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15
Jul
2024
By Amber Rasche
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Network automation is transforming how research and education (R&E) institutions manage their infrastructures, enhancing efficiency, resiliency, and scalability. However, the path to automation can be complex, riddled with institution-specific and shared roadblocks and detours. With progress comes new…
24
May
2024
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Senior Director of Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture, and Camille Davis-Alfs, Internet2 Engineering Services Manager Note: This blog has been updated and reposted as a reminder for the community and to reflect the latest reports…
06
May
2024
By Adair Thaxton
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In January, my Internet2 colleague Amber Rasche posted a link in one of our Slack channels to let us know that applications for the ARIN Fellowship Program were open. I was unfamiliar with…
21
Mar
2024
Seven advanced research and education (R&E) networks and exchange point consortia are collaborating to establish a new high-performance experimental network service connecting global exchange points in North America. Their collaboration promises enhanced capacity, coordination, and testing capabilities to develop next-generation network services, technologies, and foundational infrastructure supporting global science and…
14
Mar
2024
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes 400 Gbps Spectrum-based Circuits Deployed on New Subsea Cable System to Advance Global Scientific Collaboration and Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2024 – Internet2, in a joint effort with CANARIE, the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), and GÉANT, announced…
27
Feb
2024
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes A partial snapshot of the global web of R&E networks: MetrANOVA seeks to develop shared network measurement and analysis tools, tactics, and techniques with the ultimate goal of accelerating scientific research everywhere. (Image: Global…
19
Feb
2024
By Shannon Byrnes
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Only a little over a year has passed since we announced the official foundation of the NTAC Network Automation Special Interest Group (SIG). It was so brand new at the time that our first monthly meetup took…
13
Feb
2024
By Amber Rasche
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes In this Countdown to Community Exchange 2024 series, we’re sharing five Internet2 insights you’ll hear from Internet2 staff and community collaborators in Chicago, March 4-7. In part three, we’re shining the light on how the latest developments…
25
Jan
2024
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director for State and Regional Networks The Internet2 Cloud Connect (I2CC) service recently added two 100 Gbps connections to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) via Oracle FastConnect in San Jose, California. San Jose…
18
Jan
2024
By Apryl Motley
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes “I like helping the R&E community gain insights into the networks we provide and how they are positively impacting our communities and broader society,” said Ed Balas when asked what he likes most about his job as measurement…
