05 Mar 2024 Cloud Build Real-World Cloud Skills for Research with CLASS Advanced By Amanda Tan Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The CLASS Advanced learning program, built for researchers by researchers, aims to empower the research community to harness the power of the cloud by combining immersive training with hands-on, real-world projects. As the 6th cohort of CLASS… Read More
05 Feb 2024 Cloud CLASS Certification Pathways: Internet2 AWS Solutions and Google Cloud Certification Training Begins Next Month By Amanda Tan Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Internet2 CLASS AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification (SAAC) Training and GCP Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) Certification Training both begin on March 11. These courses run for nine weeks, ending on May 17. Register now for AWS… Read More
10 Oct 2023 Cloud Catching Up on the Cloud: Fall 2023 By Sean O’Brien Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates This time of year when the leaves change color in many parts of the country and eventually fall from their branches is often used as a metaphor for positive change. As expressed in one popular quote, the leaves are about to show us… Read More
21 Aug 2023 Cloud Accelerate Cloud Adoption for Research IT with CLASS Advanced Beginning October 16 By Amanda Tan Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Fall 2023 CLASS Advanced program, Internet2’s advanced workforce development and cloud training tailored for research IT, begins October 16, 2023. This two-week intensive learning experience empowers the research and higher education community to leverage cloud platforms… Read More
01 Aug 2023 Cloud Events CLASS Advanced Alumni Get Great Benefits By Apryl Motley Estimated reading time: 4 minutes CLASS Advanced is a two-week intensive learning experience where participants will learn how to effectively build and manage cloud computing resources for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). CLASS Advanced empowers the… Read More
06 Jul 2023 Cloud Catching Up on the Cloud: Summer 2023 By Sean O’Brien Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Summer of Superheroes and Services “Those were the best days of my life/ Oh, yeah/ Back in the summer of ’69”—“Summer Of ’69” (Songwriters: Bryan Adams and James Douglas Vallance) I’ve… Read More
12 May 2023 Cloud Events CLASS Certification Learning Pathway Instructor Insights: Getting GCP Professional Cloud Architect Certification-Ready By Apryl Motley With our next cohort of Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect Certification Training coming up May 22 –July 24, 2023, we asked instructor Kenny Moore, virtualization & cloud administrator at the University of Michigan, to share his insights on its benefits. Register for training… Read More
10 May 2023 Cloud In The Media In the Media: Internet2’s Sean O’Brien Speaks with EdTech About Multicloud Adoption, Best Practices Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Multicloud environments – and the challenges they pose – are common in the research and education community. EdTech: Focus on Higher Education recently interviewed Sean O’Brien, associate vice president for NET+ Cloud Services at… Read More
04 May 2023 Cloud Events CLASS Certification Learning Pathway: Internet2 Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect Certification Training Begins May 22 By Amanda Tan The next cohort of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Cloud Architect Certification training begins on Monday, May 22, 2023. The course runs for nine weeks, ending on Monday, July 24, 2023. Reserve your space today! The Program Through… Read More
06 Apr 2023 Cloud Catching Up on the Cloud: Spring 2023 By Sean O’Brien Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Stepping Up to the Plate Last week Major League Baseball fans celebrated the start of the season, Opening Day 2023. Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn Jr. (January 6, 1920… Read More