Sean O'Brien sobrien@internet2.edu Associate Vice President, NET+, Internet2 Sean O’Brien leads Internet2’s NET+ cloud service program working with institutions on the collaborative development, evaluation, and management of cloud services for the research and education community. He has worked in a variety of roles in higher education and the private sector focusing on cloud enablement, institutional research, and project management. 10 Feb 2025 Cloud 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… Read More 13 Jan 2025 Cloud 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,… Read More 19 Dec 2024 Cloud 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… Read More 06 Dec 2024 Cloud Internet2 Announcements 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… Read More 30 Sep 2024 Cloud 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… Read More 08 Jul 2024 Cloud 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… Read More 15 Apr 2024 Cloud 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… Read More 26 Mar 2024 Cloud 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… Read More 11 Jan 2024 Cloud 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… Read More 10 Oct 2023 Cloud 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… Read More 10 Aug 2023 Events Cloud 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… Read More 06 Jul 2023 Cloud 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… Read More 06 Apr 2023 Cloud 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… Read More 31 Mar 2023 Cloud 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… Read More 15 Mar 2023 Cloud 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,… Read More 20 Jan 2023 Cloud 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,… Read More 03 Oct 2022 Cloud 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… Read More 07 Sep 2022 Cloud 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… Read More 15 Aug 2022 Cloud 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… Read More 06 Jul 2022 Cloud 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… Read More 22 Apr 2022 Cloud 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… 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
10 Feb 2025 Cloud 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… Read More
13 Jan 2025 Cloud 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,… Read More
19 Dec 2024 Cloud 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… Read More
06 Dec 2024 Cloud Internet2 Announcements 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… Read More
30 Sep 2024 Cloud 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… Read More
08 Jul 2024 Cloud 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… Read More
15 Apr 2024 Cloud 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… Read More
26 Mar 2024 Cloud 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… Read More
11 Jan 2024 Cloud 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… Read More
10 Oct 2023 Cloud 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… Read More
10 Aug 2023 Events Cloud 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… Read More
06 Jul 2023 Cloud 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… Read More
06 Apr 2023 Cloud 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… Read More
31 Mar 2023 Cloud 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… Read More
15 Mar 2023 Cloud 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,… Read More
20 Jan 2023 Cloud 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,… Read More
03 Oct 2022 Cloud 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… Read More
07 Sep 2022 Cloud 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… Read More
15 Aug 2022 Cloud 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… Read More
06 Jul 2022 Cloud 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… Read More
22 Apr 2022 Cloud 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… Read More