Charter Engage: Know IT

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Welcome to Charter Engage: Know IT, the new podcast series from Charter (www.charter.ca), an award-winning technology solutions integrator established in 1997 in Victoria, BC, Canada. Our mission is to align people, process, and technologies to build better organizations, enhance communication, boost operational performance, and modernize businesses. Leveraging a design thinking methodology and a human-centered approach, our team of experts drives successful business transformation for clients. Charter offers a comprehensive range of IT, OT, and IoT products and professional services, including advisory and consulting, project management, and managed services, providing end-to-end solutions from planning and design to ongoing support and implementation. We extend knowledge and support beyond our clients’ businesses, empowering them to focus on core operations. Charter helps organizations generate new value, drive growth, and unlock opportunities, enabling faster and more effective market entry. Forward, Together with Charter, achieving your potential.
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Sustainability Roadshow 2.0 - Business Transformation in Action: A Roadmap to Delivering Better Outcomes
1w ago
Sustainability Roadshow 2.0 - Business Transformation in Action: A Roadmap to Delivering Better Outcomes
💭 Charter Engage: Know IT Podcast – Sustainability Roadshow 2.0 - Business Transformation in Action: A Roadmap to Delivering Better OutcomesThis podcast explores our upcoming Roadshow across Canada. Together with Cisco, we’ve built a comprehensive program called “Business Transformation in Action: A Roadmap to Delivering Better Outcomes.” Regardless of the industry you work in; whether it’s for profit, or not-for-profit, the commercial sector or the public sector, Business Transformation can enable you to deliver on the outcomes you desire. Our presentation will guide you through practical steps to begin that journey and achieve those outcomes.We’ve scheduled luncheon seminars in Toronto on April 8th, Regina on April 10th, Saskatoon on the 11th, Calgary on April 16th, Victoria on April 17th, Vancouver on April 18th, and Edmonton will wrap it up on April the 19th.  All the details can be found on our website - https://www.charter.ca/post/charter-announces-its-upcoming-seminar-series-on-business-transformation-from-april-8th-to-19th---7-cities-across-canada  Get to know some senior members of the Roadshow team – Mark George, Charter’s Vice President, Business Transformation & Prairies Market Leader; Ronnie Scott, our Chief Technology Officer ; and special guest, Roland Plett, Cisco’s; Global Leader for Energy & Mining as they discuss Business Transformation’s three pillars of “technology, process, and people” and how they can be successfully utilized to further business objectives in today’s market.💙Leave a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts  Let Charter help drive your business outcomes Forward, Together.
Partnering for Success - Application Services
Dec 20 2023
Partnering for Success - Application Services
Today's discussion is entitled Partnering for Success. As we work with clients every day in the market, they ask us to provide solutions. This is especially true when they’re seeking a custom application vendor. Because at the moment of signing the contract, the product doesn't exist. Everyone's heard the same story. Application development is often like home renovation, usually over time and over budget. Therefore, trust is vital. Customers want to develop a long-term relationship and they're eager to work with a great consulting company that has a solid track record and credibility for delivering projects on time and on budget.   Get to know our contributors: Peter Maddison, Xodiac Inc., Technology Strategy and Business Consulting; Imran Abdool, the Group President of Blue Krystal Technologies and Business Insights;  Allan Wong, Charter’s, Director, Business Development; Ronnie Scott, our Chief Technology Officer,  and Mark George, Charter’s Director – Energy, Resources & Industrial Markets as they lead a discussion about business transformation, data analytics and usage, examples of successes and things to consider when implementing your strategy, choosing technology partners, and the ultimate goals of app development.“The thing besides mindset is, really, skill set. You have to be multi-talented. You know the expression, “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail?” There are far too many companies out there that are really good at creating, let's say [an] e-commerce solution. Then every single problem looks like an e-commerce problem to them. So, at Charter, we’re very fortunate because we have multi-discipline teams. We’ve established so many different senses of expertise as well as practices. And that's where it comes in really handy when we get into a customer situation - we see the world in a very different manner.” –  Allan Wong, Charter, Director, Business Development💙 Leave a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts Let Charter help drive your business outcomes Forward, Together.
Microsoft AI App Modernization
Nov 6 2023
Microsoft AI App Modernization
💭 Charter Engage: Know IT Podcast Series – Microsoft AI App ModernizationCharter's podcast episode titled Microsoft AI App Modernization’ delves into ways that Microsoft’s suite of tools, that capitalize on the capabilities of AI and other solutions, is utilized by firms like Charter to provide specialized IT resources and guidance to companies wishing to modernize their Apps efficiently. Get to know our contributors: Shawn Ovenden, Charter’s Director, App Innovation; Chris Shurville, our Senior Solution Architect; and Mark George, Charter’s Director – Energy, Resources & Industrial Markets as they lead a candid discussion on:·       The Definition of App Modernization; ·       Four Main Approaches to App Modernization; ·       Low-Code/ No-Code meets Pro-Code; ·       The Microsoft Power Platform; ·       Predictive Analytics; ·       The Microsoft Ecosystem; ·       Microsoft Power Platform Conference 2023 Takeaways; ·       Charter’s Differentiator - the Developer’s Finishing Touch; ·       ChatGPT and Copilot; ·       AI's Effects on Daily Life; ·       Fear of AI; and·       Charter’s Microsoft Innovation Go-to-Market Strategy.“I think the common challenge that all our clients have - everybody is on a digital transformation journey, and everybody has a backlog of innovation or Apps that they can’t get to. And so, all clients to an organization are open to a discussion on these topics… Ultimately, we want to be leaders and help our clients through the journey to get to a world where they can start to shrink that backlog of innovation and make true, measurable business value.” – Shawn Ovenden, Charter, Director, App Innovation💙 Leave a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts  Let Charter help drive your business outcomes Forward, Together.
IT Staff Smarts: The Augmentation Approach
Oct 27 2023
IT Staff Smarts: The Augmentation Approach
💭 Charter Engage: Know IT Podcast Series – IT Staff Smarts: The Augmentation Approach Charter's podcast episode titled 'IT Staffing Smarts: The Augmentation Approach' discusses the shortage of IT resources across Canada and how firms like Charter provide specialized IT resources to fill technical skill gaps, assist overwhelmed staff, and support lean teams. Staff augmentation is a flexible and efficient way for clients to leverage external resources to supplement their IT teams.Get to know our contributors: Loretta Leniuk, Charter’s Director, Staff Augmentation; Kegan Adams, our Chief Operating Officer; and Mark George, Charter’s Director – Energy, Resources & Industrial Markets as they discuss the benefits of staff augmentation for your business;  the differences between a solutions-based and transactional approach to hiring; bench strength; best practices; and ways the approach has changed in the last few years.  “…Staff augmentation is definitely helping our clients navigate the new world of how they are operating with their full-time employees, but still maintaining, keeping the lights on, keeping projects moving forward in IT..” – Loretta Leniuk, Charter, Director, Staff Augmentation This is the last of four Charter Engage: Know IT podcasts set to be released weekly in October. ·       Week 1 - Charter’s Business Transformation Roadshow: A Practical Approach to Business Transformation·       Week 2 - Cybersecurity Awareness Featuring Jason Maynard·       Week 3 - Charter's Cybersecurity Best Practices·       Week 4 - IT Staff Smarts: The Augmentation Approach 💙 Leave a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts Let Charter help drive your business outcomes Forward, Together.
Charter's Cybersecurity Best Practices
Oct 20 2023
Charter's Cybersecurity Best Practices
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this podcast discusses best practices and how to plan and execute a cybersecurity strategy that protects the people, your assets, and the devices of your organizations. Get to know our contributors: Ronnie Scott, our Chief Technology Officer, Krisann McDonnell, Charter’s Security Practice Lead, Josh Patton, our Principal Architect – Security, and Mark George, Charter’s Director – Energy, Resources & Industrial Markets as they have a roundtable discussion touching on having good cybersecurity process for your organization; foundational framework pillars to rely on; how to put strategies in place; and issues around cyber insurance.  “It does take a machine to be able to catch a machine, and a human to be able to catch a human.”                                                                   - Krisann McDonnell, Charter, Security Practice Lead This is the third of four Charter Engage: Know IT podcasts set to be released weekly in October. ·       Week 1 - Charter’s Business Transformation Roadshow: A Practical Approach to Business Transformation·       Week 2 - Cybersecurity Awareness Featuring Jason Maynard·       Week 3 - Charter's Cybersecurity Best Practices·       Week 4 - IT Staff Smarts: The Augmentation Approach 💙 Leave a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts Let Charter help drive your business outcomes Forward, Together.
Cybersecurity Awareness Featuring Jason Maynard
Oct 12 2023
Cybersecurity Awareness Featuring Jason Maynard
💭 Charter Engage: Know IT Podcast Series – Cybersecurity Awareness Featuring Jason Maynard October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this podcast focuses on enhancing your Cybersecurity Awareness throughout your organization by exploring what’s happening in the field, through real-world case-study examples, the top security issues and challenges, and ways to protect your environment by capitalizing on IT, OT, and IoT technology.  Get to know our special guest, Jason Maynard, Cisco’s Field CTO- Cisco Security, as well as Ronnie Scott, our Chief Technology Officer and Mark George, Charter’s Director – Energy, Resources & Industrial Markets as they have a roundtable discussion touching on Bill C26 legislation, the cybersecurity framework (based on six strategic pillars), and strategies to implement basic controls for breach prevention.  “Understanding the adversary and how they operate in your environment is strategic… and that's where we need to start shifting organizations to - moving from commodity-based controls.”                                                                                      Jason Maynard, Cisco, Field CTO- Cisco Security This is the second of four Charter Engage: Know IT podcasts set to be released weekly in October. ·       Week 1 - Charter’s Business Transformation Roadshow: A Practical Approach to Business Transformation·       Week 2 - Cybersecurity Awareness Featuring Jason Maynard·       Week 3 - Charter's Cybersecurity Best Practices·       Week 4 - IT Staff Smarts: The Augmentation Approach 💙 Leave a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts Let Charter help drive your business outcomes Forward, Together.
Charter Engage: Know IT - Introduction - Kelly Michell - President
Mar 3 2023
Charter Engage: Know IT - Introduction - Kelly Michell - President
Charter (www.Charter.ca) is pleased to present this series of podcasts to discuss various aspects of IT innovation, and how they are used to help organizations become future-ready. In this introductory episode, we hear welcoming words from Charter President, Kelly Michell, as he discusses the underlying premise for our podcast series: "Charter Engage: Know IT".  Charter's podcasts are designed to help businesses learn about industry advances through meetings and interviews with key IT leaders sharing their valuable real-world experience, successes, and learning moments, by discussing their use of different services, applications, and apparatus in the field."Charter Engage: Know IT" podcasts are scheduled to run monthly, and are available on the top podcast platforms. ......Established in 1997, Charter is a highly-acclaimed provider of technology solutions and services for companies, government agencies (municipal, provincial, and federal), healthcare providers, educational institutions, and service providers - large and small. With offices spread across Canada in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Toronto, and Montreal, our team of dedicated professionals is committed to leveraging technology to help you achieve success. Our experts are equipped with industry-leading solutions and are capable of streamlining complex networks and constructing superior IT infrastructure. Charter can bolster your progress and open up new opportunities, enabling you to reach the market swiftly and more efficiently.  Let Charter help drive your business outcomes Forward, Together.