Certainly, there’s a first time for everything. Just ask The University of Chicago’s Cornelia Ann Bailey. She’ll be a first-time attendee and presenter at the 2024 Internet2 Community Exchange (CommEX), March 4 – 7, in Chicago.
Bailey’s session, “Cloud Enablement, 3-Legged Race Style,” will be part of the cloud track at CommEX. Attendees will learn about the University of Chicago’s holistic, partnership-focused approach to responsible use of the cloud. The university has taken a customer-collaborative, iterative approach to cloud enablement.
While her tenure at the university spans 20+ years, she’s been in her current role as director of information assurance (a part of the IT security group) for the last three.
What prompted her to submit a session for CommEX? “I’d like feedback on how other groups are dealing with the same regulatory pressures in the cloud,” Bailey said, “and I figured the best way to do it would be to explain our situation.”
Why bring this issue to the community’s attention? Cloud enablement is an important topic to address as many research and education institutions determine how best to deploy their often limited resources. “Many schools have had to do cloud enablement on the lean, and we’re no different,” Bailey observed. “Revisiting the composition of your team and consciously deciding where you do and don’t provide value matters.”