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Cybera uses data science to support green tech solutions

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Cybera’s 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 weeks, Cybera’s data scientists will […]

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Students in southern Alberta are learning to “hack” open data to gain in-demand technology skills

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This morning, over 100 Grades 7-12 students are learning in-demand digital literacy skills – including data analysis and coding – at the Southwest Alberta Hackathon, hosted by Cybera, the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), and Palliser Regional Schools. Working out of the Picture Butte High School gym, students will use open data from

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Alberta post-secondaries come together to fight cybersecurity threats

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To combat rising cybersecurity threats to education and research organizations, Alberta’s 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 Cybera, this first-of-its-kind collaboration will not only save time and money for individual organizations looking to tackle these issues,

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In the spirit of giving, Cybera’s Internet Buying Group offers its 13th major price decrease

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Friday the 13th marks an appropriate day for Cybera to announce the 13th major price decrease for the Internet Buying Group since its launch in 2012. As of January 1, 2020, the price of bandwidth for Group members will go down from $1.50 per Mbps to $1.35 per Mbps, a 10% drop. The Internet Buying

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National team of security analysts collaborating to secure Canada’s R&E network

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In early 2019, Canada’s 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners in the National Research and Education Network (NREN) began implementing a new security platform to coordinate protection of this critical infrastructure. The Security Information and Event Management initiative will improve our identification, management and response to cyber security threats, thereby strengthening the overall security of

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Alberta’s Cost-Saving Public Shared Procurement Service Adds Vital Public Cloud Offerings

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Since it launched in 2017, ShareIT has saved Alberta’s education sector nearly $9.5 million.  Alberta educators have come to rely on cloud-based tools to deliver classroom learning content, as well as to manage their back-end operations. To meet this growing need for cloud services, Alberta’s ShareIT public procurement program has added Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Cybera Wraps Up Data Science Industry Fellowships

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After weeks of collaboration, Cybera is pleased to announce the completion of the first round of the Data Science for Albertans Fellowship program. Simultaneous wrap-up demonstrations of the completed data science projects were held on Friday, August 30, at campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. For the past four weeks, Cybera, with support from Western Economic

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Cybera roadshow coming to Lethbridge and Grande Prairie

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As Cybera prepares to launch its next 3-year Strategic Plan, we are planning a series of collaborative discussions with our community. Our next stops will be Lethbridge and Grande Prairie. These free, half-day sessions will review the digital resources available to Alberta’s public and education sectors to create efficiencies and improve computational literacy. They will also identify

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Cybera announces new leader

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After a decade of serving the digital needs of Alberta’s public sector, Robin Winsor has announced that he will be retiring from his position as President and CEO of Cybera. He will be replaced by Dr. Barb Carra, Cybera’s Chief Operating Officer, who brings over 10 years of leadership, government relations, and collaborative partnership experience

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Free data science mentorship program will help bolster Alberta businesses

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Today, Cybera launched the Data Science for Albertans Industry Fellowship program. This program will help small-to-medium sized businesses tackle industry problems by pairing them with emerging data scientists who are looking for in-the-field experience. The four-week industry fellowships, which are being run with support from the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), bring together six companies

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Cybera’s membership grows while its internet costs shrink

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This past month, Cybera marked two major milestones: its membership surpassed 100 organizations, while the set rate for bandwidth in the Internet Buying Group has been reduced from $1.75 to $1.50 per Mbps. This is the 12th price drop for the bulk buying service since its launch in 2012. Coupled with Cybera’s Peering service, the Internet Buying

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Alberta’s public Virtual Firewall Service adds new security capabilities

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The Virtual Firewall Service allows Alberta public organizations to cut down on their firewall maintenance costs by removing the need to host their own physical firewall devices. The service has now expanded to include FortiNet offerings, and is being made available to any small public institution in Alberta that is a member of Cybera. A

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Media Advisory: Data Science For Entrepreneurs Press Event Wednesday March 20

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Experts from Cybera, Alberta’s not-for-profit technology agency, will demonstrate to media and workshop participants some foundational skills in data science (in this case, how to utilize data science, machine learning and natural language processing techniques to harvest Twitter for new business leads).

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Canada’s Research and Education Community Strengthens Cybersecurity

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Cybera is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the first procurement for a new national Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. The SIEM initiative involves a collaboration of 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners of Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). The proposed solution will enable all partners of the NREN to

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Cybera’s Latest Initiative Teaches Data Science Skills to Alberta Entrepreneurs

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The rise of the digital data economy Cybera has unveiled a new service to provide data science training and tools to Albertans. The Data Science for Entrepreneurs initiative provides Alberta entrepreneurs, businesses, and social enterprises with free training workshops and access to data science expertise. Funded by the Government of Alberta’s Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program, this

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