Free Cloud Resources for Canadian Tech Startups from CANARIE
by Lee Rickwood
CANARIE offers free cloud-based services and open-source software on an as-needed basis to Canadian startups and small businesses.
Author Archives: Lee Rickwood
Business and Enterprise Customers Need Network Redundancy, Fail-over Protection
by Lee Rickwood
Multiple data centres with multiple redundancies for power, storage and especially data throughput should be part of any company’s IT strategy from day one.
The Future for Connected Cars Needs a Road Map
by Lee Rickwood
The connected car data chain extends from the manufacturer to the dealer to the telecom service provider to the auto mechanic to the insurance company to the licensing agencies to the driver and occupants, with potential stops in between for law enforcement and traffic management officials. Which company or public sector institution would the average driver contact if they have a privacy concern?
Innovation, New Technology Feed Plant Growth
by Lee Rickwood
No, sun and rain are not obsolete; neither are they constant and reliable around the globe or across this country. So innovative ideas and new technologies are changing the economic – and geographic – factors of farming.
Canadian Technology and Innovation Award Winners Tackle Healthcare, Education
by Lee Rickwood
The awards are meant to inspire us all to embrace innovation, and to celebrate those entrepreneurs who use technology to solve problems in sectors like healthcare and education.
CanadaSound File-sharing Platform Inspires Soundtrack for Canada 150 Celebrations
by Lee Rickwood
The most dynamic sound tracks received at CanadaSound will be made available as a downloadable digital audio album, offered to all Canadian musicians as a professionally curated collection of sounds to encourage and inspire their creativity.
Canada 150 Tech Tour: Quantum Changes Ahead for Your Life
by Lee Rickwood
Quantum theory seeks to describes the motion and interaction of the particles that exist inside the atom. Strangely, critically, almost incomprehensibly, some of those particles exist in multiple states at the same time!
Country Captured in 360 Video, Interactive VR for Canada 150
by Lee Rickwood
A new immersive video and some interactive companion content puts Canada in the spotlight, while also shining a light on the talent of creative innovators across the country.