Session Abstract

Internet2 is running a project on behalf of the National Science Foundation to explore the use of commercial cloud services for scientific research. With support of cloud providers Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud; Internet2 has sought proposals from the research community which will demonstrate how public cloud can contribute to acceleration of science through its scalable architecture and new innovative services. The first phase of the project starting in 2019 will see 6 research group selected to develop their science projects in the cloud, supported by NSF funding and resources donated by cloud providers.