Eagle Tech Talks

This special episode of Eagle Teach Talks, Morley is joined by Lora Bucis from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). She discusses technical education programming that is offered by post-secondary institutions, specifically when it somes to planning, designing and building the programming that will enable their students to pick up the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the IT labour market. Laura's insights as to the approaches educators use to keep their programming relevant, is both interesting and informative!

Solution Architects are part problem solver, part process analyst, part technical guru, and part business analyst. They bring all this together to plan and design the systems that meet their organization's business needs and solve its problems. In this Tech Talk, Stephen Marsh, who has worked in "architecture" for one of Canada’s largest energy companies, brings a wealth of real-world experience. He helps us understand the complex yet crucial role of the Solutions Architect, the career path you'd take to get there, and tips for recruiting the right professional.

Business Strategy and Information Technology go hand-in-hand as technology is such a great business enabler.  With an explosion of innovation on the tech-side making it difficult for business leaders to keep up with what’s possible, it only makes sense that people with a strong technology acumen earn a seat at the business planning and strategy table.  These IT business strategists help to paint a picture of what's possible in context to a company's goals and objectives. In this Tech Talk episode, Wayne Keinick, a Management Consultant who works with organizations to help them drive the most value from their technology investments, talks to Morley about his perspective of the Business Strategist role.

Every organization has Supply Chain and Vendor Management as part of its operations and companies "of size" have entire departments devoted to this crucial practice.  In this episode, Kevin Cornelius – a long-time practitioner in this space who has developed his own consultancy company (Make IT Work) - discusses his approach to the role. He strives to drive better, stronger, and more committed business relationships and has his clients realizing gains they would not have imagined were possible.

Mobile computing has transformed the way we live, work and play, but to make our smart phones work, we need applications, databases, security, and a whole lot more.  This is the world of mobile computing. In this episode Brad Gibson discusses his 20 years of diverse and rich mobile computing experience, spanning roles across Retail, Telecommunications and Energy sectors within Canada and Internationally. He sheds light on this technology from a business/functional perspective and will help you to understand the ins and outs of the mobile computing profession.

Blockchain represents a technology, a business strategy and a new approach that enables a host of web and company based services that are reliant on maintaining a central data register.  Confused by this?  Well, you’re not alone. Today's guest, Jon Trask, will demystify much of it.  Jon is a business leader with a strong grasp on technology and has started multiple companies based on solutions that leverage Blockchain (and other leading edge) technologies.

In this Eagle Tech Talk, Kevin Choropita joins Morley and shares his knowledge and perspective about IT Executive Management Support, a role that is rather unique and directly supports the group of people who lead companies. These IT professionals need to work in a very personal, hands-on way. There is also an x-factor requirement -- the ability to MacGiver their way out of any situation when it is required of them.

In this Management Consulting episode of Eagle Tech Talks, Morley is joined by Yogi Schultz, an active freelance contributor to some of Canada’s most-read industry publications and journals, including IT World Canada. Having provided consulting services to industry and governments alike, Yogi has developed and perfected a management consulting approach that has been proven time and time and time again.

IT teams manage the delivery of Information Technology services to the organization’s various business units and clientele.  IT Service Management, or ITSM, encompasses all of the activities associated with the designing, creating, delivering, and supporting of services that the IT department provides.  Ian Watson joins Morley to discuss ITSM and share some of the current approaches that companies are using for their Service Management strategy.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a part of an organization’s big data analytics toolset.  Effective cyber security approaches require a tool to effectively manage and control attacks to their systems.  The level of sophistication of attacks and the the sheer scale of attacks require a level of automation that wasn't readily available even a decade ago.  Now, big data analytics tools offer a SIEM solution as part of its offering, providing security experts with the functionality that they need to get ahead, stay ahead and automatically respond to security threats.  In this episode, Amyn Visram will share his knowledge on this important and quickly growing area within Information Technology.