Tag Archives: Gartner

RIM clarifies three misperceptions about BlackBerry

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

27 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

RIM proposes establishing an industry forum to work with Government of India on encryption issues and stresses the need to ‘unequivocally clarify’ three misperceptions, in a statement Thursday. But RIM isn’t clarifying the difference between BES, BBM and BIS, says one analyst.

How to tame the social media tiger

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

23 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

What social media aggregation and management tools can – and can’t – do for enterprises. A look at Syncapse’s SocialTalk platform and input from Labatt Breweries, Info-Tech and Gartner.

How businesses can be more analytical

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

09 Jul 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

SAS brings Thomas Davenport to Toronto to discuss his new book. The five success factors in the DELTA model and a scale for determining how analytical your organization is.

 

CA buys 3Tera, expands cloud computing

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

25 Feb 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

VP of business unit strategy Jay Fry explains how the acquisition of 3Tera will fit into CA’s overall cloud strategy and recent acquisitions of Oblicore and Cassatt.

Dell doubles SAS storage solution to 6GB/s

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Jan 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Dell’s PowerVault portfolio ups performance from 3GB to 6GB per second with new controllers and enclosures that provide an end-to-end solution for direct-attached SAS storage.

3 perspectives on cloud management

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

04 May 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Gartner, RightScale and Enomaly weigh in on cloud management issues. But what Canada really needs is a cloud host, says Reuven Cohen.

Cloud control: Managing and monitoring service

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

03 May 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

San Francisco startup Tap In Systems has launched a deep-level monitoring service that integrates with external clouds and internal non-cloud systems. Enterprises get more control, including the ability to audit bills from cloud vendors. First of a two-part cloud management series.

Smart recruiting through social networks

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

23 Jan 2009, ITBusiness.ca

Recruiters can take advantage of social networking sites to attract the “best and brightest” employees – but they should also be aware of the pitfalls, experts say.

Behind-the-scenes IT that ensures retail success

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Nov 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

Understanding the customer experience is critical for retailers looking to win and keep shoppers. How IT can help. IBM recently hosted Retail As Theatre at The Second City in Toronto.

Step away from the printer: Optimize your fleet

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Jennifer Kavur

27 Oct 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

Print optimization can save businesses a lot of money, but CIOs remain elusive adopters. HP and others give advice on how IT managers might change their minds.