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Services OverviewElwood Downing
VP of Member Outreach & EngagementKINBER 2014 Annual conference
April 23, 2014
Merit’s History 1966-Present• The Michigan Education Research Information Triad
(MERIT) formed in 1966• Created Research and Education Networking
• 1969 NSF grant for computer networking• No network hardware existed so Merit built it.
• Primary (Routers) and Secondary (Switches) Communications Processors (Routers)
• Dial-up “Hermes” service, RADIUS authentication service
• Merit, IBM and Sprint designed, engineered, and managed the NSFNET backbone which became the Internet
• Merit connects Michigan institutions to Internet2• Merit has created 3 private companies• Merit is one of the first R&E networks to embark on a
fiber strategy • Merit is the first R&E network to offer cloud services • Merit interconnects R&E networks in the Great Lakes
region• Merit was awarded $102 MM grant funding to build
2,300 miles of fiber.
Structure Independent 501(c) (3)
l No state subsidy Board of Directors from Michigan’s Public
Universities Advisory Council Serve
l Higher Ed, K-12, Libraries, Health Care, Government and others in accordance with our mission
Servicesl Network Infrastructurel Hosted Infrastructurel Hosted Applicationsl Community Development Servicesl Michigan Cyber Range
Two Awards from NTIA/BTOP Funded Projectl January 2010 -- $33.3Ml August 2010 -- $69.6M
Middle Mile or Wholesale Networkl Open Access Network
7 Commercial Partners $130 Million Project ~2,300 miles of Fiber
l 7 Corridorsl Between 60 and 144 strands of fiberl ~30,000 Pole Permits
Linked to many other BTOP funded projects
REACH-3MC
Reaching CAIs in Rural Area
141 CAIs - 55 – RI - 86 – RI57 MeToo’s198 Total…. Over 25%Subscribed to services.
Merit Network
Merit Service Lines
Product Development
Cost Savings
Collaboration
Strategic Importance
Revenue Potential
Utilizes Network
Member Demand
Core Competency
Market Void
Efficiency
Uniqueness
Support
Automation
Bundling
Solutions
Product Development
Merit’s Product Development Lifecycle:
1. Inquiry (SIG – Services Innovation Group)
2. Concept
3. Business Analysis
4. In Development
5. Testing and Validation (Beta)
6. Pilot
7. Production
8. Under Review
9. Discontinued
Service Concept Presented
In Development
BetaPilot
ProductionService
Executive Review
No Service
No
Yes
OR
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Business Analysis
Gate 1
Yes
Gate 1.5
Executive Review
No
Executive Review
Executive Review
Executive Review
Gate 2
No Gate 3
No
Merit Services LifecycleDevelopment Process
Figure 2
Gate 4
Network Services
Connectivity
Merit Transport
Merit Transport
Hosted Infrastructure
Cloud Compute VMware vCloud Director
Self-Provisioning
Option
Pay as you go:l Monthly base fee
l RAM
l CPU
l Storage
Web-based
management tools + API
Merit VirtualDataCenters
Bulk Storage Remote Bulk Storage
Hosted by Merit Performance Optimized
for Back-Ups Supports NFS and CIFS
File System Protocols Linked to your
Merit VirtualDataCenters instance
Merit Cloud Storage
Merit Secure Sandbox
Platform as a Service (PaaS): Rent space on The Michigan Cyber Range
We supply the bandwidth, power, storage and computing space. Member/Customer provides the courseware
vCloud Director access and administrator training included Powered by:
Welcome to Alphaville
Alphaville
Merit Colocation
Merit Web Contingency
Hosted Applications
MeritMail Collaboration Suite
Powered
by Powerful collaboration tools:
Group Calendars
Shared Address Books
Briefcase
Anti-Spam/Anti-Virus
MeritList Manager
Zimlets
MeritMail Collaboration Suite
Merit Cloud Media
Merit Cloud Media
Merit Cloud Media
Merit Cloud Media
MeritVoice
MeritVoice
Merit MailScreen
Powered by:
Secure Email Gateway Easy to implement with
any hosted or managed
mail service
Blocks up to 80% of
threats before they can be
delivered
Eliminates 98% of spam
Less Expensive
Merit Michigan ID
Merit Michigan ID
Merit RADb
Community Development & Support
MeritLicensing
Professional Learning
Professional Services
Internet2 NET+ Services
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