Creating a federation of global computers for science and research
Cybera’s Rapid Access Cloud is a small contributor to a global chain of compute nodes, brought together by the Open Science Grid to [...]
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Alberta cloud resource supports local charity that diverts edible food from the landfill
The Leftovers Foundation is one of Western Canada’s largest food rescue charities. Based in Calgary and Edmonton, the organization works with local restaurants, [...]
Alberta’s 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, [...]
University hackathon shows students the wide possibilities of cloud
In 2013, Cybera launched the Rapid Access Cloud (RAC) in order to fill a gap in Alberta research and education: access to free [...]
Platform built on Rapid Access Cloud is deepening understanding of Canadians’ online mental health
There have been many interesting news stories popping up recently about artificial intelligence (AI) being trained to identify human emotions. Like so much [...]
Helping Edmontonians Access The Services They Need
Hundreds of Edmontonians are able to access benefits more easily, thanks to a new tool hosted on Cybera’s Rapid Access Cloud. Individuals, families [...]
Three-day makeathon creates specialized solutions for people with disabilities
Article by: Brian Cechmanek The Tikkun Olam Makers:Calgary (TOM), run by local non-profit Kadima Dynamics, proudly celebrated Calgary’s spirit of innovation at its [...]
Cloud-Based Security Services
Authors: Jean-François Amiot, Byron Chu, Neil Stewart Beyond Firewall-as-a-Service The concept for the K-12 Firewall as a Service pilot is simple: leverage Cybera's existing [...]
Using Terraform Part 6: Virtual Routers
Introduction In the last installment of this series, I demonstrated how to use Terraform and the Rapid Access Cloud to create a multi-tier [...]
Using Terraform Part 5: Virtual Networks
Introduction The previous blog posts in this series focused on creating "compute"-based resources in Cybera's Rapid Access Cloud — that is, services focused [...]