What companies are good candidates to become ITe tenants?

Life sciences and information technology companies, especially those that require computation capacity.

How is ITe different from other business incubators?

Unlike other incubators, ITe provides tenants access to an onsite high performance computing center with the capability of hosting company servers onsite, cluster computing for analytical research, and access to faculty and student resources at the University of Missouri St. Louis.

What is the purpose of the High Performance Computing (HPC) Center at ITe?

Data centers provide stable enviroments (heating, cooling, humidity and emergency power) for the computers used in all areas of today's high tech businesses. However, running a data center efficiently is an expense that many small to medium companies cannot afford on their own. The HPC Center at ITe is a resource that can be shared by internal tenants as well as external customers in order to spread the cost among several companies. This helps smaller companies focus on their core business rather than their computing infrastructure. 

What is high performance computing?

High performance computing utilizes multiple CPU cores to solve a large problem by breaking it down into parallel chunks. At ITe, we have installed a Beowulf style cluster constructed from 64 off-the-shelf Dell servers. Our cluster consists of 256 AMD Opeteron cores, 2GB RAM per core and GigE interconnect and is easily scalable. This cluster can be used to solve a variety of computational problems including fluid dynamics, genomics, chemical modeling, Monte Carlo methods and data mining.

Who can use the HPC Center?

Although it is intended to be a shared resource for tenants of ITe, the HPC Center can be used by anyone. The HPC cluster is available for a fee based on CPU time consumed. Other data center services (e.g., server hosting, collocation and system administration) are available for a monthly fee.  Labor such as consulting, programming or project management can be arranged either hourly or by the project. 

How is the University of Missouri involved in ITe?

IT Enterprises is organized within the Office of Research Administration at UM-St. Louis, which facilitates collaborations between ITe tenants and University faculty and students including joint research work, student internships and joint grant activities.

How can I get more information about ITe?

The ITe web site offers a comprehensive overview of IT Enterprises. To request additional information on tenancy, HPC services and ITe facility rentals or to request a tour of IT Enterprises, please use our Online Information Request Form. Or, visit our Contact Us page for information on how to reach us by email or phone for general questions. For HPC Center inquiries, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at 314-824-2003.