To avoid wrong turns and work around traffic jams, it’s essential that we stay connected as a community. Keeping up with AI is a good example. R&E institutions might feel like they need GPS, a map, and a compass to stay headed in the right direction. We hope you have added the Cloud Scorecard to your roadside toolkit. It can help you find the right tools faster as higher ed navigates the future of AI.
While the future holds uncertainty, one thing is certain. All roads lead to maintaining an active R&E cloud community. Our success and sustainability comes from our continued collaboration through NET+ service advisory groups and other community-driven activities. As Cloud Superhero Charlie Escue explained, “Crowdsourcing our talent for the collective good strengthens our community and advances the professional development of its members.”
In April, during National Volunteer Week, we recognized NET+ community volunteers for the great work they do. We really can’t say thank you enough. Our commitment to traveling this road together, uniting the R&E cloud community, is unwavering and rests on the foundation of the community’s continued involvement. Take it from Cloud Superhero Jack Suess, “Saying yes to opportunity when it calls is important, especially when it’s supporting our community.”
In this spirit, getting and giving support when you need it most, explore our initiatives and available resources to map out a productive and enjoyable summer road trip to the cloud.
Our Next Stops
Whether virtually or in person, we’re coming to a neighborhood near you soon. Each of our events has been designed to keep you moving down the road towards your cloud services goals. We hope you’ll join us for our upcoming community events or catch up with us at an upcoming conference.
Webinars
Campus Leadership: Unlocking Strategic Value with LabArchives | July 15
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AI That Works: Carnegie Mellon’s Google Gemini Success Story | July 23
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Conferences
The NET+ team will be at Instructure’s annual InstructureCon conference July 22-24 in Spokane, WA. Please reach out to us if you would like information about our Happy Hour hosted by the NET+ Instructure Service Advisory Group, on Wednesday, July 23.
You can also catch up with some members of the NET+ team at AWS Imagine in Chicago, July 29-30.
If you plan to attend either of these conferences, please let us know, so we can connect in person.
Postcards from the Road
The NET+ team is committed to literally meeting you wherever you happen to be on your cloud journey. It’s been wonderful to connect with so many of you personally over the last few months as team members traveled to critical cloud community gatherings.
The 11th annual Higher Ed Cloud Forum took a bite out of the Big Apple. More than fifty institutions from the U.S. and Europe attended this year’s forum hosted by New York University. The event kicked off with the presentation of the Cloud Super Hero Award to UMBC’s Jack Suess and continued with a wide-variety of excellent presentations for the cloud strategy and enablement audience. Check out this recap of the event.
The NET+ team hosted the Higher Education (HE) Summit at Knowledge25, bringing together higher education peers, administrators, and leaders to explore how ServiceNow is being used to streamline operations and enhance campus services. You can read the full recap of the event here.
Members of our team also attended the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference. You can read a reflection on the event here.
We’re staying on the road in the community working on your behalf.
Navigation at Its Best: NET+ Service Updates
Stay up to date with these important highlights about the services in the NET+ Program portfolio. Our program management team has its eyes on the road ahead to help you navigate today and tomorrow.
- The NET+ Zoom Service Advisory Group resumed regular meetings this year. SAG members collaborated with Zoom AI subject matter experts and product development Zoom leads to present an AI focused Town Hall in April for the NET+ Zoom subscriber community. Zoom AI panelists shared best practices for AI implementation, data privacy, AI data storage and handling, and security. Visit our wiki space for additional program information.
- The NET+ Lumen Collaboration and Unified Communications Service will be expanding its offering of Zoom Phone to include Zoom Contact Center. The Zoom Contact Center offering is an omni-channel, highly personal customer care platform that leverages Zoom’s commitment to AI in the agent and customer experience. Learn more.
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