TIER III Data Center Uptime Institute

Will you please provide me some information about the TIER III Data Center Uptime Institute?

[Arun Vats]

Uptime Institute LLC is a consortium of companies. It was founded in 1993. It engages in education, publications, consulting, certifications, conferences and seminars for the enterprise data center industry and for data center professionals.

Tier Certifications
Tier Certification of Design Documents
Tier Certification of Constructed Facility

The tier certification refers only to the physical topology of the data centers' infrastructure that directly affects the computer room operation. The certifications are awarded in four levels:
Tier IV - Fault tolerant site infrastructure
Tier III - Concurrently maintainable site infrastructure
Tier II - Redundant capacity components site infrastructure (redundant)
Tier I - Basic site infrastructure (non-redundant)

Operational Sustainability Certification
Management & Operations (e.g. staffing presence, staffing qualification, maintenance programs)
Building Characteristics (e.g. additional UPS)
Site location (e.g. flooding, transportation corridors)

Operational Sustainability Certification is issued in three levels:
Gold - full uptime potential of the installed infrastructure realized or exceeded
Silver - opportunities for improvement in order to achieve the full potential of the installed infrastructure
Bronze - significant opportunities for improvement in order to achieve the full potential of the installed infrastructure

Address:
Uptime Institute
General Information
20 West 37th Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10018
USA
+1 206 783 0510 (Seattle, WA)
info@uptimeinstitute.com