News for and about the Internet2 community

[Angela Stark <>]

Below, please find a round-up of news about next week’s Internet2 Global Summit taking place April 26-30 in Washington, D.C. More Global Summit news to come next week!

International Partnerships and Knowledge Sharing Help Bhutan Continue on the Path to Advanced Internet Capabilities – April 22

Internet2/NSRC program brings Bhutanese IT professionals to United States to network with global research and education leaders

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2015—Internet2 and the Network Startup Research Center (NSRC)—both U.S.-based non-profits working to advance technology around the world—are working with technology leaders in Bhutan to bring ultra-high-speed network access to the research and education (R&E) community in the mountainous country in the heart of the Himalayan region. 

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Higher Education Finds a Better Way to Implement Cloud Services – April 21

Global Summit meeting showcases NET+ initiative’s cloud provider and higher ed collaborations

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2015—Cloud applications are changing the way we compute: from storage and security, to collaboration, content and beyond, the cloud is providing new opportunities for higher education institutions to rethink and re-architect every aspect of their cyberinfrastructure. Cloud service integration on campus is a key focus for today’s higher education IT departments, who are leveraging the cloud to improve operating efficiency while preserving data and taking advantage of advanced security services now available at cloud scale. At next week’s Internet2 Global Summit in Washington, D.C. IT leaders in the research and education (R&E) community will have the opportunity to discuss and collaborate on the latest advances in cloud technologies, share experiences and discover innovative ways of enhancing and deploying advanced technologies on campuses.

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For Big Data Researchers, Network and Compute Capabilities are Lynchpin to Success – April 13

Internet2 Global Summit meeting showcases how community collaboration and advanced technologies are key ingredients in life sciences big data research

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2015—For many researchers in the life sciences, Big Data is not just a buzz word—it’s the daily reality for carrying out their work in areas like genomics, which is expected to equal if not surpass the data output of the particle physics community. For many scientists, in order to keep pace with the data deluge, the often less glamorous side of big data research—the network, computing and cloud architecture required to support their work—must be at the forefront of their minds. At the Internet2 Global Summit meeting taking place April 26-30 in Washington, D.C., researchers like Genetics and Biochemistry Associate Professor Alex Feltus of Clemson University will come together with network engineers, chief information officers, and other technology leaders in the research and education community to discuss ways they can collaborate to advance research capabilities in IT infrastructure and applications.

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