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Mar
2023

Free Virtual Residency Workshop on Research Computing

By Daphne McCanse, Technology Communications and Marketing Consultant

Do you want to learn how to better help researchers at your institution use research technologies? Would you like to make professional connections and meet others working in the field of research computing facilitation? The Virtual Residency Summer Introductory Workshop on Research Computing Facilitation is designed to sharpen…

28
Feb
2023

Preparing for Resource Public Key Infrastructure Route Origin Validation

By Steven Wallace

An increasing number of network providers are implementing Resource Public Key Infrastructure Route Origin Validation (RPKI-ROV) to identify and mitigate false routing information that might arise by accident or attempted route hijacking. This trend includes Internet Service Providers and non-profit organizations like Internet2 that provide connectivity for the research and…

28
Feb
2023

4 Things We Learned From a Community Test Drive of the Internet2 Insight Console at TechEX

By Christopher Green

We’re not testing you; you’re helping us test the software. So you can’t do anything wrong!  Christopher Green (left) and Brian Cashman of Internet2 talk through the usability testing process at the 2022 Technology Exchange. With that disclaimer setting the stage for unfettered clicking and unfiltered feedback, we invited community…

28
Feb
2023

Internet2 Community News Spotlight – February 2023 Edition

By Amber Rasche

This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from Internet2 members, celebrating their achievements and sharing important announcements around their efforts to fulfill their research, education, and scholarship missions. Community News Recap – February 19-28 CENIC Validates Coherent Pluggables with Integrated Amplifier over Production Network…

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Feb
2023

The Best IAM Advice Ever: The 2022 Edition

Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE - InCommon Communications Lead

Throughout 2022, we asked members of the InCommon community to share the best identity and access management (IAM) advice they had ever received and from whom. Without further ado, here are 10 pieces of the best IAM advice ever. One of my big takeaways has been how single sign-on (SSO)…

21
Feb
2023

Major Improvements to the Grouper Provisioning Framework

By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania

It was great seeing many of you at the Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX) in Denver in December 2022. We love talking with our community about identity management, Grouper, and everything else too. Shout out to the team at the University of Michigan who presented a terrific TechEX session on…

21
Feb
2023

Internet2 Welcomes James E. Deaton as Vice President of Network Services

James E. Deaton We are pleased to announce the appointment of James E. Deaton as the new Internet2 vice president of Network Services, effective March 20, 2023. In this role, James will lead the strategic direction and ongoing operations of Internet2’s world-class network infrastructure and advanced services in support of…

16
Feb
2023

Q&A With Community Leaders on the Benefits of Supporting Their Staff Through the Internet2 Inclusivity Scholarship

By Taleitha McGuinnis

In this Q&A blog, we asked three community leaders to share why they encourage colleagues across research and education (R&E) to invest in their staff by nominating them for the Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) scholarship program. All three – Lois Brooks, chief information officer and vice provost for information technology…

15
Feb
2023

NET+ Cloud Services: Nitty Gritty =  Manage Risk and Maximize Opportunity

By Nick Lewis

You can get leading cloud services on your own. Or, you can get those same services – configured specifically for research and education (R&E). This is one of the most popular sentiments from long-time NET+ subscribers and supporters. Leading universities around the country created Internet2 NET+ for leverage in the…