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03
Oct
2022

Catching Up on the Cloud: Fall 2022

By Sean O’Brien

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates New Season. New Resources. New Opportunities.  American journalist and author Jim Bishop described autumn as “having more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” His description seems apt as…

28
Sep
2022

CLASS Essentials for Research

By Amanda Tan

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Check Out the Fall 2022 Session Lineup CLASS Essentials provides learners with high-level, hands-on experiences for using the cloud to accelerate their scientific computing. Participants will gain an immersive experience on the basic concepts of cloud…

21
Dec
2021

Secrets to Cloud Computing Adoption at Higher Education Institutions

By Amanda Tan, Internet2 Research Engagement Program Manager

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes As 2021 comes to a close, we are excited to announce that the Cloud Learning and Skills Sessions (CLASS) program is in the process of completing its third cohort! To celebrate and share, we held an I2…

09
Nov
2021

Democratizing Cloud Computing on Campus via CLASS

By Amanda Tan, Internet2 Research Engagement Program Manager

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Over the last 10 months, the Internet2 Cloud Learning and Skills Sessions (CLASS) program has helped facilitate an educational experience in cloud and research computing for more than 70 participants.  The goals of the CLASS program are…

21
Oct
2021

Cloud Forum Comes to Internet2 TechEXtra21, Nov 16-18

By Bob Flynn, Internet2 Program Manager

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Since 2015, the Cornell Cloud Forum has been the place where higher education cloud leadership meets to share their successes and failures, ask tough questions, and seek consensus on best practices. The event is…

20
Aug
2021

Q&A with UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks and Research CI Director Jan Cheetham Discuss Upskilling IT to Support Cloud Computing for Research

By Amber Rasche

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Lois Brooks and Jan Cheetham Lois Brooks, chief information officer and vice provost for information technology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is active nationally in the higher education community, having served in leadership and governance roles with the…

04
Aug
2021

3 Tips on How to Ease the Pain Points Surrounding Cloud Computing for Research

By Ananya Ravipati, Internet2 Research Cloud Engineer, and Amanda Tan, Internet2 Research Engagement Program Manager

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Ananya Ravipati (left) and Amanda Tan Ananya Ravipati and Amanda Tan are two of several subject matter experts and program ambassadors who facilitate CLASS: Cloud Learning and Skills Sessions, an Internet2 program developed to fill the gaps…

29
Apr
2021

Sign Up for Summer CLASS

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Dana Brunson, Internet2 Executive Director, Research Engagement Do you or your institution need help to fill the gaps in training for cloud and research computing? Join us for the second, advanced cohort of the Cloud Learning…