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Cloud security: a shared responsibility

February 13, 2019

A few days ago, I had a meeting with Mark, a client with whom over the years, a solid relationship of trust has developed. After a while, the..

The New IBM Power9: A high performance server for today's and tomorrow's IT

February 28, 2018

IBM remains on the cutting edge of innovation to meet the ever-growing needs of businesses, particularly with its Power servers (AS400).With Power 6,..

Microsoft Inspire: Digital transformation powered by collaboration

July 18, 2017

Microsoft Inspire, the annual conference dedicated to Microsoft partners, was held from July 9 to 13. Eager to stay abreast of the best practices and..

5 reasons to use Azure: Microsoft's cloud offering

June 27, 2017

Microsoft Azure includes an ever-expanding array of integrated cloud services that developers and IT professionals use to create, deploy, and manage..

Are back-up copies still necessary for applications in the Cloud?

May 15, 2017

Analysts are unanimous. The future is cloud computing, public, with a private/hybrid emphasis depending on the size of the company. Indeed, the..

Office 365: an effective platform and not simply an email service

April 25, 2017

Today’s companies must increase their IT’s efficiency to remain competitive, regardless of their industry. To do so, they must support their growth..

5 priorities for Canadian IT executives in 2017

January 12, 2017

In 2017, companies will largely continue to invest in information technologies following a trend begun in 2012. According to the CIO Tech Poll study,..

A look back on 2016: 10 IT articles that marked the year

January 5, 2017

After 90 published articles on our blog last year, here is a selection of 10 that attracted the most attention from our readers. Among the topics of..

3 things revealed by the top 2016 SMB IT priorities and challenges

November 22, 2016

SMBs must identify their IT challenges and priorities in order to achieve their goals and limit their risks. With an often limited flexibility, SMBs..

IT infrastructure: the differences between IaaS and traditional infrastructure

November 9, 2016

For some time now, cloud computing has become increasingly important within the IT domain. New infrastructures called IaaS (Infrastructure as a..

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