Reviewing a Service for Consideration

When do we add a new service into the NET+ Cloud Services Portfolio?

1. Is there an unmet need in the market today for a specific technology?
2. Is there a challenge with an existing supplier (contract terms, business model, relationship) where there research and education community can work together?

Key Characteristics and Requirements for a NET+ Service:

• Scale at least nationally
• Meet unique R&E needs today and into the future
• Delivered over global R&E networks
• Adopt R&E federated identity standards
• Commit to community Accessibility, Privacy, Security and other Compliance needs
• Commit to sales practices and a business model that aligns with community expectations
• Support a common, community contracting terms and conditions (negotiate once, use many times)

Overview of NET+ Intake Process PowerPoint

Candidate Services

Requirements of Service Providers

• Service Provider Sponsor: Executive sponsor within sales and within product at the service provider 
• Identified Sponsor: CIO or other senior executive from a member institution
• Membership in Internet2 and InCommon Federation
• Adoption of InCommon -Shibboleth/SAML2.0 and Connection of services to the R&E Network
• Completion of the Higher Education Cloud Vendor Assessment Tool (HECVAT)
• Commitment to:
• A formal Service Evaluation with 5-7 member institutions
• Enterprise wide offerings and best pricing at community scale
• Establishing a service advisory board for each service offering
• Community business terms (Internet2 NET+ Business and Customer agreements)
• Support the community’s security, privacy, compliance and accessibility obligations
• Willingness to work with the Internet2 community to customize services to meet the unique needs of education and research