> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://pic-sure.gitbook.io/service-workbench/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://pic-sure.gitbook.io/service-workbench/general-user-guide/introduction.md).

# Introduction

SWB is the first open-source native cloud computing platform that provides a modular and scalable solution to the supply of research computing environments. The platform supplies research teams with a simple web application, empowering them to easily deploy and access any cloud workspace from a custom catalog of pre-configured environments leveraging all AWS AI/ML and native security controls. 

SWB is a flexible and scalable cloud solution that promotes equitable access to the computational resources needed for AI/ML. Researchers have access to the compute power needed in a few clicks, regardless of the technical underlying complexity of it.