23 Apr 2020 Community Anchor Program KCTCS COVID Response: Mobile WiFi Project Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager With all eight major universities in Kentucky sending their students home to complete classes remotely, and the majority of community members asked to stay home, the necessity for strong broadband has… Read More
20 Apr 2020 Cloud Internet2 Zoom Webinar Addresses Higher Education Security & Privacy Commitment Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Quyen Vaillant, Internet2 Assoc. Program Manager, NET+ Cloud Services Speaking to over 600 members of the higher education community, Zoom detailed the company’s commitment to creating the best and safest Zoom meeting experiences for users and addressed… Read More
15 Apr 2020 Cloud Internet2 Announces Agreement for Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Service Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Nick Lewis, Internet2 Program Manager, Security and Identity A pre-service evaluation agreement for Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Service was just signed. Campuses can now use it if they need to address emerging campus remote access needs… Read More
07 Apr 2020 Community Anchor Program KINBER: Closing the Digital Divide in Rural Pennsylvania Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has illustrated how broadband access is critical to our country’s students, businesses, and public safety. Yet many communities continue to be left behind. Pennsylvania’s research and education… Read More
27 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking Optimizing Your Home Network for Working and Learning By Steven Wallace Estimated reading time: 4 minutes When students reposition to home locations, traffic patterns change. In most cases, the network traffic from the student to the cloud-based learning management systems and video applications will use commercial networks (i.e., the broadband in their home or… Read More
26 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking An Update on R&E Networks Supporting the Academic Enterprise in Unprecedented Times Estimated reading time: 8 minutes By Robert Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services Many community members have asked how the sudden move of students, faculty and staff from our nation’s educational facilities to their homes have impacted Internet2 and other R&E networks. Days… Read More
24 Mar 2020 Cloud Join Us Online for the Latest Exploring Clouds for Acceleration of Science Updates Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Jamie Sunderland, Internet2 Executive Director, Service Development NSF Award #1904444 Exploring Clouds for Acceleration of Science, or E-CAS, is a project funded by the National Science Foundation that is being administered and coordinated by Internet2 in… Read More
13 Mar 2020 Cloud NET+ Zoom Program Updates Amid COVID-19 Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Sean O’Brien, Director, Internet2 NET+ Cloud Services Program Interest in and utilization of Zoom continues to grow as many higher education institutions move teaching, learning and administrative functions online. Internet2 is maintaining updates on this webpage as it… Read More
13 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking Using The Cloud to Surge VPN Capacity By Steven Wallace Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If your campus has deployed a cloud-based VPN and you are willing to share your experiences with others, we’d like to hear from you! Campus network operators use VPNs to both provide network access control, through user and… Read More
13 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking Understanding Network Impacts of Increased Online Learning Activities Estimated reading time: 8 minutes By Rob Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services This whitepaper describes how campus, regional, and Internet2 networks provide access to cloud-based learning today, and what will change as campuses migrate to online learning by off-campus students. This information… Read More