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Globalization:
Global Sourcing of Business and IT Functions
September 13, 2007 — Toronto, ON
Sponsored by IBM
CEO’s have changed their focus from cost containment to revenue generation and growth. IT is at the heart of growth strategies, but with the Baby-Boomer generation approaching retirement in greater numbers, employers are competing with each other for a shrinking pool of talent and driving salaries up. IT World Canada’s 2007 IT Job Market and Salary Survey shows the demand for IT professionals in Canada is significantly outpacing supply.
Globalization is a key strategy employed by many companies to address these issues. Access to global markets provides new opportunities for growth, and global sourcing can provide economical and effective alternative professional resources, not only for IT, but for other disciplines also. And going global can be an effective strategy for any company, not just multi-nationals Please join me with my expert guests, David J. Revell, Senior VP, Technology and Solutions, BMO Financial Group and Tom Langendorf, Vice-President, Application Management Services, IBM Canada Ltd., as we explore the challenges and opportunities presented by globalization. We’ll look at the infrastructure options and information and communications technology strategies available to support these initiatives.
The discussion will include:
Global Procurement
Operations outsourcing
Accessing Global Markets
Going Green
A Comprehensive Approach to an Energy Efficient I.T. Infrastructure
October 17, 2007 — Vancouver, BC
October 18, 2007 — Calgary, AB
Sponsored by IBM
There are many reasons to be concerned about how we use energy but, in business and government, one of the most compelling is escalating operational costs. Enterprises continue to find new ways to leverage information and communications technologies to improve productivity and profitability, and application growth inevitably leads to greater demands for computing, storage and communications resources. The power and cooling requirements for such resources is, likewise, increasing rapidly and by some estimates will soon represent 30 – 40 per cent of the IT operational budget.
Join me, together with my expert guests and your peers, as we explore the technology solutions and practices available today to help you become energy efficient.
Going Green
A Comprehensive Approach to an Energy Efficient I.T. Infrastructure
August 28, 2007 - Toronto, ON
Sponsored by IBM
There are many reasons to be concerned about how we use energy but, in business and government, one of the most compelling is escalating operational costs. Enterprises continue to find new ways to leverage information and communications technologies to improve productivity and profitability, and application growth inevitably leads to greater demands for computing, storage and communications resources. The power and cooling requirements for such resources is, likewise, increasing rapidly and by some estimates will soon represent 30 – 40 per cent of the IT operational budget.
This session discussed the technology solutions and practices available today to help you become energy efficient.
Privacy is Your Business:
Best Practices for Aligning CIOs, CPOs, and the Work of Their Organizations
August 15, 2007 - Vancouver, BC
August 16, 2007 - Edmonton, AB
Sponsored by Sun Microsystems
Balancing business priorities, information needs, and operational efficiencies against known and potential security and privacy vulnerabilities is a challenge for any modern business. Sun Microsystems and its Chief Privacy Officer, Michelle Dennedy, have gained recognition for their work in this area, and for the best practices they have developed, implemented and refined to govern their own business activities.
With Ms. Dennedy as my guest, we explored the relationship between the CIO and the CPO and the strategies that can enable them to efficiently and effectively recognize and accomplish shared objectives. Ms. Dennedy shared the strategic thinking behind Sun’s best practices, and the benefits result¬ing from their implementation, such as the ability to reduce business risk, build greater value for stakeholders and to improve operational efficiency throughout the organization.
Driving an Innovation Agenda
June 28, 2007 - Halifax, NS
Sponsored by IBM
What businesses face today is a rapidly evolving, competitive global marketplace where success, indeed survival, demands that they assess new situations and circumstances quickly and respond effectively. Innovation is high on the agenda, and the CIO is uniquely positioned to take a lead role by putting innovation at the heart of where IT meets service delivery.
Privacy is Your Business:
Best Practices for Aligning CIOs, CPOs, and the Work of Their Organizations
March 27, 2007 - Toronto, ON
Sponsored by Sun Microsystems
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The Business Value of Integrated Communications
February 20, 2007 - Toronto, Ontario
March 1, 2007 - Vancouver, British Columbia
March 20, 2007 - Calgary, Alberta
March 21, 2007 - Edmonton, Alberta
Sponsored by Telus
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Information Strategies to Support your Security and Compliance Obligations
January 30, 2007 - Vancouver, BC
January 31, 2007 - Calgary, Alberta
Sponsored by Symantec
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