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Alberta’s Public Sector Celebrates Four Years of (More) Affordable Internet
Members of the Alberta Internet Buying Group may have noticed their internet bill was a little lower this month. July 2016 marked the seventh major decrease in the cost of bandwidth for the group, which was reduced from $5.75/Mbps to $5.00/Mbps. This month also marks the fourth anniversary of the Internet Buying Group. To celebrate its […]
How Organizations can use Pokémon Go
Pokémon 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: Cybera’s new network alerts system
Network outages are never a pleasant experience, but they are even worse when you’re left in the dark and don’t 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 Cybera’s 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 Cybera 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’ 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’s 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 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
Cybera 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’t 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 “basic telecommunications […]
Hosting a Website on the Rapid Access Cloud
The Rapid Access Cloud also allows you to host a simple website. This document will explain how.
Disaster recovery cloud resources available to Albertans
Businesses or individuals who are affected by the fires in and around Fort McMurray are invited to use Alberta’s Rapid Access Cloud to temporarily store a backup of their servers, or get their websites, email hosting or other services back up and running. Available through Cybera, Alberta’s not-for-profit technology accelerator, […]
Cybera partners with CIRA to offer new high-performance DNS service for Alberta’s public and education sectors
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority and Cybera have partnered to offer Cybera members improved Domain Name System (DNS) protection and performance.
Decentralized File Synchronization – Part 1
Anyone can benefit from file synchronization. Having the most up-to-date files available from every one of your devices is a huge benefit.
Banff Venture Forum
Alberta Enterprise is a Foundation Partner of the Banff Venture Forum. Hosted on September 22 & 23, 2016, the Forum is designed to showcase the hottest hi-tech companies from across North America, offer insight into key issues within the industry, provide a premium networking opportunity and give companies a chance to […]