Our August NET+ GCP Tech Share call was packed with updates, feedback, and exciting new opportunities. Here's a quick rundown of what we covered:

All of Us Update

We kicked the meeting off with a recap of our recent All of Us meeting, where we addressed challenges faced by higher ed institutions in managing cloud resources for this groundbreaking research program. Key issues included billing visibility, metadata tagging, and support limitations. Stay tuned for more updates as we work on solutions.

Google Cloud Admin Training Feedback

We reviewed the draft syllabus for the upcoming Google Cloud Admin Basic Training course, set for December's Internet2 Technology Exchange conference. The community provided valuable feedback, particularly on expanding coverage of project creation by external applications like Apps Script, Firebase, and Colab Enterprise, which can clash with existing project creation policies.

Billing Surprises from Google Ads

Ethan from CMU raised an interesting issue: some institutions are seeing Google Ads payments unexpectedly shifting to their GCP billing accounts. Sound familiar? Like our All of Us challenges, cloud teams are left with bills but no idea which department to charge. We're looking into this to prevent future surprises.

Rapid Innovation Team (RIT) Collaboration

Exciting times ahead! We're launching a series of meetings to gather project ideas for collaboration with Google Public Sector's Rapid Innovation Team. This is a golden opportunity for NET+ GCP subscribers to work with the RIT on prototypes that could significantly impact our community.

We'll kick off with a concept presentation in August, followed by a pitch session in September. Project examples include the existing Grant AI project and a Personalized Learning System being developed with the University of Georgia System. The University of Washington's DawgPath tool shows how these projects can have broad appeal across institutions.

You can always find details and recordings of the NET+ GCP quarterly calls on the Cloud Infrastructure Community Program (CICP) calendar.

The next NET+ GCP Tech Share is scheduled for September 19th. If it is not on your calendar, email me at bflynn@internet2.edu. Don't miss out on these great opportunities to inform and learn from your cloud colleagues.