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Services – Tier Certification

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Uptime Institute Professional Services is the only firm licensed to rate and Certify topology against the Uptime Institute’s Tier Classification System. The current list of clients with official Tier ratings includes industry-leading organizations around the world.

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 their data center is managed for uninterruptible uptime over sustained periods.


Tier Certification of Design Documents – Is the solution Tier compliant? Click here for details
Tier Certification of Constructed Facility – Does the facility meet availability expectations? Click here for details
Tier Assessment As Part of Selected Services
3Cs, an assessment of a site’s strategic value in terms of Capacity, Capability, and as-found Conditions of its principal systems Capability criteria will specifically assess the Tier of the installed infrastructure Custom Service, review of documents, identifying Tier issues and Operational Sustainability opportunities, at Concept Design Stage For a better understanding of the Tier Classification System, see our Resource Page, Understanding Tiers. Uptime Insitute Professional Services' Certification Manager can provide more information about Tier Certification Services or submit a quote or formal proposal for business.


Tier Certified Sites View an interactive map of Tier Certified data centers around the world or click here for a list.

Tiers Certification summary Download a summary of two-phase Tier Certification process.