CanadaCloud.infoIssue No. 1.2

Welcome to the
Canadian Cloud Innovation Directory

This is our showcase of the Canadian Cloud Computing industry.

Our goal is to document home-grown Canadian Cloud best practices, startup innovations and thought leaders, to support the world domination goals of our 'Canada Cloud Business Plan'.

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Anatomy of a Canadian Cloud Venture, Part 2 - Futurestate IT
An exciting example of a High-Growth 'Gazelle'
Canada has a renowned 'Innovation Gap', and experts recently identified the need for more 'gazelle' type startups to turn this situation around.

Futurestate IT is the second of a series we have started to profile how Cloud is the ideal platform for achieving this.

Read more in this article.
Canadian Hybrid SaaS Project Using the Alberta SuperNet
The CCN welcomes Rackforce to expert blogger team
Governments who are considering outsourcing more to the Cloud may find that hosting in the USA is a step to far, presenting too much of a potential security risk.

However they still want to access the business benefits of SaaS (Software as a Service) delivery scenarios and so ultimately 'Hybrid SaaS' models are likely to grow quickly, where local Canadian firms provide them the best of both worlds - SaaS, but within a controlled Canadian Cloud scenario.

Brian Fry, CMO for Canadian Cloud Provider Rackforce, joins our expert blogger team to explain more. 
Read more in this article.
Canada's Cloud Innovation Ecosystem
Building a Next Generation Cluster

Startup Canada is an exciting and hugely important initiative for developing more Canadian startup innovation.

We're helping through focusing on the role Cloud Computing can play.

Read more in this guest article 'Canadian Cloud Innovation Ecosystem'.
 
Anatomy of a Canadian Cloud Venture
Connect 2 Fans is a pioneering example of Cloud-powered startup innovation

The most powerful aspects of Cloud Computing are best conveyed through how thery enable new startups.
 
Connect 2 Fans is a Canadian startup venture pioneering a disruptive business model (think Napster for ticketing).

Read more here
GovCloud 2.0 - Cloud 2.0 for the public sector
Records management and other key GovCloud topics to be covered on next webinar
Recently President Obama declared Records Management to be a key area for the Whitehouse and a required foundation for better Open Government.

Recently Ottawa has announced an identical initiative, their Open Government Action Plan, that will set up a hosted service called GCDocs.

How both can be addressed through new Cloud 2.0 technologies will be addressed on our upcoming webinar GovCloud 2.0.
Cloud Computing and the Drummond Report
Cloud Best Practices for Ontario

Our next white paper is entitled 'Cloud Computing and the Drummond Report'.

Recently this document was authored to chronicle the fiscal position of Ontario and make a number of hard-hitting recommendations for how this situation can be improved.

To support this initiative we will be authoring our own white paper that will describe the role Cloud Computing can play in helping achieve some of these cost-saving recommendations.

Read more at our dedicated newsletter DrummondCloud.info.

 

Edmonton Moves to Google Email
Pioneering city adds email to their Cloud portfolio
The City of Edmonton will become the first major municipal government in Canada to use Google email and other office technology apps for all City employees.

An agreement recently signed with Google opens the door for all City employees to access their online resources from any place, location and with any device. Read more here.
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In This Issue
Anatomy of a Canadian Cloud Venture, Part 2
Canadian Hybrid SaaS Project Using the Alberta...SuperNet
Canada's Cloud Innovation Ecosystem
Anatomy of a Canadian Cloud Venture
GovCloud 2.0
Cloud Computing and the Drummond Report
Edmonton Moves to Google Email
CIO Leadership Spotlight
Featured Suppliers
Announcing the Canada Cloud Network
Join us to build a global Canadian Cloud powerhouse

We've launched the Canada Cloud Network on Linkedin to provide a forum for Cloud entrepreneurs, investors and partners. 
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CIO Leadership Spotlight
Building Canada's Digital Advantage
Canada's competitive advantage in the knowledge economy calls for CIO leadership.

Via our CIO Cloud Leadership series we shine a spotlight on Canada's hero's paving the way for next generation entrepreneurs to follow.
Cloud Leaders of Tomorrow
Profiling the thought leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, movers and shakers of the Canadian Cloud industry.

Efrem Habteselassie, ACIS Consulting. ACIS is pioneering 'Cloud Search' services.

Kevin Crowe, Head of Cloud, Longview.
Read more in this interview profile.

Andrea Bilobrk is a Cloud virtualization and security expert. Read her latest blogs.

Neil McEvoy is the founder of the Cloud Best Practices Network, Read his blogs here.
Featured Suppliers
Members of the CCN support network

Halifax Finance in Nova Scotia helps entrepreneurs find and access venture financing from a pool of global resources.

Connect with Lana.

SRED Unlimited provides audit and assessment services for claiming back SR&ED tax credits.

If you are interested you can speak with Ekaterina.
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