The past year changed everything about education. With online learning at an all-time high, lessons are more tech-based than ever before – and they’re likely to stay that way. Now, schools are shifting their focus to...
Humans are biased. While many of these biases are implicit or unconscious, they can be especially harmful when applied automatically. Like, say, when they’re programmed into artificial intelligence systems. Left unchecked, it can be easy...
Cybercriminals are adding insult to injury. Using a mix of psychologically gripping scams, malicious parties are leveraging COVID fears to prey on the worried and vulnerable – even as the crisis begins to abate. Scams like...
School has always been challenging for students – and that was before they had to attempt learning from home. Over the past year, many school-related challenges have been amplified, especially for children with disabilities and...
Productive employees are the cornerstone of any sustainable business. Lost work due to factors like distractions or disengagement costs upwards of $826 billion CAD annually. Companies that can't close the productivity gap may find themselves in a...
Office equipment has a limited lifespan. How limited? The average computer maxes out after just over four years. For other machines, it’s even shorter. Some businesses incorrectly assume it’s smarter to save up and wait until there’s...
Catch a nasty virus or experience a natural disaster and you’re just a three-digit phone call away from help. That’s where medical emergencies and IT emergencies differ. There’s no emergency number for an IT disaster,...
Outsourcing is a cost-savings approach that was cemented during the first industrial revolution. The idea was to create more output for less capital by fulfilling mass production efforts where labor costs are lower (i.e. abroad). As...
2021 has already had a rocky start – and compared to 2020 that’s saying a lot. Many hoped that this year would mark a return to normal. Instead it seems we’re in for a continuation...
If 2020 felt like a dropkick to your business, you're not alone. But like the saying goes, sometimes you have to spend money to make money. That's probably why 80% of business technology buyers say they expect...
