The Catalyst by Softchoice

The major shift to a digital world over the last year created innovations and mindset changes that people with disabilities have been waiting on for years. Today, our values and dollars have never be…

The year 2020 was one of many turning points in the IT industry, so when it comes to cybersecurity, you’d hope there were some silver linings, right? Well, we might have some bad news. 

In the year si…

Business leaders have access to more employee data than ever before. But, as with everything else that’s happened with the shift to remote working, there are risks in every opportunity. 

Unified commu…

We aren’t ever going back to the office – at least not in the same way. So what does that mean for the workplace, and even what “work” really is? 

IT leaders today are tasked with rapidly building the…

The year 2020 saw IT leaders quickly adapting to a new world, creating changes that sometimes felt like they were a long-time coming. Now, a year later, the only way forward is to keep up the courage…

The year 2020  pushed us all to great lengths to achieve things we never thought possible – and it was no exception for those in the IT space.  

With the year almost behind us, the question is: what n…

As Canada’s longest-running restaurant chain, White Spot and Triple O's Restaurants served more than 17 million guests last year. But since the world nearly stopped in March 2020, Vice President of I…

For nearly a century, the way people travelled the world didn’t change much. And then came COVID-19. Now, Erika Van Noort feels strange leaving her house at all. 

In this episode, Erika sets out to un…

It’s been a while since we had “tickets to the game”. Calgary Flames IT Leader, Ziad Mehio, is feeling the impact of a sports season unlike any in history. He’s laser-focused now on how he’ll be gett…

The journey back to school this year was a lot like the beginning of the pandemic all over again, filled with uncertainty. Erika, like many parents, questions whether kids will get much out of online…

The global pandemic has forced businesses to evolve at lightspeed - not something most security and compliance professionals are huge fans of! 

As opportunistic attacks continue to rise and hackers ge…

Here’s the question we’re all getting a lot these days: “how are you hanging in there?”.
But it’s a loaded question.  

Erika Van Noort has been checking in with her colleagues, friends and family remot…

When people and technology come together, the potential is limitless. But while everyone is used to hearing about the revolutionary impact of tech, it can be easy to forget about the people behind it…