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We are pleased to have Milan Zivkovic join our community as a Consulting CIO leveling the playing field for businesses in Vancouver, BC and across Canada with access to executive level IT leadership.

ourCIO proudly welcomes Cal Hawley to our Community of IT Executives Leaders for hire. Mr. Hawley has represented Manitoba Education and Shared Health in his 30+ years of public sector IT management. He is adept at IT planning, strategy, business transformation, governance, business continuity & disaster recovery, mentoring, and contract management. He is now empowering small to medium size businesses to make the right IT decisions and investments as Consulting CIO.

ourCIO welcomes Neil Day as our latest Executive Digital Technology Advisor/CIO to join the team. Based in Alberta, Neil brings 30 years of digital technology experience across a range of industries and senior level positions.

Brent Ewasiuk's 33 year career in technology spans across both the private and public sector having worked in Broadcast Media, Accounting/Finance, Municipal Government and Public Education. We are pleased to have Brent join our community as a Consulting CIO leveling the playing field for businesses in Brandon, Westman and beyond with access to executive level IT leadership.

Congratulations to the winners of our St. Paul's High School Trivia contest at this years Maroon and White Alumni Golf Tournament where ourCIO hosted Hole 18. The Golf Tournament raised over $25,000 for student bursaries this year!

We've made careers of understanding things before they become mainstream. We've made careers out of understanding and managing change. Change includes understanding where technology can have positive impacts on our environment.

ourCIO's Partner and Consulting CIO, Kent Smith, participated in the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce 2022 Manitoba Economic Summit, presenting on key issues Manitoba businesses are facing with digital adoption.

ourCIO welcomes Jon Cook as our latest Executive Digital Technology Advisor/CIO to join the team. Based in British Columbia, Jon brings more than 30 years of digital technology experience across a range of industries including manufacturing, engineering in aerospace, agricultural manufacturing, construction equipment sales and service.

We are pleased to support Turning Leaf's 12 Days of Giving Campaign again this year helping vulnerable people in crisis right now.

The weather is gorgeous, the golfers are ready, and so are we all in support of Stars Air Ambulance at their inaugural golf tournament.

People evolve. Technologies evolve. Companies evolve. ourCIO is evolving. We are pleased to introduce our new look.

Manitoba Businesses & Non Profit Organizations, take note - The Manitoba Government has announced $15 million in funding to help businesses in the provide to advance their use of digital & technology.

ourCIO congratulates our very own Kent Smith for his appointment as President of the CIO Association of Canada - Manitoba Chapter, and board member elect for the National board of the CIO Association of Canada.

ourCIO is excited by the prospect of facilitating a series of educational seminars covering the fundamentals of IT for the non-technical manager. Your input will be valuable in this process. Please take a moment to complete this quick survey.

Regardless of all the measures and controls businesses have in place to help manage their IT risk, businesses are quickly learning that it’s not a matter of if they will be dealing with a cyber attack, but when. This article is designed to help small and midsize businesses prepare a Cyber Incident Response Plan to help with the 'when'.