# The Internet's Crowd Storage Layer Autonomi takes the idle capacity of everyday devices to form the Internet's crowd storage layer. Private, secure, decentralized infrastructure that's powered by us all. ## Strength in Numbers *Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google… they reign supreme. Walled gardens encircling a vast proportion of the world's data. Yet we've lost sight of the power on our desks and in our pockets.* The empty storage of internet-connected devices dwarfs what the tech giants can serve. We've all got underutilised assets laying dormant while corporations continue to pour concrete, lay cables, and rack servers. It's time to harness that spare capacity and make a global resource that's owned by everyone. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.autonomi.com/introduction/what-is-autonomi/the-internets-crowd-storage-layer.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.