NET+ Miro Service Evaluation
Many R&E institutions are already using Miro. In fact, Miro was one of the first vendors to complete a Cloud Scorecard. Given community interest in Miro, we started a NET+ Service Evaluation to support the expansion of its use and advocate for R&E community needs.
The NET+ Service Evaluation Process is a member-driven approach to evaluating cloud services to ensure they meet common standards for the R&E community.
During the NET+ Miro Service Evaluation, institutions focused on use cases and requirements to support broader adoption and worked with Miro on a pricing model and terms that could scale to support growth in research and higher education.
Joseph Vaughan, CIO at Harvey Mudd College, shared his perspective: “I joined the Miro evaluation for two reasons. One of our trustees had recommended we take a look at Miro. Also, I was curious about how Internet2 NET+ evaluations work. I found the experience reassuring – the level of scrutiny, thoughtfulness, and resources (the big institutions have specialists in all sorts of areas that we can only dream of) gave me even more confidence about signing on to a NET+ agreement.”
This was further validated by Matthew D’Emilio, director of contracts at Carnegie Mellon University: “When I volunteered to sponsor the NET+ Miro service evaluation, my mind immediately went to the money my institution could save on community negotiated pricing. What I learned in the process was the power of community collaboration that drives the value of the NET+ program.”
“Large, small, public, and private institutions were involved in the service evaluation,” he continued. “The institutions and the NET+ team were able to address fundamental requirements of the research and education community.”
Thank you to all the participants in the NET+ Miro service evaluation from Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, Harvey Mudd College, University of California San Francisco, University of California Berkeley, and the University of Virginia.
What’s Next?
We hope you’ll join us for the webinar on July 18. In the meantime, you can learn more about the NET+ Miro offering and unique benefits to NET+ subscribers on the program wiki page. As always, reach out to netplus@internet2.edu with any questions you have or to receive a copy of the Miro Customer Agreement package for review.
Resources
ICYMI
NET+ Service Evaluations for Kion and Miro Now Underway