At universities, research and collaboration are fundamental, and it's important for Google Cloud tools to support this work seamlessly. When it comes to internet egress, institutions often face challenges such as the fact that costs can be hard to predict, especially in areas like high performance computing, machine learning, and IoT.
We want to remove friction with egress. As a special offer to Internet2 Higher Education members, and members of the GÉANT NRENs (National research and education network) through OCRE, Google waives internet egress fees calculated at list prices, up to a maximum of 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fees. This applies to Internet egress SKUs for App Engine, API Gateway, Artifact Registry, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud Functions, Cloud Healthcare API, Cloud Run, Cloud Spanner, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Cloud Tasks, Compute Engine, Pub/Sub, and Remote Build Execution.
Eligibility
To receive the egress discount for Google Cloud, institutions must meet the following eligibility requirements.
| Institution | Internet2 Higher Education member or member of the GÉANT NRENs |
| Role | Faculty, administrators, and academic researchers using Google Cloud |
| Network | Must route at least 80% of egress from Google Cloud through direct peering with Google, Cloud Interconnect links, or through Internet2 or Internet2 connector networks. |
| Workload Types | Allowed
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| Region | USA and EMEA |
How to get the egress discount
Eligibility. Check that your organization is included on the list of Internet2 Higher Education members or is a member of the GÉANT NRENs.
Agreement. Join the Internet2 NET+ Google Cloud offering. To get started, contact us at I2netplus@google.com.
Discount. After an Internet2 NET+ Google Cloud agreement is in place, Internet2 and Carahsoft can enable the egress discount.
Disproportionate usage
If egress usage exceeds 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fee, Google will follow up with the institution. Should the customer be found to be in breach of the "Network" or "Workload Types" terms, Google reserves the right to revoke the discount.
Qualifying traffic definition
For qualifying SKUs, Google waives internet egress fees calculated at list prices, up to a maximum of 15% of the total monthly Google Cloud fees.
About qualifying SKUs
Qualifying SKUs are Internet egress SKUs originating in the United States for Internet2 customers, or from Europe for OCRE customers. The following Google Cloud products offer SKUs included in the egress discount program:
Non-internet egress products are NOT included (such as inter-region, inter-zone, Dedicated Interconnect, and CDN).
SKUs included in the program are subject to change.
If a SKU is removed, Google will alert the billing contact.
If a new SKU is added, you automatically receive the SKU discount on your next billing cycle.
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