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ARTICLE · 20 JULY 2023

Fasken Information Technology Practice Group Ontario Symposium – In Review

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On April 4, 2023, Fasken held its hybrid IT Symposium, a half-day seminar that covered a variety of topics that are vital to your business and practice, all presented by our leading subject...

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Andrew S. Nunes
Andrew S. Nunes
Andrew Alleyne
Andrew Alleyne
Daniel Fabiano
Daniel Fabiano
Gabriel M.A. Stern, PhD
Gabriel M.A. Stern, PhD
Christopher Ferguson
Christopher Ferguson
Paul Burbank
Paul Burbank
Anagha Nandakumaran
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On April 4, 2023, Fasken held its hybrid IT Symposium, a half-day seminar that covered a variety of topics that are vital to your business and practice, all presented by our leading subject matter experts. The following is a brief summary of the content of each of the topics. A link to the symposium agenda and videos of the presentations can be found at the bottom of this bulletin.

Outsourcing: An Ever Evolving and Adaptable Business Strategy (Andrew Alleyne, Paul Burbank)

Enterprise-wide outsourcing arrangements require considerable commitment in time and resources. Achieving the full benefits of adaptability and flexibility of outsourcing requires bridging commercial and legal challenges and narrowing focus on the associated solutions. This presentation emphasized the following considerations for successful outsourcing arrangements:

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