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# OSU's Open Source Lab Eyes Sustainable Infrastructure Upgrades After Funding Success
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/osu-open-source-lab-future/
- Published: 2025-05-14T06:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-14T06:53:00.000Z
- Description: Some interesting plans have been laid out for Oregon State University's Open Source Lab.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Open Source, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

A few days back, we reported how Oregon University's [Open Source Lab was facing closure](https://itsfoss.com/osu-open-source-lab-closure/) after a funding deficit threatened its existence, making them ask for support from the FOSS community and corporate sponsors.

Thankfully, the call for support [worked](https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future-update/?ref=itsfoss.com), paving the way for the OSUOSL to look ahead, into what the future holds for them.

**What's Happening:** Focusing on two primary objectives, **the OSUOSL is looking to build a stable financial backbone** that keeps it self-sufficient beyond 2025\. They aim to achieve this by pushing for annualized pledges, new avenues for a constant revenue stream, and other similar fund-raising measures.

The OSUOSL is also searching for a new location as **their current data center is over 20 years old**, with a focus on replacing the aging hardware with a few generations old, power-efficient, refurbished server hardware. This would be in line with their sustainable infrastructure strategy.

As for the location, they want a place that can accommodate 13–20 racks and is ideally situated between [Eugene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene,%5FOregon?ref=itsfoss.com) and [Portland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,%5FOregon?ref=itsfoss.com) in the state of Oregon, with a low-cost/free hosting solution to keep expenses in check.

**What's Next:** With these prerequisites in place, the OSUOSL intends to expand their [student program](https://osuosl.org/students/?ref=itsfoss.com), strengthen their [managed services](https://osuosl.org/services/?ref=itsfoss.com) portfolio for open source projects, introduce modern tooling like Kubernetes and Terraform, and encourage more community volunteers to actively contribute.

Wrapping up the announcement, [Lance Albertson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramereth/?ref=news.itsfoss.com), the Director of OSUOSL, added that:

> The recent encouragement has been fantastic. Now, help us build a truly sustainable foundation. Securing a cost-effective data center and robust multi-year financial partnerships are the critical next steps for the OSL’s future.  
>  
> Thank you for your continued belief in the OSL!

*💬 It’s great to see that the OSUOSL received the support it needed, and I’m excited to see how they build on it. What about you?*