Internet2 Cloud Integration Plans George K. Loftus AVP Network Services, Internet2 © 2016 Internet2
Responding to Community Requests Looking to leverage their Internet2 investment Want to extend campus or regional infrastructure into the cloud Want to aggregate demand and reduce costs for each participant
The Big Three Offer AWS Direct Connect Offer Azure Direct Connect Currently offer this with one subscriber per connection Plan to offer aggregated service Offer Azure Direct Connect Plan to offer aggregated service in 2 – 4 cities Offer Google direct connection option
The Big One Offer Cloud Exchange Exchange would allow subscribers to access any of several cloud providers Analyze commercial services Consider “white label” of existing service Analyze benefits of writing own Exchange software
Hybrid Cloud Reviewing proposal by a regional provider & researchers Will utilize Internet2 Layer2 connectivity Will utilize software developed to support research computing Will utilize “white box” as programmable SDN-switch [ 5 ]
Internet2 Cloud Integration Plans Thank you. Internet2 Cloud Integration Plans Subtitle (if any) George K. Loftus AVP, Network Services, Internet2 GKLoftus@Internet2.edu © 2016 Internet2