OSU Open Source Lab is funded
a year ago
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- #sustainability
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- OSL has secured funding for the next year, allowing focus on long-term sustainability.
- Two main goals: finding a cost-effective new data center and securing multi-year funding.
- Current data center is 20+ years old; relocation likely needed soon.
- Seeking free/low-cost hosting (13-20 racks) between Eugene and Portland.
- Hardware refresh with refurbished systems would improve performance and efficiency.
- Exploring public cloud credits and donated compute capacity for flexibility.
- Need multi-year financial commitments to ensure stability and growth.
- Expanding services: POWER/ARM OpenStack clusters, GitLab CI runners, managed hosting.
- Call for help: data center leads, hardware donations, corporate sponsorships.
- Vision includes expanding student programs, modern tooling, and community engagement.