Uptime Institute is the IT industry's most trusted and adopted global standard for the proper design, build and operation of data centers – the backbone of the digital economy.
For over 20 years, Uptime Institute has been providing customers with the assurance that their digital infrastructure can perform at a level that is consistent with their business needs. Our webinar series aims to share that industry knowledge with the broader community to help drive data center reliability, sustainability and efficiency.
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The Accredited Operations Specialist course will provide instruction to achieve a complete understanding of the concepts and criteria to develop a comprehensive world class Management and Operations program for a critical facility.
The curriculum's level of detail is appropriate for data center facilities managers and operators to apply the Tier Standards to ensure that the critical facilities - for which they are directly responsible - are operated to meet the needs of the business.
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Accredited Tier Specialist has similar features as Accredited Tier Designer: education by Uptime Institute Senior faculty and professional designation. Yet, Accredited Tier Specialist was developed for the management team directly responsible for data center uptime. The course also welcomes the outside experts that support the data center manager.
The curriculum's level of detail is appropriate for data center owners and operators to apply the Tier Standards to ensure that the critical facilities—for which they are directly responsible—are designed, built, and operated to meet the needs of the business. Accredited Tier Specialist will provide the knowledge and authority to refute the myths and misconceptions that cause organizations to misdirect investment. The tools detailed in this course will also improve attendees' capability to communicate the needs of the data center to upper management and thereby positively influence spending decisions. These enhancements to the data center manager's skill set will directly benefit the site operation with maintained or improved uptime.
Uptime Institute Standards continue to be valuable, on a global basis, in the design and operation of data centers responsive to the owner's business needs. The Tier Classification System is the language of data center performance, ensuring the data center is designed and built to provide the availability needs of the business. Operational Sustainability addresses the ongoing management of the infrastructure, including mitigation of human error—the leading cause of data center outages.
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Uptime Institute's Advanced Seminars is an intensive one-day, in-person course focusing on in-depth reviews on topics key to the professional growth and development of industry professionals. The course will be administered by senior Uptime Institute staff and will allow for direct engagement with both staff and industry peers.
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Advanced courses may be taken by any individual, with or without previous attendance at any other course. The cost of the each of the above listed Advanced Session courses is US$2,485/attendee.
Previous graduates from ATD, ATS, and AOS base level courses will enjoy a reduced rate of US$1,985 per advanced course.
For further information, please contact info@uptimeinstitute.com.
Completing the base level courseware for ATD, ATS, and AOS programs is just the start of your journey. By completing additional courseware and submitting evidence of your mastery of the material, you can earn Professional and/or Expert credentials. These advanced credentials identify you as a master of the concepts discussed, and increases your business value to your current employer, all future employers and the data center community at large.
Accredited, Professional and Expert designations expire in two (2) years and can be renewed by successfully completing additional advanced courseware which covers the application of these principles in a modern data center environment.
Note: Professional or Expert designations represents neither license nor permission to deliver a) Tier Certifications of designs, b) Tier Certifications of constructed environments, or c) Operational Sustainability ratings or Certifications.