19 Nov 2024 Events From the Community My Week at TechEX24: Kapil Agrawal From ESnet By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 4 minutes In this My Week at TechEX24 series, we spotlight research and education (R&E) community members as they gear up for the Internet2 Technology Exchange, Dec. 9-13, in Boston, MA. Kapil Agrawal, security engineer… Read More
13 Nov 2024 Events From the Community My Week at TechEX24: Andrew Buker From the University of Nebraska System By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 4 minutes How Track Hopping Unlocks New Insights at the 2024 Internet2 Technology Exchange In this My Week at TechEX24 series, we spotlight research and education (R&E) community members as they gear up for the… 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
26 Feb 2024 Events Community Exchange Instrumentation and Automation in Today’s Research & Education Networks By David Marble and Luke Fowler Regional networks and Internet2 are entering a new era of technical capability and the ability to support our members’ evolving digital critical infrastructures. Together, we are presented with an opportunity to support our members in ways that are second to none and fit our mission-based ecosystems. In a session at… Read More
24 Aug 2023 Network Automation Advanced Networking 5 Questions for Scott Richmond and Jon-Paul Herron on Embracing Network Automation at ESnet By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 10 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
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
02 May 2023 Network Automation Advanced Networking 5 Questions for Luke Fowler on Embracing Network Automation at Indiana University’s GlobalNOC By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 7 minutes “The best advice I can give is to just get started somewhere. You don’t have to have everything figured out to begin your automation journey and to begin reaping benefits from automation.”… Read More
24 Apr 2023 Events Advanced Networking Insight Console, Automation, and More Advanced Networking at 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange By James Deaton Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Just two weeks remain before the 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange, May 8-11 in Atlanta, and the shared excitement across our community is palpable! This inaugural Community Exchange marks an opportunity for the research and education (R&E) community… Read More
13 Feb 2023 Advanced Networking Make Network Automation a Priority in 2023: A Call for Collaboration in the Research and Education Community By George Loftus George Loftus During the Internet2 Technology Exchange at the close of last year, attendees facilitated one of the most engaging conversations our community has had for quite some time. The topic? Network automation. Perhaps it was the excitement of us all gathering together in person for the first time… Read More
01 Feb 2023 Advanced Networking What if We Get All the Mountaineers Together? Internet2 Community Forms New Network Automation Special Interest Group By Shannon Byrnes Back in 2019, far prior to my start at Internet2, I was an engineer at a university that was heads down in its network automation journey. Our engineers had the opportunity to go to one conference a year, and my pick was the Internet2 Technology Exchange in New Orleans. My… Read More