CLASS Events Schedule

Topics: Cloud, Security, Campus IT
Cost: $250 for CICP subscribers; $350 for Internet2 members; $450 for non-members
Instructor: James Smith, University of Notre Dame
Time: Class time determined by instructor
Format: Online

Utilizing the cloud can be overwhelming from a security perspective. This six-week self-paced learning program will provide guidance on securing an institutional Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment and some insight into key decision points when deciding to utilize AWS.

Participants can expect to commit roughly 5-7 hours per week during the course and will be expected to attend and participate in cohort activities, including weekly virtual video check-in sessions.

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Topics: Cloud, Campus IT
Cost: $250 for CICP subscribers; $350 for Internet2 members; $450 for non-members
Instructor: To be announced
Time: The instructor will determine the meeting time when the course starts
Format: Online

This cohort-based training is designed to build and reinforce foundational cloud computing knowledge, preparing participants for their AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to design scalable, secure, and cost-effective architectures on AWS, select appropriate AWS services to design and deploy applications, and identify and implement cost-control strategies.

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Topics: Cloud, AI, Research IT, Campus IT
Cost: $100 for CICP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members
Instructors: Ananya Ravipati, Tim Manik, and Amanda Tan,  Internet2
Time: 11 a.m. ET – 5 p.m. ET
Format: Online

In this course, participants learn how to deploy the basics of docker and containers. They learn how to create a dockerfile to run a research script for processing data, how to create and deploy container images using Dockerhub, and how to use cloud-native container orchestration tools to manage multiple containers.

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Topics: Cloud, AI, Research IT, Campus IT
Cost: $1,875 for CICP subscribers, CLASS Alumni Institutions, and institutions that send multiple participants; $2,250 for Internet2 members; $2,500 for non-members
Instructor: To be announced
Time: 11 a.m. ET – 5 p.m. ET daily
Format: Online

CLASS Advanced is a two-week, intensive learning experience designed to empower the research and higher education community to leverage cloud platforms for research workflows.

Participants will learn how to effectively build and manage cloud computing resources across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This vendor-neutral training focuses on solving common solutions in research computing. CLASS Advanced is recommended for researchers and IT professionals with intermediate to advanced cloud computing skills.

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Topics: Networking, Cloud
Cost: Free for Internet2 members
Instructor: Scott Taylor, Internet2 Network Services
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. EST
Format: Online

Insight Console is a web-based interface that empowers users to visualize, manage, and troubleshoot Internet2 network services. The Insight Console Virtual Networks feature helps members extend their infrastructure to expand anywhere within the Internet2 global networks reach.

This workshop will teach participants how to utilize Internet2 Cloud Connect to build connectivity between cloud providers. Learn new cloud networking skills through expert instruction and hands-on labs.

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