Internet2: Supporting Higher Education and Research IT Requirements

Internet2 is a non-profit community providing a secure high-speed network, cloud solutions, research support, and services tailored for education and research. Internet2's community includes higher education, research institutions, government entities and nonprofit organizations.

Carahsoft and our reseller partners work with Internet2 to support their member community through the NET+ program, which provides a portfolio of reliable cloud and trust solutions to help higher education and research institutions solve shared technology challenges. The NET+ program offers these solutions at exclusive pricing and with terms and conditions tailored to meet the needs of education institutions. Carahsoft is a distributor under Internet2 NET+ and has partnered with leading manufacturers.

Vendor Contracts

NET+ Vendor Interest Form

Cloud Scorecard Vendor Interest Form

Cloud Scorecard Members

Solution Provider
Category
Description
Atlassian
Productivity & Collaboration
Atlassian is the leading provider of collaboration, development, and issue tracking software - helping agencies modernize the way they work.
Automation Anywhere A360
Productivity & Collaboration
Automation 360 is a single, integrated platform that transcends front office and back office technology silos to automate business processes across all systems and applications.
Canvas LMS
Productivity & Collaboration
Canvas LMS is the open, extensible learning management system that amplifies everyone’s awesomeness.
Class Technologies Inc.
Teaching & Learning
The Class application is built using the Zoom SDK and APIs to transform Zoom from a web conferencing tool into a platform that is purpose built for synchronous teaching, learning and pedagogy.
D2L Brightspace LMS
Teaching & Learning
Brightspace is the learning platform built for people who care deeply about helping all learners.
Docusign
Productivity & Collaboration
Docusign is a platform to automate workflows, speed up remote work, and unite your agreement systems.
Elasticsearch
Security
Elasticsearch is a distributed, free and open search and analytics engine for all types of data, including textual, numerical, geospatial, structured, and unstructured.
Keeper Security Government Cloud
Identity & Access Management
Keeper is the leading provider of zero-trust, zero-knowledge security and encryption software covering password management, dark web monitoring, digital file storage, advanced reporting and messaging.
Kion, formerly cloudtamer
Cloud Computing
Kion (formerly cloudtamer.io) is a self-hosted, multi-cloud enablement solution that makes using the cloud simpler across the key areas of cloud management and governance – account automation and orchestration, financial and identity management, as well as continuous security and compliance.
Netskope Security Cloud
Security
Netskope’s Security Cloud platform is a highly scalable, secure solution that processes and protects customer data traffic without the need to deploy on-premise physical hardware.
Palo Alto Networks — Cloud-Powered Security for .edu
Security
Palo Alto Networks, through the NET+ program, protects the users, applications and networks that power today’s campuses and their online components.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Cloud Computing
Red Hat OpenShift is the leading enterprise Kubernetes platform that enables a cloud-like experience everywhere it’s deployed.

Events

Join Carahsoft at the Internet2 Community Exchange
 March 04 - March 07, 2024

Come visit Carahsoft's Higher Education team and meet with experts from Genesys, Google and Palo Alto Networks at Booth #4 from March 4th through 7th! Watch this webinar series to learn how the Internet2 community is leveraging NET+ GCP in unique and innovative ways.


Resources

EdTech Talks
The role of technology in education is expanding, as many K-12 and Higher Education institutions are now providing online or virtual services. Innovative IT solutions are needed to ensure educators and institutions are able to provide optimal learning experiences for students.

Locking Down Information Management Security on Campus
Ultimately, the job of the cybersecurity professional in higher education is to “plan for the worst day,” as one cybersecurity expert recently noted during a Campus Technology leadership summit. But how can agencies overcome these obstacles to adapt to an increasingly targeted and threating cybersecurity landscape? Read the latest insights from industry thought leaders in education IT.

Community Powered Problem Solving
Nick Lewis, program manager for security and identity at Internet2, describes how the community-driven Internet2 NET+ program helps higher ed institutions get fast, proven answers to their questions and vetted solutions for their cloud and security challenges.