Bob Flynn bflynn@internet2.edu Internet2 Program Manager, Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services Bob Flynn is the Program Manager of Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services at Internet2, an unabashed promoter of the responsible and appropriate use of hyperscale technologies in pursuit of deep truths and auto-scaling web applications, and a tireless advocate for the power of community. 05 Dec 2024 Cloud A Cloudy Time of Year Estimated reading time: 7 minutes As the weather turns cold, the trees thin, and the rains come, the season brings a lot of interesting cloud activity. Just as that cloud activity can lead to captivating sunrises and sunsets, activity within the research and… Read More 20 Aug 2024 Cloud Events Strengthening Your Head, Heart, and Hands: The Big 3 Conferences in Higher Ed Cloud Estimated reading time: 5 minutes People have long thrown around the term “The Big 3” in conversations about cloud computing in our community. In the higher ed context, however, I think they’ve got it all wrong. The Big 3 that really make a… Read More 30 May 2024 Cloud Events Content, Connection, Continuation: Catch the Highlights From Cloud Forum 2024 Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Despite the lateness of the day, the suitcases lined up along the walls, the work and family duties calling, and minds exhausted from 2.5 days of stimulation from presentations, workshops, and discussion, the majority of Higher Education Cloud… Read More 01 Feb 2024 Cloud Events Registration Open for 10th Annual Higher Education Cloud Forum The new year is underway with renewed hope and energy. In a rapidly-evolving field like cloud computing, a vital portion of that energy goes toward CI/CD. Now, before you think you’ve stumbled into some DevOps post, I’m not talking about continuous integration and continuous delivery. For the higher ed cloud… Read More 21 Nov 2023 Cloud NET+ Infrastructure and Platform Services (IPS) Portfolio Update Estimated reading time: 7 minutes It’s a clear, calm, sunny day as I write this, but all around me I see cloud. There is amazing work going on all around the research and education (R & E) cloud community, and Internet2 is honored… Read More 08 Jun 2023 Cloud Events Cloud Forum 2023 Serves Up Another Full-Bodied Cloud Discussion Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Since its inception, the Higher Education (née Cornell) Cloud Forum has been the conclave where college (and university) cognoscenti convene to contribute concepts calculated to craft the course of cloud computing in our community. That custom continued… Read More 07 Feb 2023 Cloud Pairing the Community and NET+ Services to Get Multi-Cloud Control Multi-cloud is a fact of life for many in the higher education community. But that doesn’t mean all the challenges have been resolved, and many of you are at different points in your cloud journey. Members of our community have a common goal: how to manage, monitor, and maintain robust… Read More 06 Feb 2023 Cloud Cloud Forum 23 Registration is Open The Higher Education Cloud Forum takes place in Atlanta, May 10–12, 2023. The Cloud Forum is an annual gathering for higher education IT professionals to discuss the challenges, potential, and best practices for using hyper-scale computing tools and platforms to support enterprise computing, and academic research, as well as… Read More 25 Jan 2023 Cloud Events Cloud Forum Shifts Location and Season, But Not Focus The Cornell Cloud Forum began in 2015 and quickly became the leading gathering to discuss the strategic challenges and accomplishments of hyper-scale technologies in the academic research and education community. At the close of the Cloud Forum in 2021, forum creator and leader Sarah Christen asked Internet2 to assume leadership… Read More 09 Jan 2023 Cloud NET+ Cloud Services: Most Stay for the Peer Community, Even if They Came for the Contracts … Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Do you have your peers’ support and an advocate with cloud service providers? When we talked to professionals at long-time NET+ subscriber institutions, an overwhelming sentiment was, “We got involved due to the customized contracts and peer-vetted services,… Read More 03 Oct 2022 Cloud Kion Checks the Top Boxes Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Internet2 Releases New NET+ Service The Internet2 NET+ team is excited to announce the release of NET+ Kion, one of the leading cloud enablement solution providers. In response to calls from the research and education community for account… Read More 24 Aug 2022 Cloud Events Get Your Game On! NET+ Hosts AWS Game Day at TechEX22 Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If you’re up for an engrossing, wild ride that’s outrageous fun, then you’re ready for AWS Game Day @ TechEX 2022. AWS Game Day is “collaborative learning exercise that tests skills in implementing AWS… Read More 22 Apr 2022 Cloud There Is a Lot of Cloud to Go Around Estimated reading time: 5 minutes We are well into our second decade of higher education use of cloud computing. Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions are commonplace, and the sophistication and breadth of application of cloud infrastructure and tools have grown from single… Read More Get the news you need delivered to your inbox Sign up for a newsletter to read about the impact our community is making on the future of Higher Ed, Cloud, Research and more. From Advanced Networks news to the latest events, we've got you covered. Email Δ
05 Dec 2024 Cloud A Cloudy Time of Year Estimated reading time: 7 minutes As the weather turns cold, the trees thin, and the rains come, the season brings a lot of interesting cloud activity. Just as that cloud activity can lead to captivating sunrises and sunsets, activity within the research and… Read More
20 Aug 2024 Cloud Events Strengthening Your Head, Heart, and Hands: The Big 3 Conferences in Higher Ed Cloud Estimated reading time: 5 minutes People have long thrown around the term “The Big 3” in conversations about cloud computing in our community. In the higher ed context, however, I think they’ve got it all wrong. The Big 3 that really make a… Read More
30 May 2024 Cloud Events Content, Connection, Continuation: Catch the Highlights From Cloud Forum 2024 Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Despite the lateness of the day, the suitcases lined up along the walls, the work and family duties calling, and minds exhausted from 2.5 days of stimulation from presentations, workshops, and discussion, the majority of Higher Education Cloud… Read More
01 Feb 2024 Cloud Events Registration Open for 10th Annual Higher Education Cloud Forum The new year is underway with renewed hope and energy. In a rapidly-evolving field like cloud computing, a vital portion of that energy goes toward CI/CD. Now, before you think you’ve stumbled into some DevOps post, I’m not talking about continuous integration and continuous delivery. For the higher ed cloud… Read More
21 Nov 2023 Cloud NET+ Infrastructure and Platform Services (IPS) Portfolio Update Estimated reading time: 7 minutes It’s a clear, calm, sunny day as I write this, but all around me I see cloud. There is amazing work going on all around the research and education (R & E) cloud community, and Internet2 is honored… Read More
08 Jun 2023 Cloud Events Cloud Forum 2023 Serves Up Another Full-Bodied Cloud Discussion Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Since its inception, the Higher Education (née Cornell) Cloud Forum has been the conclave where college (and university) cognoscenti convene to contribute concepts calculated to craft the course of cloud computing in our community. That custom continued… Read More
07 Feb 2023 Cloud Pairing the Community and NET+ Services to Get Multi-Cloud Control Multi-cloud is a fact of life for many in the higher education community. But that doesn’t mean all the challenges have been resolved, and many of you are at different points in your cloud journey. Members of our community have a common goal: how to manage, monitor, and maintain robust… Read More
06 Feb 2023 Cloud Cloud Forum 23 Registration is Open The Higher Education Cloud Forum takes place in Atlanta, May 10–12, 2023. The Cloud Forum is an annual gathering for higher education IT professionals to discuss the challenges, potential, and best practices for using hyper-scale computing tools and platforms to support enterprise computing, and academic research, as well as… Read More
25 Jan 2023 Cloud Events Cloud Forum Shifts Location and Season, But Not Focus The Cornell Cloud Forum began in 2015 and quickly became the leading gathering to discuss the strategic challenges and accomplishments of hyper-scale technologies in the academic research and education community. At the close of the Cloud Forum in 2021, forum creator and leader Sarah Christen asked Internet2 to assume leadership… Read More
09 Jan 2023 Cloud NET+ Cloud Services: Most Stay for the Peer Community, Even if They Came for the Contracts … Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Do you have your peers’ support and an advocate with cloud service providers? When we talked to professionals at long-time NET+ subscriber institutions, an overwhelming sentiment was, “We got involved due to the customized contracts and peer-vetted services,… Read More
03 Oct 2022 Cloud Kion Checks the Top Boxes Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Internet2 Releases New NET+ Service The Internet2 NET+ team is excited to announce the release of NET+ Kion, one of the leading cloud enablement solution providers. In response to calls from the research and education community for account… Read More
24 Aug 2022 Cloud Events Get Your Game On! NET+ Hosts AWS Game Day at TechEX22 Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If you’re up for an engrossing, wild ride that’s outrageous fun, then you’re ready for AWS Game Day @ TechEX 2022. AWS Game Day is “collaborative learning exercise that tests skills in implementing AWS… Read More
22 Apr 2022 Cloud There Is a Lot of Cloud to Go Around Estimated reading time: 5 minutes We are well into our second decade of higher education use of cloud computing. Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions are commonplace, and the sophistication and breadth of application of cloud infrastructure and tools have grown from single… Read More