What is the one thing you learned in your time at Sheridan that you will never forget?

There are so many things to mention that I learned from Sheridan in such a short time, however, since I only have to mention one thing that I learned from Sheridan and will never forget in my life, it has to be finishing things in a short period of time. The most important thing a journalist must have is getting things done in a very short period of time and that is exactly what I learned from this program. I wrote so many stories for Sheridan Sun and also did several videos for Sheridan Sun Online and the time limit for stories was very short. Sometime I only had a day to interview people, transcribe them and then write a report on that. In the beginning it felt terrible, but as the time went by, I got used to it. Now that I am graduating, I am used to it. I can get things done in such short time that before I could never even think that I could do so much stuff in such short time. So in short, there are many things to name that I learned from Sheridan in these two years, however, getting things done in a short period of time is something that I will never forget.

SAP TO BRING POSTIVE CHANGES IN MOBILTIY MANAGEMENT

SAP unveiled a major new release of the industry-leading Afaria mobile device management solution. With the 7.0 release of Afaria, SAP aims to allow enterprise IT to more effectively manage mobile applications and devices through a new user interface for simplified administration, improved workflow and enterprise integration capabilities.

The announcement was made at Mobile World Congress 2012, being held on February 27 to March 1 in Barcelona, Spain.

As the number of personally owned mobile devices in the enterprise continues to grow, SAP plans to provide IT managers with a simple, automated way to quickly configure and secure those devices with Afaria. Some of these capabilities will include:

•                End-user self-service portals to help significantly reduce IT workloads by allowing users to enroll and manage their devices.

•                Application management to keep workforces productive through seamless app delivery, updates, security and integration with SAP® Store.

•                Device security to protect sensitive corporate data while leaving personal data untouched.

•                Telecom cost control to help reduce overall mobile total cost of ownership (TCO) through early alerts.

“With the latest release, SAP has completely revamped and streamlined Afaria’s administrative console, speeding up and simplifying mobility management for end users, IT managers and managed mobility providers,” said Stacy Crook, senior analyst, Mobile Enterprise Research, IDC. For more information, follow Sap on Twitter at @sapnews.

IT hiring to rise by 15 per cent in Canada

IT workers have a reason to smile because they are going to get more job opportunities in the next coming year. According to a report by Robert Half Technology (RHT), Canada is merging into a seller’s market for IT professionals. The staffing firm surveyed hundreds of CIOs across the country, finding that a net 15 per cent planned to add to their IT department’s ranks in the year’s next quarter.

According to the RHT, the most demanded IT professionals are those experienced in technical support and help-desk roles, followed closely by network administrators and application developers. And most importantly, network administration and IT security experts were the specific skill set CIOs were looking for.

“Definitely driving an increased need, if you will, for help-desk professionals, network professionals and security professionals,” Lara Dodo said, regional vice-president at RHT in Canada.

For more information, please visit http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/it-hiring-in-canada-to-rise-by-15-per-cent-report/145035.