Blogs

Year in review

As we close out 2020, I am in awe of the change, growth, and perseverance demonstrated by my friends, colleagues, and business partners.

Addressing the Cloud Skills Gap

Cloud computing has become an integral part of our personal and professional lives. Consider the cloud-based applications we depend on every day: Microsoft 365, Netflix, Dropbox, Google Drive, and many more. Indeed, Canadian spending on public cloud software and infrastructure is predicted to grow by 77% between 2019-2023, and multicloud is now the preferred strategy for close to 85% of enterprises.

reflections on change

The people factor of data driven value

2020 Microsoft IMPACT Awards

Disrupting the Decade

Smarter business decisions: 5 lessons learned

Strategic planning

Paralysis by analysis is a real problem for me at the best of times and I am on high alert these days. By going back to the basics, I am able to take full advantage of familiar methodologies that help me frame my thinking in terms of the things I know and where I need to gain a deeper understanding.

Workweek woes: Web conference fatigue

Here’s to the great bosses

I’ve recently changed jobs and have a new “boss”. I’m excited for the new opportunity. I think my new director (“boss”) will be great. My one-year anniversary with ISM Canada is quickly approaching and with the recent change in roles I’ve moved from one great boss to another. It seems fitting to reflect on what makes a great boss.

Acclimatizing: more than just what slippers to wear

Social distancing, record breaking unemployment, the bulk of the nation working from home...Tiger King. It has been a landmark first quarter to 2020.

Awfulizing:

Day to day, even minute to minute, I remind myself to focus on the things I can control. I am most successful when I can channel my energy into practicing gratitude, compassion, and connecting with my community in new ways. It’s the best way I’ve found to resist the impulse to awfulize. As a result, I feel better and I have a more productive mindset overall.

Self-care strategies for working from home

Lessons from a remote work lifestyle

The user-centric Azure user

With great power comes great responsibility. Although the famous line from Spiderman may not incite visions of cloud computing potential, there is a connection.

Preparing for an outbreak

Being prepared isn't a fad...it's a lifestyleI get teased… a lot. My career has been in Continuity Management and Risk Management but it isn’t just what I do, it’s who I am! I get very passionate and excited when I talk about planning strategies, discussing what could go wrong and how to make the best of a bad situation.

Benefits of SD-WAN for retail

Over the last decade there has been a dramatic change in what customers expect from retailers.

3 proven retail digital transformation strategies

These three digital transformation strategies have proven successful in generating more revenue for retail businesses. They help in solving business problems while enhancing the customer experience.

Steps for success with Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid Cloud Computing - These steps will set you for success.

5 things holding enterprise back from the cloud

Hybrid cloud technology empowers companies to store data in specific environments that are best aligned with that particular industry’s regulatory requirements. Further, applications can run with greater security than on a public cloud.

Benefits of Hybrid Cloud Computing

The hybrid cloud solution allows on-premise infrastructure (private cloud) and public clouds to operate across multiple standardized technology interfaces seamlessly. This ease of implementation will enable businesses to innovate with agility, improving responsiveness, and lowering operating costs even with the added layers of complexity.

Critical reasons to establish a multi-cloud environment

Think for a moment about your organization's most successful cloud initiative. Were these outcomes achieved?

Is Public Cloud more than another Data Center?

Do traditional service providers make good cloud service providers?

Ethical Data Science

Why digital transformations fail

Merging business acumen, informed insight, and advanced technology for organizational prosperity

So much to learn

The Betty-Ann Heggie Womentorship Program is an opportunity to connect with successful women across a wide variety of disciplines. The program started in 2010 and is administered by the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan. Protégés are individually matched...

Learning to Innovate

More than ever, I’m convinced that’s not the case. It is possible to learn how to innovate. I recently had the opportunity to learn about the Innovation Ecosystem as a student of the MIT Innovation ecosystem for Leaders: A new Approach to Accelerate Corporate Innovation. It was an experience I won’t soon forget…

Cloud Computing: What’s holding you back?