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Industry experts forecast that by the end of 2018 as many as 80 per cent of global IT budgets will be committed to cloud applications and solutions. When making this move and choosing a cloud solution, CIOs and IT decision makers will likely explore all the options from public cloud to private cloud and everywhere in between (read: hybrid cloud). However, organizations should avoid migrating to the cloud simply because their competitors are there. Toronto-based Jamshid Rezaei, CIO of unified communications powerhouse Mitel, believes that choosing the right cloud solution – or the right blend of solutions – that will fit your organization's particular needs is crucial for achieving a successful cloud deployment. In this episode of the Vitamin C podcast, Jamshid provides some guidance on how CIOs and IT decision makers can create the ideal technology mix that suits their organization best – think of it as a step-by-step cloud recipe…

But with great power comes great responsibility.   With a few large organizations developing the artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentals that all businesses can use, we need to take a step back and ensure that the work we do is ethical and responsible, says Kriti Sharma, vice-president of, Bots and Artificial Intelligence, Sage.   She is calling for the creation of a an AI code of ethics.  Artificial intelloigence (AI) is the creation of intelligent machines that think and learn like humans. Every time Google predicts your search, you use Alexa or Siri with your voice, or your iPhone predicts your next word in a text – that's AI in action.    "AI can also be found in less obvious situations, like when you make an unusual purchase with your card and get a fraud alert from your bank. AI is everywhere, and it's making a huge difference in our lives every day," says Kriti. "…As AI engineers, coders, and hackers – whatever you wa

Back in July this year, Kevin Connolly was named president of Dell EMC Canada Commercial. Connolly, who took over from Kevin Peesker, has been with Dell EMC for 23 years, serving as district manager of EMC's enterprise division in Chicago before moving on to become area manager and vice-president for mid-market. Earlier this year, he was also promoted senior vice-president of North American acquisition sales. In this episode of the Vitamin C Podcast, Kevin talks about Dell's new IoT solutions strategy and the company's plans to invest $1 billion in Internet of Things R&D over the next three years…..

Global mass media and information corporation Thomson Reuter has announced that it is investing $100 million dollars to build a technology hub in Toronto. In this issue of the Vitamin C Podcast, Shawm Malhotra, vice-president of the new Thomson Reuters Technology Centre talks about what technology products will be coming out their new facility and the company's need for new tech talent.

In this episode of the Vitamic C, Kriti lays down the core principles of the AI Ethics of Code. But with great power comes great responsibility. With a few large organizations developing the artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentals that all businesses can use, we need to take a step back and ensure that the work we do is ethical and responsible, says Kriti Sharma, vice-president of, Bots and Artificial Intelligence, Sage. She is calling for the creation of a an AI code of ethics. Artificial intelloigence (AI) is the creation of intelligent machines that think and learn like humans. Every time Google predicts your search, you use Alexa or Siri with your voice, or your iPhone predicts your next word in a text – that's AI in action. "AI can also be found in less obvious situations, like when you make an unusual purchase with your card and get a fraud alert from your bank. AI is everywhere, and it's making a huge difference in our lives every day," says Kriti. "…As AI engineers, coders, and hackers – whatever yo

In one of the largest tech acquisitions in Canada this year, Forturne 1000 auto auction giant KAR Auction Services, Inc. has completed the full-purchase of Toronto's TradeRev, the maker of an industry-leading mobile application for B2B trading in the auto industry.  In this episode of the Vitamin C podcast, Mark Endras, who co-founder of TradeRev, talks about how his company's mobile app has been transforming the global auto action market and what the KAR purchase means for TradeRev.  Mark, also provides some key advice for software startup firms that want to expand via finding a larger partner in their industry.  Listen to what Mark has to say…..      In one of the largest technology acquisitions of 2017, TradeRev has been acquired in whole by Fortune 1000 company KAR Auction Services, Inc. KAR purchased a 50 per cent stake in TradeRev in 2014 and acquired the remaining interest through an agreement valued at approximat

After announcing that the personal of some 100,000 Canadians could have been compromised during a massive data breach, credit rating company Equifax said it is offering the affected individuals free one-year monitoring and data protection services.  But is this really enough to protect consumers from the threat of identity theft and cyber fraud? IN this issue of the Vitamin C, Claudiu Popa, a Toronto-based security and privacy expert, breaks down Equifax's offer and explains why Canadian consumers should remain vigilant.  Popa, who is the CEO of Informatica Corp., also provides some useful cybersecurity advice for individuals and business leaders. 

This Ausgust, Bell took over the data centre operations Q9 Networks – a Toronto-based data centre operator which provides outsourced hosting and other data centre services for Canadian businesses. In this episode of the Vitamin C Podcast, Mike LaPalme, director of product management for the Internet of Things, Data Centre and Cloud Services at Bell and Q9 Networks, explains what this new development means to Bell and Q9 Network's customers. LaPalme, also provides very useful advice on how Canadian businesses can make the best use of emerging cloud and IoT technologies and how C-suite executives can determine which of assets and processes should be transferred to the cloud.

In this episode of the Vitamin C podcast, David Masson, country manager of Darktrace for its Canadian operations, explains how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be employed to enhance a business's cybersecurity posture. David talks about the Equifax data breach and AI-powered cybersecurity systems can help prevent a similar attack.

Dell EMC recently released the results of its latest survey on digital transformation. Mike Sharun, vice-president for enterprise sales at Dell EMC, unpacks the highlights of the surveu and provides some guidance on how organizations can successfully navigate their transformation journey.

Findings of a recent technology end-user survey conducted by revealed that three in four employees would share sensitive, confidential, or regulated company information under certain circumstances. The survey, which covered eight countries including Canada, also found that nearly 19 per cent of employees in financial services firms would share confidential information, and employees in healthcare (32 per cent), federal government (32 per cent) and education (25 per cent) are also open to disclosing confidential or regulated data at alarmingly high rates. "These findings suggest employees need to be better educated about data security best practices, and companies must put procedures in place that focus first and foremost on securing data while maintaining productivity," according to Brett Hansen, vice president of endpoint data security and management at Dell. Find out what your organization can do to deal with security threats from within as Hansen discusses more of the survey results and provide useful secu