06 Dec 2024 Cloud Get Ready for the New Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Website – A Better Way for R&E to Discover Cloud Solutions By Sean O’Brien Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Research and higher education (R&E) institutions will soon have a new way to access completed Cloud Scorecards. Now available for public preview, the new Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Finder website is built on a… Read More
15 Apr 2024 Cloud Catching Up on the Cloud: Spring 2024 By Sean O’Brien Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Meeting You Where You Are on Your Cloud Journey: 4 Pathways for Success “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Lao Tzu probably wasn’t… 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
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
10 Oct 2022 Cloud Better Together: Combined Cloud Services Resources Platform Coming Your Way By Apryl Motley Estimated reading time: 2 minutes We know there’s a lot of cloud coming your way these days! And it can be difficult to centralize your efforts as you determine which cloud services best meet your institution’s needs. I2 Cloud has plans underway to… Read More
06 Apr 2022 Cloud Catching Up on the Cloud: Spring 2022 By Sean O'Brien, Internet2 NET+ Program Director Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Internet2 NET+ and Other Cloud Program Updates Making Strides Working with the community, we continue to make strides in providing the research and education community with the best options for implementing cloud services. Since our last update, two… Read More
07 Jan 2022 In The Media In the Media: Internet2 Cloud Scorecard, ‘New Tool for Screening Cloud Service Providers’ Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Recognizing the challenges of a rapidly evolving cloud services landscape, Internet2 NET+ recently launched the Cloud Scorecard Pilot Directory – offering the research and education (R&E) community a more efficient means to identify and assess cloud services for… Read More
06 Dec 2021 Cloud Explore the Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Pilot Directory! By Tara Gyenis, NET+ Program Development Manager Estimated reading time: 3 minutes In the rapidly evolving cloud landscape, we recognize that the research and education community needs efficient means to identify and assess cloud services for compliance, security and technology requirements specific to higher education and research. Loren Malm,… Read More
01 Nov 2021 Cloud NET+ Community Reflects on a Decade of Service and Issues a Call to Action By Maya Gurarie, Digital Experience Specialist Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Community leaders discussed a history of collaboration and how to evolve the NET+ program to meet new demands and support a changing workforce. On October 21 the research and education cloud community gathered virtually to celebrate the… Read More
06 Oct 2021 Cloud Events Discover Emerging Cloud Solutions with the Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Directory By Quyen Vaillant, Internet2 NET+ Cloud Collaboration Services Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Earlier this year, the Cloud Scorecard Working Group completed more than a year-long community consultation process focused on identifying ways to manage the rapid growth and utilization of cloud services at community scale. The Working Group created… Read More