IDC Canada 2017 Predictions – Toronto Chapter Event, Jan 26, 2017

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The Toronto Chapter of the CIO Association of Canada was pleased to host the annual “IT Predictions” event with staff from IDC presenting their interpretations and projections for trends and influences that will affect IT over the next year and beyond.  CIO Association members can access the slide deck by clicking on the screen icon …

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Top Executive Survey Results

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Many thanks to Tony Olvet and Rob Burbach, of IDC, who led a group of members through the information gathered in the recent Top Executive Survey that showed shifts in the concerns of CEOs and IT leaders, and provided data that reveals just how far behind Canadian firms are with respect to digital adoption.  If you …

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Best of Gartner – Access to Slide Deck

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For a limited time, CIO Association members have access to the slide deck from the Best of Gartner events that have been held across the country for the past few weeks.  Those who attended the event may be interested in considering the information more carefully than could happen during the presentation.  For those who were …

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EDM – Cloud Contract Negotiations Presentation

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Jeff Wyton, Executive Partner with Gartner, spoke to Edmonton chapter members over lunch on November 16, 2016.  The slide deck and notes from that presentation are available to members.  You must be logged in to access the presentation.  Click on the screen icon below to download the pdf version of the file.    

CAL Ransomware: It’s not If, It’s When

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Association members can download the slide deck from Tom Keenan’s presentation to the Calgary Chapter event on October 18 by clicking on the presentation icon below.  (Click on Read More, then on the screen icon.)

Game Changing BI Strategy – The Webinar Version

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In the first of a series of three national webinars, Info-Tech Senior Manager Crystal Singh led participants through the 3 phases of developing a strategy for successful collection and analysis of data that will have positive impact on the organization achieving it’s goals. Feedback from the session attendees confirmed that the information presented was relevant …

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Manitoba Chapter Event “It Talent” Presentations

The recent Manitoba Chapter event was deemed to be a terrific success.  We would like to thank the presenters for granting permission for us to share the slide decks of their presentations with CIO Association Members.  (Click on the screen icon to be taken to the presentation.) Trish Bishop shared her seasoned talk on identifying “rock …

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Corral Shadow IT for Faster Service Delivery

Corral Shadow IT for Faster Service Delivery   Shadow IT can undermine a CIO’s ability to run an efficient, safe and coordinated IT department – but it can also give LOB a glimpse into the art of the possible for leveraging cloud to achieve better business efficiency and productivity. Imagine if you, as CIO, could …

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Faster, Smarter Decisions for CIOs

Faster, Smarter Decisions for CIOs using Prescriptive Analytics   Whether you’re booking a hotel room, renting a car, or filling up your gas tank, analytics often help determine what type of offer you will receive. For most customer-level decisions, however, the sheer volume of available data combined with the “need for speed” to attract and …

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PF2016: CHANGING ROLE OF THE CIO

Presented by Rob Meikle, CIO, City of Toronto With the consumerization of technology and its ubiquity in the workplace, CIOs can look at this as a challenge or an opportunity. The challenge is that everyone now thinks they’re a technology guru. The opportunity is for CIOs to leverage their deep knowledge of technology and explore …

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PF2016: POWERFUL DIGITAL BUSINESS INNOVATIONS

Presented by: Robert Dreyer, Executive Partner, Gartner Canada and Olivier Erhard, Executive Partner, Gartner Canada Digital business is the creation of new business designs by blurring the physical and digital worlds.  What makes digital business uniquely different from e-business and digital marketing is the integration of “things” (such as sensors, beacons, wearable devices and smart machines) as …

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PF2016: HOW TO EVOLVE & ADAPT THE ORGANIZATION

Presented by: Yvon Audette, National Leader, IT Advisory, KPMG LLP Winning CIOs leverage digital technology to reshape their businesses’ customer engagement models and create a competitive advantage. In collaboration with other C-suite executives, CIOs can be a positive force of change. KPMG helps CIOs unlock the information available within their organizations to derive insights and …

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