17 Mar 2025 Advanced Networking Trusted Infrastructure Platform: A Collective Vision for the Future of R&E Networking By James Deaton Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Internet2 community has reached a pivotal milestone in the evolution of our national research and education (R&E) network fabric. With significant advancements in our optical and packet infrastructure implemented — and a new era of automation… Read More
11 Sep 2024 Advanced Networking Cloud Internet2 Insight Console Offers Increased Flexibility and Ease in Managing Multicloud Environments By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Visualize, manage, and troubleshoot network services with Internet2 Insight Console Internet2 Insight Console now offers fully automated, self-service capabilities for managing connectivity to all four major cloud providers supported by Cloud Connect: Amazon Web Services (AWS),… Read More
15 Jul 2024 Advanced Networking Network Automation Transforming R&E Networks Through Automation: Q&A with Network to Code and Internet2 By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Network automation is transforming how research and education (R&E) institutions manage their infrastructures, enhancing efficiency, resiliency, and scalability. However, the path to automation can be complex, riddled with institution-specific and shared roadblocks and detours. With progress comes new… Read More
12 Dec 2023 Advanced Networking Cloud Cloud Connectivity and More: Internet2 Insight Console Adds Virtual Networks Feature By Scott Taylor Estimated reading time: 4 minutes It’s been a big year for Internet2 Insight Console, the web-based interface that empowers members to visualize, manage, and troubleshoot Internet2 network services. Starting in March, Internet2 released Insight Console’s first features throughout 2023: Looking Glass, Community,… Read More
31 Oct 2023 Advanced Networking Internet2 Successfully Completes OESS Migration to Insight Console Virtual Networks Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director for State and Regional Networks During the weekend of Oct. 28-29, Internet2 migrated all active connections from OESS and the Cloud Connect Portal to Insight Console Virtual Networks. The effort encompassed the… Read More
08 Sep 2023 Advanced Networking OESS and Internet2 Cloud Connect Portal Migrate to Virtual Networks in Late October By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director for State and Regional Networks Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Virtual Networks is the newest feature coming to Internet2 Insight Console this fall. Virtual Networks will replace the existing OESS and Internet2 Cloud Connect… Read More
09 Aug 2023 Advanced Networking Latest Updates on Visualizing, Managing, and Troubleshooting With the Internet2 Insight Console By Mike Simpson, Internet2 Director of Infrastructure Systems and Software Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Have you taken the new Internet2 Insight Console for a spin yet? Whether you’re a network engineer, security analyst, researcher, or otherwise curious community member, we are… Read More
13 Jun 2023 Advanced Networking Internet2 Sunsetting Router Proxy, Embracing the Power of Looking Glass Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director for State and Regional Networks This spring, we announced the first feature available in the Internet2 Insight Console: Looking Glass. Designed to replace the Router Proxy service, Looking… Read More
05 Jun 2023 Advanced Networking Events 5 Takeaways on Advanced Networking at the 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange By James Deaton Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Last month, the research and education (R&E) community arrived in Atlanta for the inaugural Internet2 Community Exchange. It was a whirlwind of a week – from two energizing and inspiring keynotes to dozens of talks that cultivated… Read More
13 Apr 2023 Network Automation Advanced Networking 5 Questions for Karl Newell and Chris Wilkinson on Embracing Network Automation at Internet2 By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Let’s make network automation a priority in 2023. We’ve heard the community loud and clear: It’s time to move the conversation from “if” to “when and how” the research and education (R&E) community can embrace automation for the… Read More