25 years, mainframes have been a good investment in terms of reliability, performance, and security. However for insurance, financial …
The Board of Directors’ Responsibility for Cybersecurity
Kelly Friedman, Partner, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP recently spoke at a Toronto Chapter event acheiving some of the highest speaker ratings we have seen. Kelly recently posted a blog offering …
The New CIO Imperative: Recapturing Lost Productivity by Changing the Way People Work
CIOs and business leaders everywhere are dealing with a pervasive and destructive “productivity drain.” And even if you’ve never used the term “productivity drain,” you’ll recognize the symptoms. A lack …
Getting Back to What Matters By: Rahaf Harfoush
Getting Back to What Matters By: Rahaf Harfoush I love data. Actually, I’m obsessed with it. In particular, I love the idea of uncovering some hidden truth – like a …
Nigel Fortlage Amongst Top 20 Social CIOs
CXOTalk announced the top 20 influential CIOs on Social Media. Amongst them is CIOCAN Manitoba Chapter Chair and only Canadian: Nigel Fortlage. “As the Chief Information Officer role become increasingly …
Alex Buhler presents at Conference Board of Canada
Alex Buhler recently presented at the Conference Board of Canada’s Council of Chief Information Officers. The theme of the event was: What’s Relevant Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future for …
The Top 4 Ways “Go Live” Failures Indirectly Costs Your Business
MNP’s Technology Consulting team will be speaking on ways to safeguard your business from the direct and indirect costs of a Go Live failure at the upcoming CIO Peer Forum, …
Digital Business: Seize the Opportunity
Enterprises hire Chief Digital Officer’s (CDOs) to lead a digital transformation, but “digital” has various definitions. It could refer to customer engagement through digital channels, or it could mean creating …
CEO CIO Alignment Program
A webinar held on March 2 introduced the CEO CIO Alignment Program. If you missed the webinar, you can watch a recording of the session here. You will be …
LinkedIn and the CIO
JD Gershbein, CEO of Owlish Communications, is considered one of the world’s top thought leaders on LinkedIn strategy, and a pioneer in the design and delivery of LinkedIn education. JD’s Workshop, Connect …
CEO CIO Alignment
Fact: 67% of CEOs and CIOs are misaligned on how IT should be enabling the business. Fact: Improving the IT-business alignment in your organization can make IT operate more …
EXECUTIVE STRATEGIES TO MITIGAGE MOBILE SECURITY THREATS, Kurt Roemer, Citrix
Organizations with a comprehensive mobility strategy are better positioned to gain competitive advantage and drive growth. Armed with the right technology, you can capitalize on the opportunity mobility presents while …
DOES “POLITICS” NEED TO BE A DIRTY WORD? Dr. Rick Brandon, Brandon Partners
Most executives, including CIOs, have an aversion to the concept of “organizational politics”–– as if it’s a dirty word: “She’s so political…he got ahead due to politics…decisions around here are …