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Internet2 Net+ Update. Mark and Gabe IET. May 29, 2013. Internet2. A not-for-profit with membership of: 220 U.S. universities 60 leading corporations 70 government agencies 38 regional and state education networks
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Internet2 Net+ Update Mark and Gabe IET May 29, 2013
Internet2 • A not-for-profit with membership of: • 220 U.S. universities • 60 leading corporations • 70 government agencies • 38 regional and state education networks • More than 65 national research and education networking partners representing over 100 countries • World-class network technology and innovation • Federated identity management (InCommon) • Service offerings to members (Net+)
Net+ Program Offer set of services from third-party vendors Federated authentication and authorization services available through InCommon Direct network connections to Internet2 (through CENIC) HIPAA/FERPA agreements for some services Reduced fees Waive ingress/egress fees for some services Leverage the power of much of higher education
Net+ Service Phases Net+ services follow a testing and evaluation process prior to general availability. A number of services are currently in the “pipeline”
Net+ Service Availability Status of various services: General Availability – Box.com, Merit, Duo Security, SafeNet, Windows Azure Early Adopter – DuraCloud, Windows Azure, Canvas, SeeVough Service Validation – Amazon Web Services, Crashplan, Dell Cloud, Desire2Learn, Office 365, Splunk, Adobe Connect, Fuze, Vidyo, DocuSign
Next Steps • Work with UCOP (ITLC, OGC, Procurement, Risk) to make Net+ a priority • Work on offering the following Net+ services: • Box.com • Crashplan • AWS • Azure • IET considering ways to quickly and simply offer Net+ services to campus: • Develop service offerings desired by campus • Billing • Account provisioning • Contracting • Application administration • Support