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Apr
2025
Catching Up on the Cloud: Spring 2025
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Navigate Change with the NET+ Cloud Community Around this time last year, I discussed cloud journey pathways and highlighted NET+ Program resources. R&E institutions…
10
Feb
2025
Learn, Connect, Adapt: Internet2 NET+ AI Updates
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving, and the Internet2 NET+ program is committed to helping the Research and Education (R&E) community adapt to this changing landscape. These AI updates highlight how we’re actively exploring…
13
Jan
2025
Catching Up on the Cloud: Winter 2025
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Providing Innovative Cloud Solutions Tailored to R&E: We’re on a Mission! Happy New Year – emphasis on new! We’re just a few weeks into 2025,…
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Dec
2024
Reflecting on 2024: NET+ Milestones and a Vision for the Future
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Celebrating Our Shared Successes in 2024 As 2024 draws to a close, the NET+ team at Internet2 is grateful for your invaluable partnership in furthering the NET+ program. This year, we achieved significant milestones together, highlighting our…
06
Dec
2024
Get Ready for the New Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Website – A Better Way for R&E to Discover Cloud Solutions
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Research and higher education (R&E) institutions will soon have a new way to access completed Cloud Scorecards. Now available for public preview, the new Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Finder website is built on a…
30
Sep
2024
Catching Up on the Cloud: Fall 2024
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Providing Services for All Seasons of Your Cloud Journey: Here We Grow Again! “It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who…
08
Jul
2024
Catching Up on the Cloud: Summer 2024
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Internet2– NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates There’s Action on the Set—and in the Cloud: Movies, MFA, and More The heat is on for sure. According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, well above average…
15
Apr
2024
Catching Up on the Cloud: Spring 2024
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Meeting You Where You Are on Your Cloud Journey: 4 Pathways for Success “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Lao Tzu probably wasn’t…
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Mar
2024
Cloud Scorecard Questionnaire Adds New Questions on AI and Data Privacy
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Advisory Group Approves New Version of the Questionnaire We are excited to announce the release of a new version of the Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Questionnaire. The Cloud Scorecard and Profiles Advisory Group recently…
11
Jan
2024
Catching Up on the Cloud: Winter 2024
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates How Can We Help You Keep Your Cloud New Year’s Resolutions? Did you know… the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back to over 4,000 years ago? As a cloud…
10
Oct
2023
Catching Up on the Cloud: Fall 2023
Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates This time of year when the leaves change color in many parts of the country and eventually fall from their branches is often used as a metaphor for positive change. As expressed in one popular quote, the leaves are about to show us…
10
Aug
2023
More Choices for Cloud, Community, and Collaboration at Internet2 Events
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Internet2 and the NET+ Team are keeping lots of cloud coming your way. We want to ensure you’re aware of some upcoming opportunities to learn with your peers in the research and education (R&E) community. In addition, we…
06
Jul
2023
Catching Up on the Cloud: Summer 2023
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Summer of Superheroes and Services “Those were the best days of my life/ Oh, yeah/ Back in the summer of ’69”—“Summer Of ’69” (Songwriters: Bryan Adams and James Douglas Vallance) I’ve…
06
Apr
2023
Catching Up on the Cloud: Spring 2023
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Stepping Up to the Plate Last week Major League Baseball fans celebrated the start of the season, Opening Day 2023. Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn Jr. (January 6, 1920…
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Mar
2023
Internet2 NET+ Recognizes National Procurement Month
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes March is National Procurement Month, a time to recognize the vital role that procurement professionals play in the research and education community (R&E). Procurement is not just about buying goods and services, but also about ensuring that they…
15
Mar
2023
NET+ Cloud Services: How to Get Cloud Superpowers
Does your job often feel like you need superpowers to accomplish it? Without question, research and education (R&E) professionals have always been superheroes. But, especially with the events of the past two years, even superheroes can use more superpowers. Many NET+ subscribers and supporters describe their experience that way. And,…
20
Jan
2023
Catching Up on the Cloud: Winter 2023
Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates New Year. Same Resolve. With a new year often comes renewed focus. At the start of each year, an estimated 39% of adults in the U.S. make resolutions to help them focus on – and achieve – their goals. According to recent research,…
03
Oct
2022
Catching Up on the Cloud: Fall 2022
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates New Season. New Resources. New Opportunities. American journalist and author Jim Bishop described autumn as “having more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” His description seems apt as…
07
Sep
2022
NET+ Cloud Services Has a New Front Door
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Have you seen our new front door? We’ve engaged with stakeholders to revisit, clarify, and repackage the reasons why Internet2 members and participants find the NET+ Program so useful and how research and education institutions benefit when adopting…
15
Aug
2022
NET+ Cloud Services: Shared Values, Shared Benefit
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes How can cloud services work well for higher ed and research and education (R&E) institutions? That’s really the point of the new NET+ Guide. It’s designed to be a quick reference for you and…
06
Jul
2022
Catching Up on the Cloud: Summer 2022
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates At Your Service It’s officially summer. We’re just three weeks into what meteorologists at the Old Farmer’s Almanac predict will be a summer of hotter than normal temperatures across most of…
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Apr
2022
Thanks to You, We’re on Cloud Nine
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Volunteers are integral to the work we do every day to make a better cloud for the research and education community. During National Volunteer Week (April 17 – 22), we thank NET+ volunteers for all they do to…