We grow the world’s collective ability to make discoveries and learn from one another.
We do this by operating shared cloud infrastructure for research and education communities, and by contributing to the open source tools they depend on.
The problem we address
Research and education communities face a difficult choice: manage fragile self-built infrastructure, or rely on proprietary platforms that create vendor lock-in. Either way, communities work in isolation. They can’t pool resources, share learnings, or collectively invest in the open source tools they depend on.
Our approach
2i2c creates a connection between the communities using open infrastructure, the team operating it, and the open source projects it’s built on. This creates a flywheel where each part reinforces the others: