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Welcome to the NET+ Cloud Scorecard

and Institutional Profiles wiki page.

Our community survey is open until January 31, 2020. Learn more and take the survey here.

The purpose of this group is to explore how to leverage the standards that have been developed and utilized in the NET+ program to assess and report on compliance of various cloud services. This group is tasked with drafting a white paper to:

• explore whether there is a need for such an assessment/badging/scorecard activity
• articulate the benefits to the academy and industry of such a program
• recommend which compliance and contract areas would be subject to review under such a program and whether there are existing standards to use or whether new standards should be created
• ways this process or program could be leveraged in other areas of the research and education community, particularly trust and identity
• opportunities to partner with other community organizations to enhance this program (EDUCAUSE, regional networks, global NREN’s, procurement consortia, etc.).
• share initial ideas for implementation of this process or program
• share additional ideas this group develops during their work

About the Cloud Scorecard and Institutional Profiles

The Internet2 Cloud Scorecard and the Internet2 NET+ Institutional Profiles are two tools that help research and higher education institutions discover, evaluate, and optimize cloud services that meet their security, compliance, and technology needs. 

The Cloud Scorecard is a self-assessment completed by the vendor using standards developed within the research and education community. Access the Cloud Scorecard Directory. 

The Institutional Profiles are service-specific profiles shared by the community to facilitate institutional collaboration and best practices around cloud services in use at peer institutions. Access the Institutional Profiles (currently open to subscribers of NET+ Canvas and NET+ ServiceNow).

Cloud Scorecard and Institutional Profiles Advisory Group

The Cloud Scorecard and Institutional Profiles Advisory Group includes experts from various fields and institutions who share a common interest in advancing the data-informed use and adoption of cloud services in the research and education community. 

The Advisory Group's mission is to provide guidance and feedback to Internet2 on how to design, implement, and maintain the Internet2 Cloud Scorecard and the Internet2 NET+ Institutional Profiles. The Advisory Group aims to ensure that these tools are relevant, reliable, and useful for the research and higher education communityFor  members, links to agendas and minutes.

For questions or comments, please

contact visit our webpage or email cloud-scorecard@internet2.edu.