The Janet SDN (Software Defined Network) testbed is available for use by academic networking researchers. If you’re interested in using it, read on, or jump to the contact information at the foot of this text. If you log in to the Communities area and have joined the SDN testbed group, you can also view more details of the testbed design and configuration.
About SDN
If you’ve stumbled onto this page and just want to find out more about SDN in general, then you...
This is the Community Group for organisations in Kent connected to the Janet Network.
The Group aims to help you get the most out of the Janet network. You can find information about:
- local and national network performance
- the range of services and connections available to you
- connection and use policies
- purchasing frameworks that can save you money on a variety of network products and services.
In addition you can...
Welcome to the Janet Wales community group. These pages contain information for and about Janet customers in Wales.
Janet connects Education and Research organisations in Wales as well as providing a range of additional services. You can find out more about who in Wales is connected to Janet on the Wiki.
Janet connectivity in Wales is provisioned via the PSBA and their delivery partner, BT Global Services.
For more information about Janet in Wales...
This group has been set up to discuss all topics relating to Networkshop, our network and technology conference.
Potential Service Proposition
Background
Based on demand from Data Centre – North, and potential demand from Data Centre – South, a proposed service to provide a simple managed tiered storage solution across relevant storage providers utilising the Janet network and existing cloud storage partnerships.
Overview
The Tiered Storage Service would offer a single point of access to storage across multiple providers. A Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) would...
Welcome to the Janet West Midlands Group
This is the regional group for Janet customers in the West Midlands seeking information about Janet connectivity in their region, support, services and contact information.
The advanced technology at the heart of Janet coupled with the government’s drive for shared services and efficient procurement mean that Janet’s common infrastructure can support multiple communities and deliver significant savings.
The East Midlands covers the area of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
There are 9 Universities, 28 FE and Specialist Colleges , 2 Local Authorities and 2 Research Centres connected via janet .
The regional infrastructure is provided by Janet.
Email: service@ja.net
Tel: 0300 300 2212
Keith JenkinsAccount Manager
M 07816 654 409
The Community group for the Jisc Assent Service launched on 25 March 2015
Jisc, as the service operator, will post things on here relevant to the service but as the website name suggests this is also a space for those interested in the Jisc Assent service and the Moonshot technology to comment on, provide feedback and contribute to anything related.
Assent Service Information page visit here
Assent Video here
Moonshot wiki - Information on infrastructure...
This is a place to discuss Jisc Cloud Services and related topics, including cloud storage and research data management, amongst other things.
Jisc's cloud blog post is available at:
https://cloud.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
There you can read about whether cloud benefits outweigh the challenges and what it costs to migrate apps to the cloud.
CESG has some useful documents on Cloud security guidance and best practice - just follow the link https://www.cesg.gov.uk/cloud-...
