Uptime Institute Professional Services - data center management and engineering consultants

Uptime Institute Professional Services is a data center engineering and management consulting firm specializing in high-availability data centers. Our mission is to address technical aspects of contemporary data center issues. Our consultants bring first-hand expertise from data center planning, design, building, operations, and management to their evaluations of existing and proposed facilities.

Independent of any Engineer-of-Record or manufacturer affiliation, Uptime Institute Professional Services’ consulting teams help clients develop and execute solutions that are responsive to their unique business needs in order to ensure that their data center is managed for uninterruptible uptime over sustained periods.

Recent Tier Certifications

- Cable & Wireless UK Ltd, Gravelly Hill Data Centre, United Kingdom — Tier III Facility Certification
- Saudi Telecom Company, Jeddah Data Centre—First Tier IV Design Certification in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Infinity SDC Ltd, Computacenter, UK—First Tier IV Design Certification in Europe
- Business Connexion, NDC 1—First Tier IV Design Certification in South Africa
- Province of Ontario, Guelph Data Centre—Tier IV Design Certification
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Lakeshore Data Center—Tier III Design Certification
See a complete list of Certified Facilities and Design Documents...

Tier Program Updates

Improve the Relationship with Your Design Engineer Uptime Institute article featured as cover story of Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s Pure Power Supplement.

Newest Tier Program Publications: Uptime Institute releases first two publications in Accredited Tier Designer Technical Paper Services.

Uptime Institute Awards Inaugural Accredited Tier Designers: View the latest award recipients.

Tier Myths & Misconceptions: More Tier Myths recently refuted.

Corporate News

Uptime Institute Professional Services acquired by 451 Group: Additional information.




Accredited Tier Designer View the updated award list 2010 Schedule announced Makeup Water Source Tech Paper
Tier Standard: Topology Uptime Institute Professional Services has developed a Data Center Site Infrastructure Tier Standard: Topology, available exclusively on our website. Read more about Tiers...
Tier Certified Sites View an interactive map of Tier Certified data centers around the world or click here for a list.

Owners Advisory Committee The Owners Advisory Committee (OAC) will be responsible for arbitrating future changes to both the Tier Standard: Topology and the Operational Sustainability criteria. For more information visit http://oac.uptimeinstitute.com.
Cooling Concerns? Does your data center have "Power In, Heat Out, Always"? A Computer Room Environmental Audit can optimize your cooling infrastructure.

SearchDataCenter.com Watch a webcast with Pitt Turner on "Implementing energy efficiency metrics in the data center" and read an article about the recent updates to the Uptime Institute's Tier Classification System.