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MREN Continues to Push Networking Boundaries for Data Intensive Science
The Metropolitan Research and Education Network (MREN) was established specifically to meet the requirements of data-intensive science. Increasingly, science research requires gathering, analyzing, and transporting extremely large volumes of data. Frequently, this...
Cybera Helps Citizens Get Online by Connecting Via Alberta Libraries
When you look at the total geographic region that the Peace Library System covers, you get a good sense of some of the challenges faced by its IT services manager, Janet Ayles. Peace Library basically serves the entire top-left corner of Alberta, Canada. With 46...
MCNC Creates Value by Putting Clients First
The Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) is more than just the operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). It is a valuable technology resource and partner benefiting North Carolina. MCNC believes reliable, fast, and affordable...
FLR Engages Members to Identify Future Needs
Florida LambdaRail (FLR) takes pride in customer service; knowing it's both an obligation and a privilege to serve the needs of Florida’s research and education community. Meeting that obligation, FLR recently surveyed members about their technology needs over the...
Merit Partners with Quello Center on Groundbreaking Research Study
When it comes to K-12 students, disparities in broadband Internet access have often been referred to as the “homework gap.” This lack of access diminishes the capacity of students to succeed in the knowledge and information-based economy of the 21st century. Research...
Edge Delivers Business Systems Modernization Success
Institutions are realizing the need to modernize their business processes and technologies, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Student Information Systems and Constituent Relationship Management software, to improve performance and results in the digital...
ESnet: Deep Science Understanding Leads to Enhanced CI Capabilities
Research and Education (R&E) networks form the "circulatory system" for science. These critical technology components serve as the linkage of the global data architecture and are the mechanisms that allow collaborations to move, store, and analyze the output of...
GPN CyberTeam Uses Mentoring Program to Grow Their Network
The Great Plains region was settled by pioneers. Spread out homesteads fostered a feeling of community and camaraderie that persists to this day. This heritage continued when Great Plains Network (GPN) members submitted a grant proposal for and were awarded the Campus...
ICN Steps into the Future with High-Speed Digital Learning
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently launched Connect Illinois, a statewide initiative to expand broadband access across the entire state. Connect Illinois includes $20 million for the Illinois Century Network (ICN), to upgrade and expand the broadband network for...
Snapshot: Scaling a National Research Platform
Based on community input and on ESnet’s Science DMZ concept, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded over 100 campuses to deploy Science DMZs to build local big-data freeways starting in 2011. The Science DMZ is a portion of the network, built at or near the...