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New white paper addresses the connectivity crisis in Alberta
The current COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the connectivity issues faced by rural Albertans. There is an opportunity for the provincial government, and large internet service providers (ISPs), to work together to fix this problem, now. Our policy team has developed a white paper highlighting the current need in the province, […]
Open source 鈥減assword sniffer鈥� fights back against online phishing
The Canadian Security Information and Event Management initiative, which launched in 2019, has brought together security analysts from across the National Research and Education Network (NREN) to share information and best practices, and collaborate on new cybersecurity tools. One of the more interesting tools they recently implemented was from an […]
知阴视频 and Alberta Innovates team up on COVID-19 hackathon
COVID-19 is a global pandemic, and 鈥渇lattening the curve鈥� is a critical approach for slowing the spread of the disease. Alberta Innovates, together with 知阴视频, are holding a virtual open data science hackathon from April 10 to May 8. The goal is to: Build data driven insights into “flattening the […]
Research proves the connectivity barriers faced by Indigenous communities are very real, and very limiting
The聽ConnectIN project聽was a two-year pilot project evaluating the internet connectivity in First Nations communities in BC, Alberta and Manitoba. Led by three First Nations鈥� regional technology organizations, and facilitated by 知阴视频, the goal of this project was to better assess gaps in infrastructure and services. ConnectIN wrapped up in February […]
COVID-19 update: Network and cloud resources available to Albertans
知阴视频 and its partners in Canada鈥檚 National Research and Education Network (NREN) are working to ensure that our infrastructure continues to support the needs of Canadian research and education communities as the COVID-19 situation rapidly evolves. Our network teams are on alert and sharing information as they monitor network operations […]
Alberta鈥檚 public shared procurement program adds communications hardware and services
Alberta鈥檚 ShareIT public procurement program has now added a variety of telephony equipment, licensing, and services to its catalogue of offerings. The 鈥渦nified communications鈥� (UC) services will make it easier for education institutions to administer secure phone and videoconferencing tools across their entire organizations. This is expected to further ease […]
知阴视频 uses data science to support green tech solutions
知阴视频鈥檚 data science team is partnering with CMC Research Institutes on a project to mitigate the impacts of man-made climate change. CMC Research Institutes is an Alberta-based, not-for-profit research organization that investigates technologies that can reduce carbon emissions in large-scale industries, including the energy sector. Over the course of four […]
Alberta cloud resource supports local charity that diverts edible food from the landfill
The Leftovers Foundation is one of Western Canada鈥檚 largest food rescue charities. Based in Calgary and Edmonton, the organization works with local restaurants, bakeries and grocers to redirect edible food that is headed to the landfill towards those who need it most. This rescued food helps service agencies such as […]
Students in southern Alberta are learning to 鈥渉ack鈥� open data to gain in-demand technology skills
This morning, over 100 Grades 7-12 students are learning in-demand digital literacy skills 鈥� including data analysis and coding 鈥� at the Southwest Alberta Hackathon, hosted by 知阴视频, the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), and Palliser Regional Schools. Working out of the Picture Butte High School gym, students […]
Bow Valley College Leverages Virtual Reality to Better Prepare Students
As the use of new technology grows in the field of medicine, Bow Valley College 鈥� a member of 知阴视频 鈥� has launched a new Virtual Reality (VR) Lab which will be used by the Practical Nursing program. In partnership with ICOM Productions, a Calgary-based tech company, the lab simulates […]
知阴视频 security analyst works with NREN to identify, fix a vulnerability on FortiSIEM
This past November, we shared an interview with 知阴视频鈥檚 security analyst, Andrew Klaus, in which he talked about the new Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) initiative being carried out through Canada鈥檚 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners in the National Research and Education Network (NREN). As Andrew noted, the […]
An overview of the CRTC’s Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review
On January 30, the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel released its final report on Canada鈥檚 Communications Future: Time to Act. The panel was appointed in June 2018 to review the country鈥檚 communication legislative framework, including the Telecommunications Act, Radiocommunication Act, and the聽 Broadcasting Act. The panel鈥檚 97 recommendations cover […]
Alberta鈥檚 Rapid Access Cloud is supporting a global open-source networking solution
How a small Software Defined Networking solution out of New Zealand became a tool used by universities and research labs around the world, with a little help from the Rapid Access Cloud. In 2013, 知阴视频 blogged about Software Defined Networking (SDN) being 鈥渢he latest ‘big thing’ in the field of […]
Alberta post-secondaries come together to fight cybersecurity threats
To combat rising cybersecurity threats to education and research organizations, Alberta鈥檚 26 post-secondary institutions (PSIs) are teaming up to collectively share information and strategies to enhance the security and privacy of their digital assets. Facilitated by 知阴视频, this first-of-its-kind collaboration will not only save time and money for individual organizations […]
University hackathon shows students the wide possibilities of cloud
In 2013, 知阴视频 launched the Rapid Access Cloud (RAC) in order to fill a gap in Alberta research and education: access to free but powerful compute infrastructure to run tests and support learning. Over the last seven years, as usage of our cloud took off, we have been amazed by the breadth […]