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174 lines
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# ThreeFold Tier-S & Tier-H Datacenters
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## A better alternative to centralized datacenters
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Digitally Empowered Real Estate — Resilient. Sustainable. Decentralized.
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## What Is It?
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ThreeFold introduces a new class of decentralized digital infrastructure:
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* Tier-S: Modular, industrial-grade datacenters
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* Tier-H: Residential or office-scale nodes
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Together, they form a planetary-scale AI and cloud grid, locally owned and operated.
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Instead of relying on hyperscalers or centralized clouds, this system allows homes, buildings, and communities to host their own resilient, sovereign infrastructure.
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## From Real Estate to Digital Infrastructure
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Just like solar panels turn buildings into power generators, ThreeFold's Cloud Nodes turn them into digital utilities. These nodes produce:
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* Compute, storage, and networking capacity
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* AI inference power
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* Recurring digital revenue
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Compute is now one of the world’s most valuable resources. Sovereign infrastructure is the new standard. Your building can become a self-sustaining node in this new digital economy.
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## Why Real Estate Developers Should Join
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| Feature | Benefit |
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| Passive Digital Revenue | Monetize idle compute, bandwidth, and storage |
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| Higher Property Value | Market properties as cloud-enabled |
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| Green & Resilient | 10x less energy vs traditional datacenters |
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| Turnkey Deployment | No IT expertise required |
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| Sovereign Cloud | Data stays local and private |
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| Web3 & AI Ready | Compatible with modern applications |
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| Future-Proof | Supports Kubernetes, VR, digital twins, and Web3 |
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Buildings equipped with Tier-H nodes offer faster, more private, and locally resilient digital services to residents.
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## What Are Tier-S and Tier-H?
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### Tier-S Datacenters
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* Modular data containers
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* Handle over 1 million transactions per second
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* Support 100,000+ users per unit
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* Suitable for industrial-scale AI and cloud
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* Cyberpandemic- and disaster-resilient
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* Deployed in under six months
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### Tier-H Datacenters
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* Nodes deployed in homes, offices, and mixed-use spaces
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* Provide full compute, storage, and networking
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* Host AI workloads, Web2/Web3 applications, and Kubernetes clusters
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* Plug-and-play installation, zero maintenance
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* Ultra energy-efficient (<10W per node)
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## Who It’s For
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* Governments building sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure
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* Telecoms and ISPs deploying local compute grids
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* Developers and startups seeking cloud independence
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* AI and Web3 companies hosting inference or full-stack apps
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* Communities seeking plug-and-play digital resilience
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## How the System Works
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1. Install a Tier-H node in your home, office, or property or Tier-S for the bigger scale
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2. It joins the ThreeFold Grid — a decentralized AI and cloud network
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3. It automatically contributes compute, storage, and networking
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4. Earn digital rewards as others use your node
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5. The node is self-managing and stateless, powered by Zero-OS
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## Tier-H vs Traditional vs Blockchain Infrastructure
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| Feature | Traditional Cloud | Blockchain Node | Tier-H/S Node |
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| -- | -- | | - |
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| Deployment | Centralized | L1 Network Only | Local (Edge) |
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| Sovereignty | Low | Partial | Full |
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| Energy Use | High (>100W) | Variable | Depending workload can be 10x less |
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| Complexity | Requires IT Team | Developer Setup | Zero-touch |
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| AI Ready | Yes | No | Yes |
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| Use Cases | Enterprise | Tokens | Web2, Web3, AI, Education |
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## The Real Estate Advantage
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| Metric | Tier-H/S Enabled | Traditional |
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| ROI | Up to 3x Higher | Standard CAPEX |
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| Energy Cost | Upto 10x Less depending workload | High Consumption |
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| Deployment Time | Months | 12–36 Months |
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| Tenant Demand | Digital Infrastructure | Declining Footprint |
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Tier-H/S enables property developers to transform unused space into a source of digital yield.
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## Real Cost Comparison
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| Service | ThreeFold | Other Providers |
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| Storage (1TB + 100GB Transfer) | Less than \$5/month | \$12–\$160/month |
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| Compute (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM) | Less than \$12/month | \$20–\$100/month |
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## Built-In AI & Cloud Stack
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* Quantum-safe storage
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* Zero-OS: stateless, Linux-based operating system
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* Mesh networking via the Mycelium protocol
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* Autonomous management via 3BOTs
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* Neuromorphic AI compatibility
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* Fully open-source, developer-friendly
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Supports AI, Web2/Web3 apps, digital twins, IoT, and metaverse environments.
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## Why This Matters
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| Problem | Solution |
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| Centralized, fragile infrastructure | Distributed, self-healing network |
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| Vendor lock-in and surveillance | Locally owned sovereign cloud |
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| High energy consumption | Ultra-efficient nodes |
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| Slow deployment and high costs | Fast, local, low-CAPEX rollout |
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| Economic extraction | Local value creation through digital services |
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## Technical Stack for Developers
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* Native Linux and Kubernetes support
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* Bring your own stack or use ThreeFold’s tools
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* Zero-OS ensures secure, stateless, self-healing operations
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* Ideal for AI, education, IoT, and digital infrastructure applications
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## Adoption at a Glance
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* Live in over 50 countries
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* Live Grid Stats: [https://stats.grid.tf](https://stats.grid.tf)
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* 60,000+ CPU cores active
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* Over 1 million contracts processed on-chain
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## Why now
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Whether you are a developer, real estate investor, digital sovereignty advocate, or government strategist — you can be part of building the future.
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* Host a Tier-H Node — earn, secure, and contribute to the internet
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* Deploy a Tier-S Datacenter — scale sovereign cloud for your region
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Let’s build the most resilient, inclusive, and intelligent internet — together.
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