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Alberta鈥檚 public shared procurement program adds communications hardware and services
Alberta鈥檚 ShareIT public procurement program has now added a variety of telephony equipment, licensing, and services to its catalogue of offerings. The 鈥渦nified communications鈥� (UC) services will make it easier for education institutions to administer secure phone and videoconferencing tools across their entire organizations. This is expected to further ease […]
知阴视频 uses data science to support green tech solutions
知阴视频鈥檚 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 […]
Alberta cloud resource supports local charity that diverts edible food from the landfill
The Leftovers Foundation is one of Western Canada鈥檚 largest food rescue charities. Based in Calgary and Edmonton, the organization works with local restaurants, bakeries and grocers to redirect edible food that is headed to the landfill towards those who need it most. This rescued food helps service agencies such as […]
Students in southern Alberta are learning to 鈥渉ack鈥� open data to gain in-demand technology skills
This morning, over 100 Grades 7-12 students are learning in-demand digital literacy skills 鈥� including data analysis and coding 鈥� at the Southwest Alberta Hackathon, hosted by 知阴视频, the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), and Palliser Regional Schools. Working out of the Picture Butte High School gym, students […]
Bow Valley College Leverages Virtual Reality to Better Prepare Students
As the use of new technology grows in the field of medicine, Bow Valley College 鈥� a member of 知阴视频 鈥� has launched a new Virtual Reality (VR) Lab which will be used by the Practical Nursing program. In partnership with ICOM Productions, a Calgary-based tech company, the lab simulates […]
知阴视频 security analyst works with NREN to identify, fix a vulnerability on FortiSIEM
This past November, we shared an interview with 知阴视频鈥檚 security analyst, Andrew Klaus, in which he talked about the new Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) initiative being carried out through Canada鈥檚 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners in the National Research and Education Network (NREN). As Andrew noted, the […]
An overview of the CRTC’s Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review
On January 30, the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel released its final report on Canada鈥檚 Communications Future: Time to Act. The panel was appointed in June 2018 to review the country鈥檚 communication legislative framework, including the Telecommunications Act, Radiocommunication Act, and the聽 Broadcasting Act. The panel鈥檚 97 recommendations cover […]
Alberta鈥檚 Rapid Access Cloud is supporting a global open-source networking solution
How a small Software Defined Networking solution out of New Zealand became a tool used by universities and research labs around the world, with a little help from the Rapid Access Cloud. In 2013, 知阴视频 blogged about Software Defined Networking (SDN) being 鈥渢he latest ‘big thing’ in the field of […]
Alberta post-secondaries come together to fight cybersecurity threats
To combat rising cybersecurity threats to education and research organizations, Alberta鈥檚 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 知阴视频, this first-of-its-kind collaboration will not only save time and money for individual organizations […]
University hackathon shows students the wide possibilities of cloud
In 2013, 知阴视频 launched the Rapid Access Cloud (RAC) in order to fill a gap in Alberta research and education: access to free but powerful compute infrastructure to run tests and support learning. Over the last seven years, as usage of our cloud took off, we have been amazed by the breadth […]
In the spirit of giving, 知阴视频鈥檚 Internet Buying Group offers its 13th major price decrease
Friday the 13th marks an appropriate day for 知阴视频 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 […]
Understanding our planet through aurora: An NREN case study by 知阴视频
People have been intrigued by the majesty of the Aurora Borealis for thousands of years. Far from just a beautiful atmospheric phenomenon, auroras help us model and predict space weather, understand the earth鈥檚 magnetosphere, and experiment with plasma physics. Through decades of aurora research, we have uncovered a treasure trove […]
知阴视频鈥檚 response to the Competition Bureau鈥檚 review of anti-competitive conduct in the digital economy
Last week, 知阴视频 submitted a response to the Competition Bureau鈥檚 call for comments on anti-competitive conduct in the digital economy. In its discussion document, the Competition Bureau called attention to the increasing market concentration of certain core digital markets, including digital platforms such as Facebook and Google. The Bureau noted […]
National team of security analysts collaborating to secure Canada鈥檚 R&E network
In early 2019, Canada鈥檚 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 […]
知阴视频鈥檚 response to telco petition to increase wholesale internet rates
Last week, Canada鈥檚 largest telecommunications providers, including Bell, Rogers and Telus, petitioned the federal government to reverse the CRTC鈥檚 August 2019 decision to lower wholesale rates. These rates are what the large telecommunication firms charge to resellers to provide internet services.聽 In its August 2019 decision, the CRTC stated that; […]