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Posted By Bob Flynn 11-29-2023 10:39:06 PM
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Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is the third and last of the re:Invent watch parties. Join the slack channel, get your bingo card and win some swag. Details below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unless you are one of those crazies enthusiasts working off their Thanksgiving excess by walking the Vegas Strip ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 11-27-2023 06:23:46 AM
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Good morning, If your cloud interests lean AWS, read on. Unless you are one of those crazies enthusiasts working off their Thanksgiving excess by walking the Vegas Strip at AWS re:Invent, you might be interested in joining my colleague Oren Sreebny who is hosting watch parties for this week's ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 11-21-2023 07:59:01 PM
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Colleagues, Friends, As you wind down to enjoy time over this long weekend with friends and family, spare a moment to give thanks for this amazing community of cloud professionals we are privileged to be a part of. I am so thankful for all of you. It is because of you that I have my dream job, ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 11-17-2023 11:06:37 AM
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Colleagues, As you head off into the weekend and possibly a full week off for the holiday, don't forget to get your Cloud Forum 2024 proposals submitted. The Call for Proposals closes on Monday, November 27. Whether it's a full presentation, a lightning talk, or an idea for a panel, we want to ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 11-10-2023 10:16:48 AM
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Colleagues, Cloud technology powers all aspects of the research and education missions of our institutions. It will come as no surprise that it is also powering other aspects of the academic industrial complex, including athletics. Many of us are way (too?) invested in college sports. (In fact, I ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 10-23-2023 07:03:32 PM
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Colleagues, The Research Storage Working Group of the Internet2 Cloud Services Technology Architecture Advisory Committee has created a survey to aggregate both the challenges and best practices around the storage and lifecycle of data associated with academic research. The results will be shared ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 10-16-2023 12:26:35 PM
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Colleagues, Mark your calendars! Draft your proposals! Get your researchers involved! It's that time of year again. Hot on the heels of the great cloud conversations at Technology Exchange and EDUCAUSE Annual, we are gearing up for the 10th Annual Higher Education Cloud Forum. The Cloud Forum ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 10-06-2023 06:43:55 AM
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Gotta love this community! Matthew Rich comes through with the following cloud action on Thursday. There actually is something cloud related happening in Chicago on Thursday! Northwestern is hosting an AWS Gameday event for folks who'll be in town for EDUCAUSE. I think we have about 10 more slots ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 10-05-2023 06:32:00 PM
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Colleagues, The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is in Chicago next week. While it is not a wonderland of cloud infrastructure and platform topics, there are a few things you should make sure to check out and certainly some good conversations to be had. If you are going to be there, I direct your attention ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 10-03-2023 01:10:27 PM
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Please share with your campus community ~Bob @ I2 (he/him/his) From: Nicole Virdone Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 11:48 To: Announce CI Compass Cc: cicf@ci-compass.org Subject: Re: CI Compass Fellowship Program 2024 - Call for Applications Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 09-19-2023 02:16:03 PM
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For those supporting researchs using AI, check this out. ~Bob @ I2 (he/him/his) From: announce@ci-compass.org on behalf of Nicole Virdone Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 15:59 To: Announce CI Compass Subject: Re: CI Compass Webinar: Advancing Safe and Trustworthy AI for Science ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 09-07-2023 06:33:48 AM
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ICYMI ~Bob @ I2 (he/him/his) From: CloudBank Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 19:03 To: Bob Flynn Subject: [CloudBank News] Azure OpenAI for Research Webinar: Sept 27 @ 12pm Pacific Azure OpenAI for Research Webinar: Sept 27 @ 12pm Pacific Azure OpenAI provides a safe and reliable ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 09-06-2023 12:31:22 PM
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Colleagues, See below for information about a wonderful research-focused AI presentation organized by the good people at CI-Compass. They will be discussing questions all our institutions are wrestling with. Mark your calendarsRegisterShare with your colleagues and communities. Thanks! ~Bob ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 09-06-2023 07:59:15 AM
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Colleagues, I know from talking to many of you that you are doing interesting work, making meaningful contributions to the success of your institutions' missions. In some cases, that is just keeping the lights on so that classes can take place, in other cases it is providing or supporting the technology ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 08-10-2023 10:27:27 AM
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Colleagues, My benevolent overlord (OK, boss) Sean O'Brien just wrote a post titled "More Choices for Cloud, Community, and Collaboration at Internet2 Events." The piece nicely sums up the slate of upcoming events for cloud professionals and decision makers in the research and education community. ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 07-28-2023 07:31:48 AM
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Colleagues, The recording and slides from Wednesday's excellent CCCG presentation title "Automated Transcription for Social Science Researchers" from the team at Indiana University has been posted. You can find the meeting assets here. As always, you can find this link and the links to past monthly ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 07-18-2023 12:13:31 PM
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Fair point. I think the identity folks will be better read into that than I obviously am. Best, Bob Flynn (he/him/his) Program Manager Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services Internet2 NET+ Services bflynn@internet2.edu || 812.558.0323
Posted By Bob Flynn 07-18-2023 11:48:39 AM
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Thanks for spreading the word, Patrick. Just a power tip, straight proposals by vendors are at a disadvantage. A proposal's chances are far greater if you are partnering with a higher ed customer. Bob Flynn (he/him/his) Program Manager Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services Internet2 NET+ Services ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 07-18-2023 09:10:00 AM
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Colleagues, Yes, I know it's summer. I know that the fall conference season has yet to even unfold. Google NEXT, EDUCAUSE, AWS re:Invent, MS Ignite, and Oracle CloudWorld, not to mention Internet2's Technology Exchange, but I am here to talk about the CfP for next spring's Internet2 Community Exchange. ...
Posted By Bob Flynn 07-18-2023 06:56:21 AM
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Colleagues, The NET+ cloud infrastructure and platform services programs feature regular tech shares, town halls, deep dives, and strategy calls. Occasionally I get the OK to open a topic up to the entire community. This month we have just such an opportunity around Google RAD Labs and the role the ...