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Summer 2023 Newsletter
Barreling into summer At the halfway point in Cyberaโs 2022-25 strategic plan, weโre proud to say weโve accomplished over 70% of our goals (see below for more details). Also in this issue: our new corporate video, Cyber Summit early-bird tickets, SANS training discounts for education, and the latest from ShareIT. […]
Cybera’s 2022-25 roadmap: midway check-in
Midway through Cybera’s 2022-25 Strategic Roadmap, we are pleased with the progress our teams are making.
Applied Data Science Lab launches summer cohortย
Cyberaโs Applied Data Science Lab for Economic Development has commenced its 2023 summer internship program. The group of 16 budding data scientists and four Alberta-based organizations, labeled the โNeutronโ cohort, will spend the next four months working on an internal data-related project. Operating in teams of four, the interns will […]
ShareIT 2022-23 Year in Review
To our valued ShareIT members, I want to first express Cyberaโs appreciation for your continued support and participation in the AB ShareIT Program. The 2022-23 fiscal year saw a significant growth in both our shared procurement catalogue of offerings, as well as collaboration opportunities. Some highlights of the past year […]
Platform Innovation Centre becomes first innovation specific centre in Western Canada to offer eduroam
The Platform Innovation Centre (Platform Calgary) has become the first incubator and innovation specific space in Western Canada to offer eduroam (education roaming), a global internet access service for the higher education and research sector.ย This means any staff or student from an eduroam-enabled institution (which includes thousands of research […]
How can we attract more tourists to Calgary? There’s a hack for that…
YYC Hacks is the largest hackathon in Calgary, and its goal is to champion local data skills. Cybera joined the most recent event as a cloud resource provider, and we were pretty impressed by the caliber of participants and partnering companies.
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Cybera is hiring, and other service updates To keep our operations moving smoothly, Cybera is looking to hire experienced technical / project management staff (see below for more details). Also in this issue: upcoming deadlines for data science consultations and cybersecurity training, a new special interest group offering for the wider post-secondary […]
Cybera supports the spirit of RMA resolution calling for municipal access to Alberta government data
In the lead-up to next weekโs Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Spring Convention, Cybera is offering its support for the motion brought forth by Smoky Lake County regarding municipal access to provincial data. In its motion put forward on February 23, Smoky Lake noted that data is vital in supporting […]
CRTC shifts to championing internet competition
Last week, the CRTC announced it would immediately lower wholesale internet rates by 10% as part of a larger reexamination of Canadaโs regime for wholesale regulation. This move is intended to improve competition among internet providers by making it easier for the smaller companies to lease bandwidth from the bigger […]
Cybera EXTENDS DEADLINE to APPLY TO its Board of Directors
Cybera has extended the application date for Albertans interested in joining its Board of Directors to March 15. The organization is seeking an outside-the-box thinker โ representing Albertaโs diverse education organizations and geographical regions โ to help us advance digital thinking, learning, research, and innovation across the province. This board […]
NorQuest and Red Deer Polytechnic join the growing club of eduroam providers in Alberta
This past year, two Alberta post-secondary institutions โ NorQuest College and Red Deer Polytechnic โ joined the global league of campuses offering eduroam connectivity to staff and students. Education roaming (eduroam) is a secure, world-wide roaming access service that allows students and staff from participating institutions to seamlessly (and safely) […]
FALL 2022 Newsletter
New network tools, data science training, and the latest from ShareIT Now that another successful Cyber Summit is under our belts, itโs time to look back at the programs, tools and upgrades Cybera launched in recent months, and remind members what they may have missed out on. See below for […]
Cybera is hosting a webinar on โA day in the life of a CISOโ
To increase shared cybersecurity learning and discussion opportunities within Alberta’s education sector, Cybera will begin hosting a series of online webinars and conversations, beginning next month. On December 8 at 1:30 pm MT, Cybera will host a 90-minute panel discussion on “A day in the life of a CISO”. Three […]
First cohort of the Applied Data Science Lab gets underway
Cybera has launched its first cohort of the Applied Data Science Lab, which gives Alberta companies and budding data scientists the chance to trial a real-world data exploration project. This work integrated learning program has paired eight emerging data scientists with two Alberta based businesses to carry out a six-month […]
Cybera’s new portal to the future
Cybera had been using a network management system called CMDB for over a decade. This is where we keep track of the network connection details for each of our members and upstream providers. CMDB originated at BCNET, our National Research and Education Network (NREN) partner next door. Cybera’s NREN architecture […]