NET+

• Deploy services faster

  If a service is in the NET+ portfolio, you know peer institutions have reviewed service features and functionality, vetted the service for accessibility, integrations, and security, and provided input to develop a community-negotiated contract you can trust. Institutions work together with the NET+ program to pool resources and leverage a diverse skill set, saving them time and money.

• Save money on leading cloud services

  By pooling the demand of many institutions and systems, the NET+ program can command greater bargaining power than any single institution or system on its own. In addition, institutions work together to vet services, negotiate contracts, and share information to reduce the overall cost of service.

• Procure cloud services with better terms faster

  NET+ agreements have been reviewed and enhanced over the past 9+ years, and will continue to be, as the landscape of cloud services continues to evolve. The Customer Agreement, which outlines the terms and conditions for subscribers, was negotiated by community experts while the terms and conditions for delivering a particular service/program were negotiated by Internet2 in consultation with the community.

• Protect contract terms and mitigate risk

  NET+ agreements are backed by a multiyear facilitation agreement between Internet2 and the vendor to ensure predictable contract terms and service pricing for the life of the contract. In addition, most NET+ services have service advisory boards that work with NET+ program managers to manage vendor relationships.

• Get support from your peers

  NET+ programs provide various community resources and collaboration opportunities that may include a NET+ Service Advisory Board, Newsletters, Community Forums, Collaboration Spaces, Subscriber Meetings, Best Practices, Townhalls, Webinars, and Whitepapers, etc. You can find benefit details for each service by visiting their services pages.

• Help your institution ensure services integrate with existing R&E cyberinfrastructure and technologies

  NET+ programs provide various community resources and collaboration opportunities that may include a NET+ Service Advisory Board, Newsletters, Community Forums, Collaboration Spaces, Subscriber Meetings, Best Practices, Townhalls, Webinars, and Whitepapers, etc. You can find benefit details for each service by visiting their services pages.

“NET+ solutions allow us to select from pre-vetted, pre-negotiated contracts at competitive pricing and on favorable contract terms we know are on par with our higher-education peers. Our speed to adoption is greatly improved. I am grateful we have NET+ services available to us.”

—Loren Malm, vice president for Information Technology & CIO, Ball State University

"Having the NET+ forum for peers to share what they are doing in this space—both challenges and solutions—has tremendous value."

—Shelley Rossell, lead information security Engineer, The University of Chicago

"What I love about the NET+ program is that it brings together experts from multiple higher education institutions to build out the best cloud service agreements—thinking about accessibility, security, privacy, and how we integrate tools."

—Jack Suess, vice president for IT and CIO, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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