23 Aug 2024 Events Cloud Discover the Power of NET+ Services By Dana Voss Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The Internet2 NET+ Community has seen a 50% increase in the number of subscribing institutions in the last four years, and we have many exciting projects on the horizon. In addition to over 1,300 NET+ agreements that… Read More
20 Aug 2024 Cloud Events Strengthening Your Head, Heart, and Hands: The Big 3 Conferences in Higher Ed Cloud By Bob Flynn 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
02 Aug 2024 Cloud Boost Your Skills: Attend These Essential Cloud Training Sessions for the Research and Education Community By Amanda Tan Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Internet2 is excited to release the Fall and Winter 2024 Cloud Learning and Skills Sessions (CLASS) lineup, specifically designed to support the needs of research and higher education professionals (R&E) who leverage cyberinfrastructure as part of their work. … Read More
01 Aug 2024 Advanced Networking Cloud NET+ Cloud Services Peering Consolidated Into Internet2 Peer Exchange Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Jeff Bartig, Senior Interconnection Architect, and Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Senior Director of Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture Internet2 will soon consolidate all of its cloud peering into the Internet2 Peer Exchange (I2PX) service, moving remaining commercial peers… Read More
22 Jul 2024 Cloud Mindset, Management, and Motivation: A Conversation with Cloud Superhero Ian Crew By Apryl Motley Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Cloud Superhero Spotlight Editor’s Note: This conversation continues our 2024 series of interviews spotlighting the wonderful contributions that research and higher ed community members make to the NET+ Program. Be on the lookout for additional… Read More
08 Jul 2024 Cloud Catching Up on the Cloud: Summer 2024 By Sean O’Brien 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
13 Jun 2024 Cloud New Report Examines Top Issues Around Research Data Storage in Higher Ed Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Oren Sreebny – Senior Cloud Consultant, Internet2 In 2023, the changing landscape of cloud storage services led the NET+ Cloud Services Technology Architecture Committee (CSTAAC) at Internet2 to investigate the emerging issues universities… Read More
07 Jun 2024 Cloud More MFA Mandated in Higher Ed, Selected Results from the 2023 NET+ Multi-Factor Authentication Community Survey By Nick Lewis Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If it seems like you’re seeing a marked increase in use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) throughout the research and education (R&E) community, results from the 2023 NET+ MFA Community Survey support this observation. In the three years since… Read More
30 May 2024 Cloud Events Content, Connection, Continuation: Catch the Highlights From Cloud Forum 2024 By Bob Flynn 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
24 May 2024 In The Media Cloud In the Media: Instructure and Internet2 Establish New Data Governance Advisory Council Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Is your institution’s lack of a data governance policy causing operational headaches and posing privacy and security risks? You are not alone. Data management is a shared challenge across the research and higher education community. Shared challenges benefit… Read More