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The Cisco Interview: Immense Disruption, Inevitable Change, And Black Swans

March 27, 2018

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At the #ActivateDigital2018 Conference, I had the opportunity to talk with industry thought leaders such as Microsoft’s new President Kevin Peesker, NetApp’s Jon Mellon, and HPE’s new Vice President and General Manager John Dathan to name just a few. In this second of eight podcast interviews, I am joined by Cisco VP Mark Collins to provide […]

Managing Data Across Time And Generations

January 17, 2018

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Here is another installment from the Spotlight Series of posts by Canada’s top IT Executives who will be speaking at the Long View System’s #ActivateDigital2018 Conference on February 27th in Guelph, Ontario. In today’s post, Veeam Software Canada’s Vice President Jeff Goldstein talks about “Managing Data Across Time And Generations” in the emerging digital era. Have […]

When Your Hear The Words “Digital Transformation” Think Corn

December 28, 2017

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This is the fifth article in the Spotlight Series of posts by Canada’s top IT Executives who will be at what I consider to be a must-attend event, the Long View Systems’ #ActivateDigital2018 Conference on February 27th in Guelph, Ontario. In today’s post, Editorial Director for Channelchiefs.ca Paolo Del Nibletto tells us why Why Corn Should be the First […]

Long View EVP Dave Frederickson Raises The Canadian Innovation Flag

December 20, 2017

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This is the fourth article in the Spotlight Series of posts by Canada’s top IT Executives who will be at what I consider to be a must-attend event, the Long View Systems’ #ActivateDigital2018 Conference on February 27th in Guelph, Ontario. In today’s post, Long View Ontario’s Executive Vice President Sales & Strategic Business Solutions Dave Frederickson raises […]

Lenovo Canada’s Colin McIsaac Talks About Digital Transformation From The Standpoint Of An Organization’s Culture

December 15, 2017

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This is the third article in the Spotlight Series of posts by Canada’s top IT Executives who will be at what I consider to be a must-attend event, the Long View Systems’ #ActivateDigital2018 Conference on February 27th in Guelph, Ontario. In today’s post, Lenovo Canada’s Managing Director Colin McIsaac talks about digital transformation from the standpoint of […]

HPE Canada’s John Dathan Shares Company IoT Vision For The Future

December 8, 2017

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This is the second article in the Spotlight Series of posts by Canada’s top IT Executives who will be speaking at what I consider to be a must-attend event, the Long View Systems’ #ActivateDigital2018 Conference on February 27th in Guelph, Ontario. What makes this conference stand out from the rest is the fact that this […]

ActivateDigital 2018 Spotlight Series

December 4, 2017

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Long View Systems ActivateDigital 2018 Conference is scheduled for February 27th, 2018 in Guelph, Ontario. What makes this conference different from any other? It will be the first time anywhere that Microsoft Canada’s Kevin Peesker, Cisco Canada’s Rola Dagher, and HPE’s John Dathan will be together in one place since assuming their respective roles as […]

Would 50% of all procurement professionals really choose a different career?

November 23, 2015

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At a conference at which I was speaking, I posed the question how many of you in the audience chose procurement as a profession? Specifically, did you consciously say I want to be in purchasing or, did you just sort of fall into it? Not surprisingly, the vast majority indicated that they just sort of […]

Going Paperless In The Electronic Age? by Jon Hansen

October 10, 2014

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“We would like to think that we are taking paper across the electronic divide.” Out of a discussion that was rich with interesting insights regarding the concept of the paperless office, Invu’s Stuart Evans’ words about crossing the electronic divide stood out for many reasons. The fact is that while the paperless office has been […]

Science Explains Why Women Are Better At Communicating Than Men (Audio Version) by Jon Hansen

September 15, 2014

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Editor’s Note: A recent post that I had written for LinkedIn was picked-up by Umano.  For those unfamiliar with the Umano platform, it uses professional narrators to create audio versions of popular articles and posts from a wide variety of publications. While focused predominantly on those individuals who are on the go and thus rely […]