by Ruby Arsenault Games West PEI is the recent winner of People’s Choice Community Impact Award given by the West Prince Chamber of Commerce. The business, located in Alberton, sells and buys video games and other items, and is thriving through the pandemic. Tanner Handrahan, Owner and a gamer himself, always wanted to open his own business. He and his wife Amber are ... [Read More...]
Opportunities for Service Desk roles can lead to advancement
by Heidi Riley Fully Managed is a leading Managed IT Services organization with a service desk/call centre located at the Holman Building in Summerside. The company, which has eight locations across the country, supports internal employees of other businesses, and employees do not interact with the general public. “Our name has changed a number of times, from ... [Read More...]
Cyber security talent shortage: IT employment with many options
by Heidi Riley At a recent virtual career presentation, representatives from a cyber security firm spoke to an audience of UPEI Computer Science students about career opportunities in the cyber security field. “We have a huge talent shortage in the market right now,” says Jamie Whynacht, CEO, Cyber Island Global, a strategic near-shore solution provider for ... [Read More...]
Working for companies in Ireland while on extended stay on PEI
by Heidi Riley Vanessa and Shawn Tremere are taking the idea of working remotely to a whole new level. They are working for companies in Ireland while on extended stay back home on PEI. Vanessa graduated with a Business Administration degree from UPEI in 2018. That led her to a job with a bioscience company on PEI. She started as an Administrative Assistant, and ... [Read More...]
Knoldus Inc.
Knoldus Inc. is an IT company that uses technologies and software such as Scala, Pascal, Clojure, and Rust. There are locations in Chicago, Toronto, Singapore, and two in India. They work on high performance, highly complex systems which require quick response times, data strategy, and analytics. They also provide intelligent decision-making systems based on machine learning ... [Read More...]