14 May 2021 Cloud I2 Online: Come Play at the NET+ Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Summer Camp 2021 Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Bob Flynn, Internet2 Program Manager Register for this virtual series to learn how the Internet2 community is leveraging NET+ GCP in unique and innovative ways. Join us this summer for a special “summer camp” series dedicated to… Read More
12 May 2021 Security Security Scene: May 2021 Edition Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Happy May! I hope everyone had a nice Mother’s Day. This is normally a bittersweet time of year for me – the students are leaving for the summer, so it’s easier to park and get… Read More
10 May 2021 Advanced Networking Internet2 Network Milestone: 1 Exabyte of Data Moved Between January and May 2021 Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Robert Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President for Network Services Last evening, Internet2 reached a major milestone by moving over 1 exabyte of data in less than five months. This achievement occurs a little under two months earlier than… Read More
04 May 2021 InCommon Get IAM Done. Faster. Better. Together. Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Looking for a better way to manage access to resources (on-prem or in the cloud)? Working on supporting collaboration within or outside or your organization and need some help? Need an easier way to update access when individuals… Read More
04 May 2021 InCommon BaseCAMP 2021: Join Us for Identity and Access Management Basics with Experienced Faculty Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Identity Management, Software Solutions, and More! Looking to ramp up on Identity and Access Management fundamentals? Curious about higher education-developed solutions for IAM software? Interested in the InCommon Federation? Then the virtual BaseCAMP 2021, held July 12-16, 2021,… Read More
03 May 2021 Research Engagement Broadening the Reach into Under-Resourced Institutions Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By John Hicks, Internet2 Research Engagement Smaller, mid-sized, and under-resourced academic institutions face unique challenges in providing resources needed to effectively support scholars and researchers. Smaller institutions — including Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and… Read More
03 May 2021 Advanced Networking Internet2 Next Generation Infrastructure Update: Testing Underway; Network Successfully Carries 400 Gbps of Traffic Coast-to-Coast Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Jon-Paul Herron, Director, Internet2 Network Operations Center (NOC) The last few weeks of the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) project have focused on testing. We want to be sure that the network design, deployment, connection, and configuration… Read More
03 May 2021 Events Internet2 Community Voices Series: How Rutgers University Uses Research Computing to Advance Research Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Online event explores how federated research computing and data ecosystem helps Rutger’s research mission. Register for the Community Voices: Rutgers University Federated Research Computing and Data Ecosystem event held Thursday, May 6 at 1 p.m. ET. By… Read More
30 Apr 2021 Community News Highlights from the 2021 Network Performing Arts Production Virtual Workshop Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Two-day event explored ‘where we’ve been and where we’re going’ By Ann Doyle, Internet2 Tuesday, April 27: I started my day early, ready to welcome 204 attendees to the 2021 Network Performing Arts Production VIRTUAL Workshop. I… Read More
29 Apr 2021 Community News High-Performance Computing in Higher Education: Trends During COVID-19 Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Members-only webinar and white paper provides insights from recent survey results By Ben Fineman, Internet2 Director, Industry Engagement Internet2 partnered with the Center for Digital Education to conduct a study on the current state of High-Performance Computing (HPC)… Read More