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NET+ Kion brings CloudOps & FinOps together, helping institutions streamline multicloud operations with automation, efficiency, and cost control.

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Eligible Subscribers Include:

A higher education member of Internet2, an affiliate member of Internet2, a non-profit institution of higher education in the United States, a K-12 educational institution, library, museum, any other not-for-profit organization in the United States that in Internet2’s reasonable judgement has or facilitates a research or educational mission, any other Person mutually agreed to by the Parties, or Internet2.

Multi-Cloud Enablement Made Simple

NET+ Kion provides powerful multicloud management tools that allow universities and institutions to manage their cloud services in one place instead of juggling AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

Built specifically for higher education, NET+ Kion has unique key differentiators like special pricing with premium support and installation training for users, expedited contracting, and a solution rigorously vetted by Internet2 higher education institutions. This community-driven approach brings together those managing technology at a university and those managing finances at a university, providing higher education institutions with wide visibility and the ability to automate tasks, allowing them to make smarter, more-informed decisions, while keeping their institutions safe.

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NET+ Kion Offers:

Discounted Pricing

  • 20–50% discount off AWS Marketplace rates, negotiated through Internet2
  • Annual cost increase capped at 5%
  • Transparent pricing for additional capacity, premium support, and installation/training

Higher Ed-Friendly Contracts

  • Customer’s state law governs (rather than vendor’s default)
  • 1–3 year customer agreements with predictable renewals

Compliance & Security

  • FERPA, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and Section 508 compliant
  • Business Associate Agreement (BAA) available upon request
  • HECVAT Lite security assessment completed

Community Engagement

  • Monthly NET+ Kion Early Adopter calls with Kion and subscribing institutions to hear product updates, use cases, and peer implementation experiences

Subscribers

Early Adopters Group

  • James Bennett, Indiana University 
  • Matthew Rich, Northwestern University
  • Jamal Tate, Penn State University
  • Mark Ratliff, Princeton University 
  • Tim Champ, University of Maryland – Baltimore County
  • Todd Haddaway, University of Maryland – Baltimore County 
  • John Pratt, Old Dominion University 
  • Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy, St. Louis University 
  • Maureen Donlin, St. Louis University
  • Joseph Rafferty, Texas A&M University
  • Tim Morgan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 
  • Dean Dang, University of Illinois, Chicago
  • Mike Gosz, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Brad Kaufman, University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management
  • Ray Boatwright, University of Maryland – Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) 
  • Richard Robledo, University of Illinois – Health
  • Tevor Day, University of California – Irvine
  • Shava Smallen, University of California – San Diego
  • Nidhi Yadav, Internet2 (staff support)
  • Randy Shore, Kion (partner liaison) 

Learn More and Engage

  • NET+ Kion pricing and custom negotiated contract available upon request at netplus@internet2.edu 
  • Find out how the community evaluated Kion for NET+ and is using it for cloud enablement by visiting the NET+ Kion wiki page 
  • View Kion’s Cloud Scorecard for a snapshot of how this provider meets the needs and compliance requirements of research and education institutions
  • View the Kion Provider site

Program Information

Eligible Subscribers: A higher education member of Internet2, an affiliate member of Internet2, a non-profit institution of higher education in the United States, a K-12 educational institution, library, museum, any other not-for-profit organization in the United States that in Internet2’s reasonable judgement has or facilitates a research or educational mission, any other Person mutually agreed to by the Parties, or Internet2.
Sponsors: Penn State (Pennsylvania State University, The)
Email: netplus@internet2.edu
Contact: Nidhi Yadav

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