Each month, Kathleen Reid (Founder + Managing Director at Switchboard Public Relations) connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives that are informing the BC tech sector. This month, she’s shedding light on a regional community making some noise, a grassroots effort to encourage more female representation in STEM, and an anchor company growing […]
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Microsoft Brings 500 New Jobs To Vancouver And Launches New Azure Edge Zone
This morning Microsoft announced the addition of a new Azure Edge Zone in Western Canada, further increasing their significant cloud footprint in Canada, and the addition of 500 local technical jobs. The new roles will help build leading applications in Intelligent Communications, Office, Azure, OneDrive, Web Experiences and mixed reality, growing Microsoft’s presence in the city […]
Former Microsoft Vancouver GM Joins CubicFarms As CTO
Last week Edoardo De Martin announced that he was leaving his General Manager role at Microsoft’s Vancouver HQ. While the work isn’t finished, it never would be. There’s no perfect time to make a change. I have enjoyed every day and am proud of what our teams accomplished together. We built a solid foundation in […]
Digital Technology Supercluster Launches Tech Talent Accelerator
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered Canada’s economy and labour market. The increase in the need for digital skills has widened the ‘digital divide’ and skills gap, contributing to higher unemployment – especially for more vulnerable Canadians. In response Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster has announced its largest investment to date in developing in-demand digital talent […]
Terramera To Build Global Centre For Regenerative Agriculture in B.C.
Vancouver’s Terramera has unveiled a bold plan to turn economic and climate crises into an opportunity. As a global agritech leader fusing science, nature and artificial intelligence to transform how food is grown and the economics of agriculture, Terramera is proposing a Global Centre for Regenerative Agriculture. Powered by Microsoft Azure, Terrameras’s Global Centre will bring […]
UBC and VCC Join Microsoft To Bolster Cloud Skills Of Students
Microsoft Canada and 12 post-secondary institutions including the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Community College (VCC) have announced the Canada Skills Program. Launching this fall, the program will bolster the data & AI skills and employability of more than 4,500 students in diploma, degree and continuing education programs. The Canada Skills program provides opportunities […]
Microsoft To Help 25 Million People Worldwide Acquire New Digital Skills
Microsoft has announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. The announcement comes in response to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft believes strongly that expanded access to digital skills is an important step in accelerating […]
Microsoft’s Chief Scientist Joins Terramera’s Advisory Council
Terramera today announced that Dr. Ranveer Chandra has joined its Science & Technology Advisory Council. Dr. Chandra serves as Chief Scientist of Microsoft Azure Global, where he leads the Azure Global Research Team to drive innovation across different industries including agriculture, financial services, retail, logistics and energy using Azure’s cloud-based platform and artificial intelligence (AI). […]
Microsoft Expands Cloud Services in Vancouver
Microsoft Canada announced today that it is undertaking the largest expansion of its Canadian-based cloud computing infrastructure since the launch of two Canadian cloud datacentre regions in 2016. As part of the announcement, Microsoft will be adding Azure Availability Zones in the Azure Canada Central region, increasing compute capacity by more than 1300% since the region was […]
Microsoft for Startups Partners with BC Tech to Accelerate Startups
Today, the global Microsoft for Startups program joined BC Tech in announcing a partnership that will develop, strengthen and accelerate the growth of the startup ecosystem on the west coast. Through a series of joint events, local startups will have the opportunity to tap into Microsoft’s technical resources, business experts, and free cloud services, while […]