By Rosa Saba When Granite Networks first opened in Ottawa in 2011, it was something new on the data centre scene: a carrier-neutral data centre, competing alone against a monopoly – at the time, Primu…
Magnet Forensics’ growing Kanata team helps law enforcement fight crime in the cloud
By Rosa Saba Ask any of the people who work in Magnet Forensics’ Kanata office why they are there, and they will give you one of two reasons. For Ian McGillen, it’s the work itself. McGillen, who once…
Discover TechNATA showcases growth and success of Kanata North
The diversity of Kanata’s tech sector was on full display this spring at the Brookstreet Hotel as some 2,500 attendees gathered for one of Canada’s largest tech expo and career fairs. The 80 exhibitor…
Protecting cyberspace from Kanata: Diverse hub of tech companies finding new ways to safeguard an increasingly connected world
By Leo Valiquette and Lucy Screnci Just before 9 a.m. on a Tuesday in November 2016, Carleton University’s IT department notified the public about “network issues” on campus. This wasn’t some r…
Harnessing Kanata’s innovation engine to help beat cancer
Ottawa not-for-profit teams up with Kanata tech firms to power medical research…
Infinera expands Kanata presence on strength of local talent pool
An optical networking firm that set up shop in Kanata just under a decade ago is entering a new phase of growth in Canada’s largest technology park with plans to hire dozens of additional engineers in…
Algonquin College pitches new DARE District to Kanata tech firms
Algonquin College’s president travelled to Kanata this spring to share her vision of an “education city” and invite members of the country’s largest technology park to collaborate with the school in c…
Ottawa: Calling the world’s top technology talent
Ottawa is a hotbed of some of the world’s greatest technology talent and opportunities, and home to the Kanata North Tech Park — Canada’s largest technology park. Source: Kanata North Business A…
The Climate in Kanata North Couldn’t be Better
It is an extremely common misconception: Many Ottawans and outsiders that don’t know any better think that Ottawa tech died and was buried with Nortel—once you’ve passed Bayshore you’ve passed it all,…
People of Kanata North: Ronald Richardson, Benbria
Serious Tech couldn’t exist in Kanata North if it weren’t for the amazing talent that works (and lives!) here. We’re going to be highlighting some of the incredible people that call …