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The ties that bind Alberta鈥檚 tech administrators
Between May 2019 and February 2020, 知阴视频 held a series of half-day round table sessions in Red Deer, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Edmonton and Calgary. Our goal was to review the digital resources currently being used by Alberta鈥檚 public and education sectors to create efficiencies and improve computational literacy. We also […]
知阴视频 continues to drive cost-savings for Alberta鈥檚 education sector
知阴视频 has once again dropped the set rate for bandwidth in its聽Internet Buying Group, reducing the price from $1.35 to $1.30 per Mbps. This is the 14th price drop for the bulk buying service since its launch in 2012. Coupled with 知阴视频鈥檚聽Peering service, the Internet Buying Group has so far […]
知阴视频鈥檚 shared procurement service adds audiovisual / Adobe licensing services
The 知阴视频-operated Alberta ShareIT Program provides cybersecurity and training services to Alberta鈥檚 education sector, as well as a highly valued cost-saving procurement service. This聽procurement service has now expanded its catalogue of offerings. With schools and post-secondary institutions adapting to the restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for […]
Alberta Innovates and 知阴视频 team up to offer a Data Science Fellowship program
This summer, Alberta Innovates and 知阴视频 will be offering a Data Science Fellowship聽program to interested Albertans. This is an opportunity for budding data scientists to gain real-world experience with local companies. The program will run in stages throughout 2020, with the first intake group starting in August 2020. How will […]
Creating a federation of global computers for science and research
知阴视频鈥檚 Rapid Access Cloud is a small contributor to a global chain of compute nodes, brought together by the Open Science Grid to support science projects. A computer cluster is when several 鈥渢ightly connected鈥� computers are made to work on a project together, essentially creating a single system. These clusters […]
Updating our review of Alberta鈥檚 connectivity crisis
In April, 知阴视频’s policy team created a white paper to highlight and address the internet crisis in Alberta. As COVID-19 continues to impact schools and businesses in the province, this problem of access and connectivity has not gone away. In the original white paper, we provided suggestions for how the provincial government […]
Free webinar will look at聽IT asset management and cost optimization
Geared to Canadian CIOs and IT heads, this event will review ways to audit (and rationalize) your organization's IT assets. With every passing year, it becomes more challenging to assess and optimize current IT assets. Leaders are facing increasing聽demands聽for technology-delivered capabilities, and less organizational tolerance for an IT asset that […]
Alberta group models CO2 injection system off the coast of Canada
The dangers of a warming Earth caused by climate change are well documented. Scientists around the world agree: if we are to maintain the health (and even survival) of millions of plants and animal species around the world, we need to cap our carbon emissions now. While reducing overall carbon […]
Alberta Innovates announces results from COVID-19 Data Science Hackathon
Edmonton, Alberta 鈥撀燭he COVID-19 Data Science Hackathon (hackathon), a partnership between CYBERA and Alberta Innovates, has wrapped up. 120 individuals and teams participated in the hackathon. 20 final submissions were made giving their best ideas on how to flatten the COVID-19 curve or promote economic recovery. Participants used data to […]
It鈥檚 time to get Canada connected
知阴视频 has joined a cross-Canada coalition of organizations and businesses who are pushing for widespread internet access to be made a priority by government and telcos. Even before the social distancing policies that have come into force to fight COVID-19, people have become increasingly reliant on the Internet to access […]
Alberta-led project seeks to detect powerful neutrinos off the coast of BC
鈥淭hey鈥檙e messengers of the most interesting things that happen in the Universe.鈥� This is how Dr. Carsten B. Krauss, Director of the Centre for Particle Physics at the University of Alberta, describes high-energy neutrinos. 鈥淣eutrinos come from the explosions of stars, and possibly from other sources, like the environment around […]
知阴视频鈥檚 response to CRTC consultation on barriers to deploying broadband
Last week, 知阴视频 submitted a response to the CRTC鈥檚 Notice of Consultation 2019-406: Call for comments regarding potential barriers to the deployment of broadband-capable networks in underserved areas in Canada. In 2018, the CRTC finalized the Broadband Fund, a $750 Million investment over five years to fund broadband-capable networks across Canada. Its […]
Improving access to clean water around the world through machine learning
In 2018, 知阴视频鈥檚 Data Science for Albertans team partnered with local startup Synauta on a two-week pilot. At the time, founder Dr. Mike Dixon shared an office space with 知阴视频, and we learned about his new company over conversations in the shared kitchen. We jointly realized there was an opportunity […]
知阴视频 and Alberta education institutions expand collaborative partnership
Working with the Alberta Association for Higher Education Information Technology, 知阴视频 will expand the learning, cybersecurity, and purchasing power of the province鈥檚 education sectors. In a move that will increase the technology capabilities of Alberta鈥檚 educational institutions, while reducing costs, the Alberta Association for Higher Education Information Technology (AAHEIT) has […]
UPDATED 鈥� free resources available during COVID-19
知阴视频 has been notified of more tools and services being made available to education and public organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have further questions about a specific offering, please contact us at info@cybera.ca, and we can direct you to the vendor for more information. 知阴视频 Vendor CIRA CIRA Canadian […]