Internet2, Google Cloud Platform announce offering.

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Internet2 announced the successful completion of an engagement with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) through Internet2's NET+ program, a portfolio of cloud solutions specifically tailored by and for higher education, the company said.

This collaboration with Google Cloud is part of an integrated, organization-wide strategy that provides cloud solution requirements developed in concert with the Internet2 member community.

The NET+ GCP offering includes a pre-negotiated, custom contract designed to ease deployment, accelerate adoption, and increase security and data protection for the academic enterprise. Internet2 higher education members benefit from key enhancements to standard GCP education terms, while leveraging the capacity of the Internet2 Network connection for enhanced performance and delivery.

The engagement began with Google joining Internet2 as an industry member in October 2016, followed by the...

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