Regular readers of this blog will know that we spend a fair bit of time dealing with warnings, updates and suggestions on dealing with IT security and data protection. At times it seems like we never talk about anything else and I wish we didn't need to cover this topic so heavily.
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Integrated Retailing Improves Customer Satisfaction
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, May 25, 2016 @ 07:05 AM
As we have all experienced the retail environment is rapidly changing. At one time the physical retail store was the core of every retailer's business but for many in today's environment it is only one component of a retail system.
Read MoreTopics: sales, Customer service, Canadian IT
A recent article has pegged the value of the internet of things (IofT) as a $300 billion industry. When you think of all the items you can now connect to your home network:
Read MoreTopics: software tools, Canadian IT, IT connectivity
Microsoft Finally Rolls Out Azure Cloud In Canada
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Mar 23, 2016 @ 10:03 AM
One of the challenges for organizations wishing to use cloud services for their computing from a Canadian base has been the access to appropriate services based in the Canadian political jurisdiction. This has been especially true when considering Microsoft cloud services as up to now there were no Canadian based data centres run by Microsoft.
Read MoreTopics: Document, data security, Canadian Legislation, Canadian IT
Canada was predicted to have approximately $26.83 billion in online sales in 2015 representing almost a seventeen percent increase over the previous year. Of course part of this is fueled by people taking less time to shop, new services being offered by retailers like online grocery purchasing (then pick up on a predetermined time at the store or other location), as provided by Loblaws at their Click and Collect locations and also due to tools for easing returns when products don't match expectations.
Read MoreTopics: technology tools, sales, Canadian IT
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2015 Canadian IT Data Breaches Hit Big and Small Firms
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Dec 23, 2015 @ 08:12 AM
When a big IT data breach occurs there is lots of media coverage and we all hear some of the gory details on how serious the impact may be. Unfortunately, we do not hear as much about the smaller breaches that also occur and that means that many companies do not work as hard as they should to protect their computer networks.
Read MoreTopics: network security, IT Scams, Canadian IT
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