2. Mission Statement
“To spur and support innovation, for the economic
benefit of Alberta, through the use of
cyberinfrastructure”

3. Global Competition
• Super-economies dwarf Canada
• Can’t compete on size
• Two strategies;

4. Innovation

5. Innovation

6. Collaboration

7. Collaboration

8. Collaboration

9. • Education + Collaboration = Innovation

10. Population Density
(Population / Sq Km)
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

11. Alberta – Population Distribution

15. Cybera’s Areas of Activity
People Data Computers
People Collaboration Tools Portals WestGrid
• Virtual Organizations CSSDP CESWP
• CyberPorts GeoChronos
• “Facebook”-lookalikes
Data Databases WestGrid
GeoCENS Cloud
Amazon
Computers Networks
• Cybera
• CANARIE
• SuperNet
• Peering

16. The Internet
Google $$ $$ Facebook
Large
ISP
$$ $$
Large Large
ISP ISP
$$
$$
U of A

17. The Internet + Internet Exchanges
Google $$ $$ Facebook
Large
Microsoft
ISP
$$ $$
Large
IX Switch ISP Large
ISP
$$
$$
Akamai
Cybera
U of A U of C etc,…

20. Collaboration

21. an open web platform for water data
Water and Environmental Hub
(WEHUB)

22. $1.828
Million
2010 - 2012

23. Vision Mission
To become the open source, web platform that To make all water and environmental data and
connects water and environmental data with the information freely open and accessible via the
tools and people needed to advance water web, freeing resources previously consumed
research, integrated management, innovation, and by searching for and acquiring data, thereby
economic diversification. enabling new water perspectives and
accelerating water research, integrated
management, innovation, and economic
diversification.

25. Questions
• Project Scope
• Virtual Organization Operations
• Hub Definition
• Equipment Mix
• Support Requirement
– Local Expertise
– LongView 2nd or 3rd Level
– Project Lifespan