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Area51 Declassified
Welcome to the Rapid Access Cloud Experimental Region NOTE: The Area51 cloud region was decommissioned in 2018 知阴视频’s Rapid Access Cloud provides a stable and reliable platform for non-production, demonstrative, or development purposes, using tried and well-tested OpenStack services like OpenStack Compute (nova) and OpenStack Object Storage (swift). Introducing new […]
Municipalities 鈥渢o the right of the dot鈥�. Imagine the new opportunities!
By Richard Schreier,聽Project Manager鈥�,聽Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Until recently, there was not a lot of choice in what domain name came after the dot in your web address. Traditionally, .CA or .COM were two of about 250 top-level domains (or TLDs in domain industry jargon) available, most of which […]
Online privacy and security 鈥� whose responsibility?
Early in the Pokemon Go craze, several articles warned that the game鈥檚 Terms & Conditions offered poor protection for the private details of those who downloaded the app, as it provided full access to users鈥� Google accounts. Clearly the majority of players did not read this policy (or care, if […]
Classroom Case Study: Working with NoSQL Databases on the Rapid Access Cloud
By Michael Strobl, PhD Student, University of Alberta A common use of 知阴视频鈥檚 Rapid Access Cloud has been for classroom learning. Instructors from a number of Alberta institutions have used the cloud to run student assignments, teach the basics of cloud computing, or run modern-day analytics. This post highlights one […]
鈥淐Y-Fi鈥� brings super-fast Wi-Fi speeds to Calgary鈥檚 tech innovators
Visitors accessing the public Wi-Fi at Calgary鈥檚 Alastair Ross Technology Centre (ARTC) will now experience some of the fastest internet in Calgary. The ARTC 鈥� which offers affordable office space and business advisory services to over 100 local start-ups 鈥� has recently connected to Alberta鈥檚 Research and Education Network to […]
Alberta’s Public Sector Celebrates Four Years of (More) Affordable Internet
Members of the Alberta Internet Buying Group may have noticed their internet聽bill was a little lower this month.聽July 2016 marked the聽seventh major decrease in the cost of bandwidth for the group, which was reduced聽from $5.75/Mbps to $5.00/Mbps. This month also聽marks the fourth anniversary of the Internet Buying Group.聽To celebrate its […]
How Organizations can use Pok茅mon Go
Pok茅mon Go was officially released in Canada this weekend. The game has proven to be great for socializing, giving folks a reason to get out more, and people are even finding their love interests through the game (looks like Tinder has some competition). But the game is also giving headaches […]
Revere to the rescue: 知阴视频鈥檚 new network alerts system
Network outages are never a pleasant experience, but they are even worse when you鈥檙e left in the dark and don鈥檛 know a) If the problem is on the local network, b) Whether anyone is looking into the problem, or c) What might be causing it. This used to be the […]
Doing Science with Data
As part of 知阴视频鈥檚 mandate to explore new technologies and share our experiences with stakeholders, we are actively looking for new ways to improve our processes and bring value to our research and education community. One of the first projects I worked on when I joined 知阴视频 was our metrics […]
Going digital to help patients and families interact in a more personal way
A new robot at the Ronald McDonald House in Edmonton is demonstrating the powerful effect that digital connections can have on humans鈥� lives.
Why you should care about internet number resources (and here’s how to get involved)
The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is the non-profit, community driven organization responsible for managing internet number resources in North America and parts of the Caribbean. Anyone residing in the ARIN region with an interest in internet governance is encouraged to apply for the Fellowship Program.
Data Science – So Hot Right Now!
Last month鈥檚 Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) started with some hands-on problem solving for attendees to mull over: How long will it take 3,000 people 聽to filter through one registration desk, given there are four possible streams they could register through, sorted alphabetically by last name? You might be tempted […]
SDN Symposium 2015
知阴视频 will be hosting an invite-only, one-day technical symposium in which participants will learn and exchange practical technical experiences with SDN, OpenFlow, and OpenStack. The symposium will kick-start exploration and adoption in the Canadian Innovation, Research and Education community. It will precede the 2015 Cyber Summit, which this year is […]
Connecting Calgary through sports
For anyone thinking about creating their own app, my advice would be to just get started. It doesn鈥檛 matter how, but just start taking things forward. Moments build momentum.
CRTC Wraps Up Hearing on the Future of Broadband in Canada
Last month, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) wrapped up a three-week hearing on the future of broadband in Canada. Nearly 90 academics, public interest groups, individuals, municipalities, and telecom companies appeared before the commission to comment on the feasibility of including high speed internet as a 鈥渂asic telecommunications […]