​As networks and networked applications develop the demands they make on performance and reliability grow ever greater. There is an increasing need for skilled experts to be able to respond rapidly to issues and to use their experience, expertise and knowledge to help solve users’ problems quickly and efficiently.

With the ever changing face of the technologies involved, it is essential that teams have access to the latest information, tools and experience from other experts. This is why GÉANT have created the eduPERT structure to provide a centre of excellence for investigation and consulting services to academic and research users on their network performance issues. By linking individual PERTs, eduPERT helps knowledge sharing across the community to benefit everyone.