It’s now been close to a year since the world changed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. One might remember when you didn’t have to worry about your kids appearing in the backdrop of an important work meeting, or when vacations to exotic destinations were a thing people did – often. In fact, to […]
Thought Leaders
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Cybercrime: Hospitals In The Crosshairs
Attacks against healthcare organizations have dramatically risen globally since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada has seen a 250% increase in the last few months. Criminals are mainly targeting the theft of personal data, health data and ransom money. The coronavirus pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives, and the cyber-security landscape has […]
Telecom Redefined: 5 Essential Omnichannel Strategies for Telecom Retailers
Omnichannel is the ability to connect with and sell to customers across multiple purchasing channels in a consistent and unified way. The phrase “omnichannel strategy” can mean a lot of things but, for telecom retailers, it means staying competitive in a rapidly evolving industry. Now more than ever, particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic changing customer […]
A Note To Canada’s Remote Workforce: It’s Time To Marie Kondo Your Digital Workspace
If there’s an opportunity to create content, there’s an opportunity to collect clutter. And nowhere is more prone to clutter than the virtual workspace. We’re all content creators in some respect whether we realize it or not, we store ideas in our notes app, add to-do’s to a task list, keep a running tab(s) of […]
Prediction: 2021 Is Going to Be The Year of the Innovator
Any good entrepreneur will tell you they have a solid 1/3/5 and sometimes 10-year strategic vision, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has rendered many of those plans obsolete before they could even get started. As a result, it’s safe to say 2020 was a year like no other. For many of us, COVID-19 was like a […]
Democratizing Bay Street With Data-Backed Charting, Analysis, and Discussion
The events surrounding Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets community have completely turned Wall Street upside down. However, this shift to the power of the retail investor has been brewing long before Monday, January 25th, 2021. Since COVID-19 hit in March 2020, Canadians have faced a difficult job market, economic instability and a low interest rate environment, and many […]
It’s Time To Stop Being Surprised By The Okanagan’s Tech Prowess
When Kelowna was named the most entrepreneurial city in Canada by the Financial Post in 2016, many Canadians expressed surprise. When the Canadian Federation of Small Business called it the best city in B.C. to open a small business two years later, the same thing happened. Whenever I share the fact that the Okanagan region […]
“You’re still on mute, and that’s OK.” Tips And Best Practices From Remote Work Champions
As companies evaluate their return to the offices they deserted last year, most expect they’ll offer a hybrid model going forward – employees will be splitting their time between the office and home. Employees are driving much of this shift towards permanent hybrid/remote work; many are excited about the possibility of eliminating their commutes, and […]
The Future With VR Integration
Through my 20 plus years of technology experience, tech predictions have been a hit or miss—mostly a miss—however, the innovations that are fabricated every year still leave me in awe. When it comes to virtual reality (VR), I don’t think I’m exactly making predictions, but instead commenting on the trend of VR integration into everyday […]
Jill Tipping’s 2021 Predictions for BC’s Tech Community
Predictions, eh? Asked to write about what I expect in 2021 I found myself wondering just how badly wrong I’d got it wrong for 2020! Turns out not so bad after all. I was definitely right with prediction #1: 2020 was indeed a year of change vs. more of the same and prediction #3: 2020 […]