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March 8 Outage Assessment

By Admin / Mar 14, 2019

On Friday March 8, Cybera experienced an outage that impacted several of our members. On Friday at 4:50 pm we began maintenance work on the DWDM in Edmonton to reset a backup power supply. This work was successfully completed by 5:00 pm. Shortly after (at 5:10 pm), we started receiving […]

In places with no internet connectivity, Alberta libraries offer a lifeline

By Admin / Mar 12, 2019

When you look at the total geographic region that the Peace Library System covers, you get a good sense of some of the challenges faced by its IT Services Manager, Janet Ayles. Peace Library basically serves the entire top-left corner of Alberta. With 46 libraries spread over 238,000 square kilometres, […]

Edmonton DWDM issue and subsequent outage – resolved

By Admin / Mar 9, 2019

Category:          Network failure Start Time:        2019-03-08  05:06pm Local time. End Time:          2019-03-08  07:45pm Local time. Status update: Service via Edmonton DWDM is restored. It was found out that the DWDM power supply failed and replacement is done.

Edmonton DWDM issue and subsequent outage

By Admin / Mar 9, 2019

Category:          Network failure Start Time:        2019-03-08  05:06pm Local time. End Time:          2019-03-08  07:45pm Local time. Status update: Service via Edmonton DWDM is restored. It was found out that the DWDM power supply failed and replacement is done. On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 5:38 PM Mulugeta Yirba <mulugeta.yirba@cybera.ca> wrote: […]

Canada’s Research and Education Community Strengthens Cybersecurity

By Admin / Feb 26, 2019

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 […]

Cybera Supports SWIFT Call For Equal Access to the CRTC’s Broadband Fund

By Admin / Feb 11, 2019

Bright/translucent lines: Areas where SWIFT estimates internet service provider offer service packages with speeds that meet or exceed CRTC’s 50/10 “basic service” target. Dark hexagons: Areas considered served/ineligible to apply to CRTC fund. Last week, Cybera submitted a letter in support of Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT)’s appeal to the […]

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

By Admin / Feb 1, 2019

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 […]

Cybera’s Case to the Telecommunications Legislative Review

By Admin / Jan 17, 2019

Last week, Cybera submitted a brief to the federal government’s Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel. The panel has been tasked with reviewing Canada’s communication legislative framework in the digital age, focusing on issues of content creation, net neutrality and cultural diversity, and how to strengthen the future of Canadian […]

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Cybera then and now: 25 years and counting

By Meagan Hampel / Jan 14, 2019

Reviewing Cybera’s impact on the past, present, and future of technological innovation in Alberta Can you name the significance of 1994? 1994 was a momentous year. Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa. OJ Simpson made his infamous dash from police on the Los Angeles highways. The […]

Internet Buying Group Offers 11th Major Price Decrease

By Admin / Dec 18, 2018

As a holiday present to our members, Cybera is once again dropping the price of bandwidth for the Internet Buying Group. As of January 1, 2019, the price will go down from $2.25 per Mbps to $1.75 per Mbps, a 22% decrease. This is the 11th price drop for the […]

ShareIT Adds Security Services and Knowledge-Sharing Opportunities

By Admin / Dec 6, 2018

As global hacks and data breaches continue to dominate headlines, Alberta educators are moving to increase the sophistication of their security tools, while collaborating on a joint line of defense. Last month, Alberta’s ShareIT procurement program added security services to its catalogue of offerings. In addition, ShareIT is now offering […]

SuperNet Outage

By Admin / Nov 1, 2018

Category: Network service disruption on the Calgary SuperNet Start Time: Thursday, Nov 1, 2018, 08:23 MDT End Time: Thursday, Nov 1, 2018, 09:40 MDT Duration: 77 minutes This was a wide spread outage and service interruption to multiple services in the Calgary and aggregating communities. Axia dispatched a tech to […]