As an information services company, 3TIER has developed a sizeable computing infrastructure. It provides the computational horsepower required to run complex models on a global scale, from which we derive our wind, solar, and hydro datasets. It also supports our operational forecasting services, which range from hourly to monthly, and from site-specific to regional coverage.
To support our dataset development and operational forecasting, 3TIER owns and operates a large, state-of-the-art, Linux-based computing cluster and large amounts of dedicated storage. Our headquarters location in the Westin Building in Seattle provides us with dedicated, climate-controlled server rooms, which are backed up by onsite generators. The Westin building is also the major Internet hub of the Pacific Northwest and home to the Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX), the Pacific Northwest Giga-Pop (PNWGP), and the Pacific Wave Exchange. This provides 3TIER with extremely fast and reliable Internet access, as well as a highly secured location.
This infrastructure ensures that we have the computational resources to take on the largest, most complicated projects, as well as deliver our on-going services in the most reliable manner possible.
