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Cybera’s 2025-28 Strategic Roadmap: reflecting on a year of progress
In the fall of 2024, Cybera reached out to its member community to gain feedback on how we should be shaping our services and technical focus. The message we heard was clear: with the digital landscape evolving at a head-spinning rate, institution’s priorities are focused on cybersecurity, cost efficiency, network […]
ShareIT Year in Review 2025-26
A year of growth and renewed collaboration As ShareIT wraps up the final quarter of the 2025/26 fiscal year, we look back on a year defined by expansion and deepened collaborations. Cybera and SRNET officially evolved ShareIT’s membership criteria to include not-for-profits supporting the education and higher education sectors, and […]
A stronger voice for a more collaborative Cybera community
We are thrilled to share an important update that gives every Cybera member organization a stronger voice in shaping Alberta’s digital future. At last month’s Special General Meeting, members overwhelmingly approved key updates to Cybera’s Bylaws, paving the way for a more engaged and inclusive Annual General Meeting (AGM) voting […]
Cybera launches call for education representatives to join its Board of Directors
Cybera is seeking applications for one financial administration leader from Alberta’s post-secondary community and two leaders from Alberta’s K-12 education communities to join its Board of Directors. The open volunteer positions will help guide Alberta’s research and education network organization as it works to connect Albertans to the world, and […]
Connecting for success: How Calgary Catholic is working with Cybera to future-proof education
For modern educators, the internet is no longer seen as a luxury or a supplementary tool to use in the classroom — it is a necessity, as vital as paper and pencils. For the Calgary Catholic School District, the largest catholic school district in Western Canada, ensuring the internet stays […]
Important Notice: Upcoming vote on Cybera’s new membership structure
A More Inclusive and Collaborative Future for Cybera Cybera is evolving — and so is the way our members are shaping our direction. As part of our commitment to fairness, inclusivity, and community governance, we are proposing an update to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) voting structure. Why change the […]
A renewed roadmap, rooted in community
As Cybera moves into its fourth decade, we remain deeply committed to our core mission: To advance Alberta’s research and education community through the use of digital technology. This has always required us to adapt as the world around us evolves, and in the current social and technological environment of […]
School’s out, data’s in: Reviewing the last year of network traffic
Over the last school year, Cybera has connected a large number of K-12 and post-secondary institutions to our research, peering, and transit networks. With the 2024-25 school year finished, it’s a great opportunity to look at our traffic patterns and statistics. SuperNet The majority of our members connect to us […]
Shared procurement as a force multiplier
Last month, a number of Cyberans attended the global National Research and Education Network (NREN) conference, TNC, which was held in the UK, and hosted by GÉANT — the pan-European data network for the research and education community. At the event, presenters unveiled the accomplishments of an open cloud procurement […]
Ambrose University and Olds College connect to the National Research and Education Network
After years of collaborative effort, Cybera is pleased to announce that Ambrose University and Olds College have connected to the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Twenty-five post-secondary institutions in Alberta are now linked together — and to similar institutions around the globe — via this dedicated, high-speed network specifically […]
ShareIT 2024-25 Year in review
As we wrap up another dynamic year for the ShareIT program, we’re excited to share the progress, insights, and momentum we’ve built together. This last quarter has been particularly noteworthy, with the single largest spend in the program’s history — a clear sign that members are embracing the collective value […]
Wave Tech Centre supports digital accessibility in Calgary through eduroam
The City of Calgary has extended its eduroam reach — the secure Wi-Fi service for the global research and higher education community — to its Wave Tech Centre (Wave). This will give the thousands of post-secondary students and researchers from both within Calgary, and abroad, a more secure and seamless […]
Securing our institutions and our data: highlights from Cybera’s community research
This past fall, Cybera ran a survey and a series of focus groups with our member community in an effort to better understand the current needs and priorities of Alberta’s public and education institutions. Our larger goal was to seek insight into how we should be directing Cybera’s next three-year […]
Collaboration and perseverance — looking back over the last year
As we near the end of Cybera’s 2025 fiscal year, looking back, it’s clear this has been a period of uncertainty that has tested our entire community. From financial pressures to geopolitical tensions, Alberta’s public and education sectors have faced many difficulties! But even amid these challenges, our community has […]
Cyber Summit 2024 recap: Three decades of cyber culture and a look to the future
From November 12–14, 2024, over 350 industry leaders, researchers and policymakers gathered in Banff for Cyber Summit 2024. This sold-out event, hosted by Cybera, SRNET and MRnet, provided a high-level exploration of the evolution of cyber culture and its influence on modern education and workspaces. The presentations and discussions reflected […]