CDW Canada Tech Talks

In this episode, KJ Burke and Qaiser Habib, head of engineering, Canada at Snowflake, discuss the challenges and strategies for unlocking the power of data within organizations. They explore the evolution of data management, the changing role of IT teams, the importance of data quality, and the shift towards unstructured data. The conversation also highlights the need for self-service data access,...

In this episode, host KJ Burke speaks with Frances Edmonds, head of sustainable impact at HP Canada, about the intersection of sustainability and technology. They discuss the importance of a circular economy, the role of procurement in sustainability, and the challenges organizations face in implementing sustainable practices. Frances shares insights from her extensive career, emphasizing the need...

In this episode, KJ discusses the insights and experiences shared by various presenters at CDW Canada's Business Technology Expo (BTEX) 2025, highlighting the significance of the event in showcasing technological advancements and strategies for businesses. Key themes include the transition to Windows 11, the importance of cybersecurity, the evolution of AI and the future of hybrid cloud solutions....

In this episode of the CDW Canada Tech Talks podcast, host KJ Burke discusses the findings of the 2025 CDW Canada Cybersecurity Study with cybersecurity experts Ivo Wiens and Ben Boi-Doku. They explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the importance of continuous security testing and the challenges faced by small and medium businesses. The conversation also delves into the role of...

In this episode, Martin Bazinet and Joseph Reele join KJ to discuss why data centres both private and public are growing at such a rapid rate. As we see the surge of demand how do large organizations keep pace with power and cooling demands and how can we translate that into guidance for our private data centres and our edge deployments? At scale how do organizations like AWS align with environmen...

In this episode, we dive into the transformative impact of women in tech — breaking barriers, driving innovation and reshaping the tech landscape. Our host, KJ Burke, sits down with Sandi Jones, IT Operations Leader, Interac Corp., who has had a long, successful tech industry career spanning multiple organizations. Together, they explore the challenges women have faced, progress they've made and t...

In this episode, host KJ Burke is joined by Kelly LaForest, Consultant, Microsoft Cloud, Professional Services and Brian Matthews, Head of Services Strategy & Development, Digital Workspace, CDW Canada, to discuss AI tools that empower our individual coworkers. As we see more AI capabilities being baked in to applications and as more organizations deploy individual tools like Microsoft Copilot we...

In this episode, host KJ Burke is joined by Adam Diallo, Senior Manager Customer Success, CDW Canada and Amanda Frank, Senior Manager Customer Success, CDW Canada to discuss how services organizations and technology providers continue to change the way they help customers, ensuring they have success throughout the full lifecycle of technology. To learn more, visit cdw.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

In this episode, host KJ Burke is joined by guests Daniel Pinsky, CSO & Head of Information Security, CDW Canada and David Shipley, CEO and Cofounder, Beauceron Security Inc. to discuss the need to educate our users on cybersecurity best practices and how we can build a security minded organization. To learn more, visit cdw.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com f...

In this episode, host KJ Burke and guest Jim Love discuss some of the insights coming out of the 2024 Hybrid Cloud Report. To learn more, visit cdw.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What are some of the traditional uses cases for HPC and AI that the Federal Government uses currently? ·        What are some of the identified use cases that have been difficult to implement? ·        What challenges have stalled those implementations historically? ·        How has the current state of HPC and AI changed so that some of those use cases can now be realized? ·        What needs to...

Up until recently access to AI was really restricted to fewer people.  The need for specialized tools, knowledge and technology created hurdles that many organizations were not able to clear.  How have you seen access to AI and the perceived value of AI change across different consumers? One of the ways we have been segmenting generative AI with customers has been drawing a distinction between the...

What has the role of supercomputers been historically? Has the advent of GPU clusters changed the role of HPC? How is the technology changing to meet new needs of researchers and organizations? As we look at supercomputing across different verticals, what parts of the technology and software stack stay similar and where does that stack depart from being similar? How do we continue to innovate the...

Why do organizations use staff augmentation and managed services? How do you differentiate and decide between filling roles that are internal, external consulting or managed services? What are some of the considerations that management focuses on when they build a plan to leverage managed services? What makes a good managed services partner? What are some of the risks of taking on a bad managed se...

In this episode, we discuss smart retail innovations and how they lead to a better and more cost-effective environment for retail storefronts To learn more, visit cdw.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, we discuss technology innovations impacting the way patients are cared for, where they are cared for, and how effective that care ultimately is.   The current state of healthcare. Where are we at and what is currently in flight as far as technology innovation that we are seeing? How is innovation in technology changing the way patients interact with their care providers? What is h...

In this episode, we discuss... The hardware ecosystem from device to data centre and platform NPUs and endpoints Cloud platforms for AI Access to tools Future of AI – Multimodal – Multisensory - sora   To learn more, visit cdw.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode we discuss... Current state of cybersecurity  Types of AI are impacting cybersecurity How  bad actors are leveraging GenAI to be more productive What is the measurable impact of GenAI to the risk profile of businesses? What keeps you up at night when you think about AI as a cybersecurity risk? To learn more, visit cdw.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

In this episode, we discuss… The current and expected future state of the economy How that state affects business investment planning Discuss the unique aspects and benefits of CAPEX Discuss the unique aspects and benefits of OPEX How public cloud has changed the way businesses plan spend How IT can communicate with the business more effectively to secure funding What is FinOps? How businesses cre...

Join us this season as we engage with industry leaders in technical discussions around key innovations that are affecting all our lives in business, and in many cases our daily lives as well. To learn more, visit cdw.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, we discuss… How to identify the best place to operate applications Three best practices for looking at technology decisions Challenges that customers are facing with migrating workloads to the cloud, and what’s driving them to build cloud-like environments in their data centre Data activation over time, and how it could be a potential issue The need for specific talent and technol...

In this episode, we discuss… How customers are approaching security across the hybrid cloud Increased complexity that organizations face as they move into the hybrid cloud Shared responsibility model and how providers apply security controls to their services How remote work impacts security in the cloud How customers are approaching SASE solutions to provide security in the hybrid cloud Are appli...

In this episode, we discuss… What is operational trust, and why is it a roadblock for many organizations? How to break down barriers for organizations trying to implement infrastructure as code How can infrastructure as code address differences between public cloud and on-premises, VM-based solutions and container systems? How infrastructure as code can drive business value through repeatability W...

In this episode, we discuss… How CDW reorganized internally to remove silos between its public cloud and enterprise data centre teams Why CDW needed to move to a hybrid cloud strategy to better support customers Where CDW is seeing benefits from bringing teams together and changing the focus from technologies to business outcomes How the culture around hybrid cloud is changing Challenges we’ve see...

In this episode, we discuss… How Cisco is helping customers tackle visibility across the hybrid cloud Key challenges with gathering real-time metrics in the hybrid cloud and how to address them The rise of open-source platforms and the new challenges and opportunities they bring How to get started with real-time analytics and application observability How AppDynamics helps customers identify probl...