Interbrand launched its18th index of top global brands last week. Global CEO Jez Frampton introduced the latest take with some thinking on how brands evolve in response to societal change, and how the increasing speed of business and ubiquity of connectedness (in a world where 40% of people are never offline) means brand experiences that […]
Since its foundation a decade ago, J9 Technologies has focused on providing IT Operations Management (ITOM) and Application Performance Management (APM) integration to achieve a “single pane of glass”. It has made sense. Companies wanted to be able to consolidate their data into one screen so that management tools can be effective and controlled. The […]
DXAgents presented a panel on Clarity Without Complexity: Data-Driven Digital Transformation at BigData Toronto this week. Namir Anani, President and CEO, Information and Communications Technology Council, moderated an interactive dialog on data-driven digital transformation and its impact on value creation in today’s digital world. Irene Zaguskin, CIO, Enercare, Alexey Rykhva, CIO, Procter & Gamble Canada, Boris Bogatirev, Manager Consulting, Analytics […]
Recently, I was speaking at a Blockchain Meetup of over 500 attendees in Toronto. Several speakers remarked that living in the Blockchain space was like being in 1985 during the Internet’s early days. And another speaker noted that we are now in 1989, relative to the Internet era. “Wow,” I remarked, “we’ve grown four years […]
Interbrand announced its second annual Interbrand Breakthrough Brands report in partnership with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),Ready Set Rocket, and Facebook this week. The 2017 report recognizes 40 next-generation, disruptive brands that define progress and the potential to grow. The report complements Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands report, now entering its 18th year, by putting a spotlight on emerging brands—those that […]
On Friday, February 24 2017, the CAMSS Executive Council met at the Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto for an intimate and in-depth discussion around the most pressing strategic and technical challenges facing IT and Line of Business leaders in Canada. These discussions subsequently shape the agenda for the 2017 CAMSS Canada conferences. Numerous topics were raised by the group, […]
In 1961 Henri Matisse’s masterpiece, “Le Bateau,” was hung in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Since Matisse died in 1954, he was not available to see this particular piece displayed in one of the world’s most reputed and respected art institutions. Which is unfortunate when you consider that the curator of the […]
February is North American Inclusion Awareness Month Though we are experiencing a shifting landscape, where attitudes, and business practices are changing to a more acceptable and tolerable environment, the sad statistic is that 40% of Lesbian / Gay / Bi, and almost 90% of Transgender (Americans) have experienced employment discrimination, harassment, or mistreatment. That astoundingly […]
More than ever, B2B needs expert opinion and analysis. More than ever, “free” analysis in the form of thought leadership content marketing and corporate communications digitally proliferates. As technology becomes increasingly intricate and integral to business management, and billion dollar software decisions can make or break companies, experts with real experience, whose opinions can be […]
Ujwal Arkalgud is a Cultural Anthropologist, and a pioneer in the field of Digital Ethnographic Research. He started his career as an in-field researcher conducting immersive ethnographies in the entertainment and travel sector, where he discovered his love for understanding human behavior and the underlying motivations that drive the decisions people make every day. He […]
The Cloud has become part of our everyday language, but what is it really? “Cloud computing is a type of Internet-based computing that provides shared computer processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources, which can be rapidly […]
Tools and apps, apps and tools. There isn’t really a war on data like there was a couple years ago. It’s become a question of how to get the right data at the right time, in the form that is right for companies to remain competitive. Faster, better, accurate. It’s not even just about the […]
People are at the heart of all relationships, even business relationships. Thanks to modern technology, we can sometimes forget that there’s a live person on the other side of that tweet, email, or Facebook post. That’s just in our personal lives. Imagine for a moment, how that translates to the business world. Focus in business […]
I had the pleasure of meeting Amy Ingram quite by accident. She was copied on an emailed meeting request, and followed up quickly and courteously. I asked the company I was dealing with when they decided to hire a new assistant. Honestly, I felt a little foolish when I learned that Amy was AI. But […]
Google uses AI, Facebook uses AI, your bank uses AI, self driving cars… you get the idea. We are fast moving from the app era, to the era of the intelligent agent and bots. We will witness the birth of hundreds, if not thousands, of autonomous intelligent agents over the next few short years. By […]
J9 Technologies was founded in 2004 by Clay Roach, who previously led the performance consulting practice for Mercury Interactive as a part of the Diagnostics R&D group. Clay led a practice that was instrumental in helping Mercury customers to quickly identify and resolve critical J2EE and .NET performance issues as well as creating methodologies that […]
We all know technology is advancing and changing at warp speed. And, we all know how much businesses have come to rely on it. Applications are becoming more and more critical to business success and survival. In the world of IT Operations Management, infrastructure and applications need to be available and running at optimal performance. […]
Through their Radical Generosity program, the SheEO community chose 5 world-changing businesses led by Canadian women. We are telling the stories of those companies through our B2BNN storyline features. Next in the series is Twenty One Toys founded by Ilana Ben-Ari. Toys for Social Change Twenty One Toys is a revolution in learning. They asked […]
Business Service Management (BSM) and Application Performance Management (APM) focus on the methods and processes of software tools, and the monitoring of the performance and availability of those applications. These management systems help IT departments forecast how an organization’s technology will affect the business side, and give business value to IT metrics. Our new Enterprise […]
The SheEO community chose 5 world-changing businesses lead by Canadian women. As promised, we are telling their stories through our B2BNN storyline features. The first in the series is Abeego, founded by Toni Desrosiers. Changing the Way People Think About Food Storage Plastics make up 12% of household waste. How did people store and preserve […]
