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Computing with giants: How supercomputers are different

CDW Canada Tech Talks - July 02, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour
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 sta...

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What is the Role of Supercomputing in IT Organizations?

CDW Canada Tech Talks - July 02, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour
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 sta...

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What Does High-Performance Look Like?

You Are Not A Frog - July 01, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Overlooking our physical wellbeing in the pursuit of success can lead to stress, burnout, and health problems. But there’s a key question we can ask that’ll help restore some balance. Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your...

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The 3 Lies Which Hold Us Back

You Are Not A Frog - June 24, 2024 23:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
When you start comparing what you have with others, you wrap your identity in what you do for work, or when someone judges you unfairly, there are some simple things you can do to feel better. Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as par...

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How to Put Your Team Back Together

You Are Not A Frog - June 17, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
How can we help ourselves and the people we lead to work more closely together, and speak up when there’s a problem, rather than merely just “cope” with it? Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your CPD. Join the You Are Not...

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What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

You Are Not A Frog - June 10, 2024 23:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If a situation’s not quite right or it feels like you’re in flux and you don’t know what to do, here are three simple things you can try today. Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your CPD. Join the You Are Not a Frog Faceb...

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How to Augment Your IT Team with Managed Services

CDW Canada Tech Talks - June 04, 2024 04:00 - 45 minutes
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 ser...

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What Forgiveness Can Do for You

You Are Not A Frog - June 03, 2024 23:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Forgiveness is one of the most effective ways to begin healing from trauma. It doesn’t mean letting people off the hook, but finally being able to put down that heavy mental baggage. Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your ...

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The Biggest Mistakes People Make When They are Heading for Burnout

You Are Not A Frog - May 27, 2024 23:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
When we notice the warning signs of burnout, we can end up either doing things that don’t help in the long-term, or we ignore the problem. Here are some of the most common mistakes people make when they feel like they’re burning out, and how to avoid them. Download the episode’s podsheet. You c...

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Why Loneliness Can Kill, and What to Do About it

You Are Not A Frog - May 20, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Research shows that loneliness could be as detrimental to our health as cancer, and it’s not an issue affecting older people, but those in their teens and 20s. This episode offers practical steps to help you create more healthy, high-quality connections in your life. Links The dangers of lonel...

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How to Set a Boundary No-one Can Break

You Are Not A Frog - May 13, 2024 23:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Get more control over your time by clearly defining and enforcing your personal boundaries. Discover why it feels like people overstep them, and what to do when that happens. Links Download the THRIVE Week Planner Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit fo...

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Smart Retail

CDW Canada Tech Talks - May 07, 2024 04:00 - 55 minutes
In this episode, we discuss smart retail innovations and how they lead to a better and more cost-effective environment for retail storefrontsTo learn more, visit cdw.ca

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What to Do When a Colleague isn’t Pulling Their Weight

You Are Not A Frog - May 06, 2024 23:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
When someone on your team isn't pulling their weight, it's not only demoralising for the rest of the team, but detrimental to the person in question. If performance management isn’t put into practice, workplaces can become toxic, which can hamper performance and lower job satisfaction. High-fun...

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Too Busy NOT to Pause

You Are Not A Frog - April 29, 2024 23:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you’re caught in a cycle of constant work, you might feel like you can't afford even a short break. But that only leads to burnout, so what do you do if you feel you’re too busy to take a break? Links How to Avoid Amygdala Hijack Part 1 – Episode 169 How to Avoid Amygdala Hijack Part 2 – E...

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How to find your voice

You Are Not A Frog - April 22, 2024 23:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Lots of us struggle to express ourselves in the way we want to at work. But finding our voice is just the beginning – the next step is using it effectively. Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your CPD. Join the You Are Not...

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Only You Can Choose Your Next Move

You Are Not A Frog - April 15, 2024 23:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Comparing ourselves to others can be toxic, and lead us to ignore our own needs, and forget our unique limits. It’s time to follow our own path, to note when we're "shoulding" on ourselves, to stop feeling guilty about our differences, and to ditch the idea that we're somehow wrong for having di...

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How to Make a Difficult Decision

You Are Not A Frog - April 08, 2024 23:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Making the right decision can feel tricky, especially when they involve important life transitions. But there's a way out, and it starts with asking ourselves some fundamental questions around why we want what we want, and what we truly hope to gain when we get it. Download the episode’s podshe...

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Innovating Patient Care

CDW Canada Tech Talks - April 02, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour
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 seein...

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What Happens When You Stay Too Long

You Are Not A Frog - April 01, 2024 23:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you're questioning whether a job or a relationship is right for you, it's worth exploring further, and taking those thoughts seriously. Remember that change is often a sign of growth, not failure. So focus on the potential positives that can arise from change, rather than asking “what if it d...

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How Money Holds Us Back

You Are Not A Frog - March 25, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
It’s easy to to find ourselves thinking that money holds the key to our happiness, security, and freedom. We can project our desires and aversions onto money, believing that once we have “enough”, we can finally get the life we want. But thinking like this often keeps us from truly living our li...

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Beware Your Kindest Colleagues

You Are Not A Frog - March 18, 2024 23:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
What happens when we're not feeling well, or when we're feeling overwhelmed at work? Often, we turn to our colleagues for support. But what happens when that support doesn't come, or it's not as helpful as we’d hoped? 🛟 Download your free Overwhelm SOS guide When we're all in the same boat, it...

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Smashing the Gender Pay Gap for Women in Medicine

You Are Not A Frog - March 14, 2024 23:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Women in medicine are often undervalued and taken less seriously than their male counterparts. They’re also made to feel less safe at work, and encounter pushback when they make a complaint. This week’s guest is Professor Dame Jane Dacre, and the episode is recorded in partnership with the Phys...

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How to Tell People What You REALLY Think

You Are Not A Frog - March 11, 2024 23:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Saying what you really feel – especially in a high-stress job – is no easy task. Crucial conversations are often avoided for fear of damaging relationships. These unaired grievances get bottled up and over time can increase our level of stress. ⭐️ Work Well Webinars But there are three core c...

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The Latest Innovations in AI

CDW Canada Tech Talks - March 05, 2024 05:00 - 53 minutes
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

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Why Setting Goals Alone Won’t Help

You Are Not A Frog - March 04, 2024 23:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We often set goals in the belief they’ll make us happier. But setting goals alone might not be enough to truly help us thrive.In this quick dip, Rachel discusses why that’s the case, and offers a different approach to finding satisfaction and success. ⭐️ Work Well Webinars It all begins with ...

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Life’s Too Short NOT to Love What You Do

You Are Not A Frog - February 26, 2024 23:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
There are times working in medicine or other high-stress jobs, when you feel trapped and unhappy. And maybe you’ve told yourself you have no other option but to stay put. These “shoulds” can come from societal expectations or the idea that you’ve put so much into your job already that it would b...

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Finding Your North Star

You Are Not A Frog - February 19, 2024 23:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We’re all seeking the perfect job or career path that will bring us happiness and fulfilment. But while we’re focused on achieving success, we can overlook the bigger stuff – and it’s possible that our current career trajectory might not take us there. That’s why we need to find and then follow...

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How to get moving again when you feel stuck

You Are Not A Frog - February 12, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We all experience moments of feeling stuck. Sometimes we have the motivation, but something’s in our way. On other days the simplest things can feel like pushing a boulder up a hill. Now matter how competent we know we are, that feeling of inertia can wreak havoc on our self-confidence. If we’re...

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AI Security and Governance

CDW Canada Tech Talks - February 06, 2024 13:04 - 1 hour
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 ...

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The Rise of FinOps

CDW Canada Tech Talks - February 06, 2024 13:00 - 50 minutes
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 ...

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