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Fundamentals Seminar

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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The following Advanced Seminars will be offered in 2018:

  • AS1 - Advanced Mechanical and Tiers
  • AS2 - Advanced Principles in Critical Facility Management
  • AS3 - Advanced Electrical Solutions and Tiers
  • AS4 - Advanced Practices in DC Cost Management
*Courses are nonconsecutive and can be taken in any order.

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.

Earn Professional and/or Expert Designations for your ATD, ATS or AOS Program Accreditations

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.

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Accredited Tier Designer Program

 

Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS) Course

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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Accredited Tier Specialist Information:

Accredited Tier Specialist provides intensive instruction on both of the Tier Standards (Topology and Operational Sustainability) in order to ensure accurate and successful management-level application.
  • Receive a professional designation by Uptime Institute—recognized world leader in industry research, standards, and Certifications
  • Learn to properly apply the Uptime Institute Standards from the actual authors
    • Pre-empt prevalent misinterpretations of Tier Standards that lead to both over-investment and shortfalls
    • Refute myths and misconceptions
  • Communicate to stakeholders the true potential of a single data center or portfolio
    • Avoid misperceptions of performance potential and shocks of unexpected outages
  • Better align infrastructure and staffing investment with the business case
  • Effectively manage the complement of outside experts
    • Bring together all aspects of your data center team to work to a common uptime goal
Please see the Eligibility for further description and sample job titles.

This will be an intensive 3-day course, which will culminate in an examination. The cost of the course is US$4,985. For individuals that pass the examination, the Uptime Institute will award an Accredited Tier Specialist endorsement. The course will be administered by Uptime Institute Faculty with field experience in the practical application of the Tiers and Operational Sustainability criteria. Furthermore, each Faculty is a co-author of Tier Standard: Topology and/or Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability.

Accredited Tier Specialist 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.

The cost of the 2018 session is US$4,985/attendee.

For further information, please contact  +1 206.783.0511 or info@uptimeinstitute.com.

Webinars

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.

The Data Center at the Core of IT Risk Reduction
Recording of a session at Uptime Institute Executive Symposium: Las Vegas in September, 2017
Kelly Sullivan, Vice President of Global Data Center Operations, Cyxtera

September 18 2017 | 20 mins



Causes & Consequences of Data Center Outages in 2017
Recording of a session at Uptime Institute Executive Symposium: Las Vegas in September, 2017
Matt Stansberry & Pitt Turner, Uptime Institute

September 18 2017 | 16 mins



From Disaster to Recovery: What Hurricane Harvey Means for your Data Center
George Crump & Curtis Preston, Storage Switzerland
Christopher Brown & Scott Killian, Uptime Institute

September 6 2017 | 59 mins



It’s Time to Commit to Driving Efficient IT
Julian Kudritzki, Chief Operating Officer, Uptime Institute

September 13 2017 | 59 mins



The evolution of DCIM: Remote, Data-Driven and Cloudy
Mark Harris, Senior Vice President, Uptime Institute
Rhonda Ascierto, Research Director, 451 Research

July 13 2017 | 59 mins



Disrupted Data Center: cloud-based resiliency spread workloads across data centers
Todd Traver, VP, IT Optimization and Strategy, Uptime Institute
Andy Lawrence, VP Research, Data Center Technologies, 451 Research

May 18 2017 | 59 mins



Uptime Institute's 2017 Data Center Industry Survey Results
Matt Stansberry, Senior Director of Content and Publications, Uptime Institute

May 2 2017 | 59 mins



Reduce Risks to Data Center Availability by Fixing Facilities Management Issues
Mark Kempson, Technical Consultant, Uptime Institute

Mar 16 2017 | 59 mins



Why Tier Certification Is Even More Meaningful in a Hybrid IT World
Keith Klesner, Senior Vice President, North America, Uptime Institute

Jan 25 2017 | 47 mins



Cloud Computing Adoption: Management Challenges and Opportunities
Julian Kudritski

Oct 10 2016 | 37 mins



Live Q&A with Julian Kudritzki, Uptime and John Sheputis, Infomart Data Centers
Brett Azuma, Julian Kudritzki, John Sheputis

Sep 21 2016 | 20 mins



2014-2016 Survey Results: Can Corporate Sustainability save IT from itself?
Julian Kudritzki

Jun 16 2016 | 32 mins



Avoid failures and delays on data center capital projects
Keith Klesner, SVP North America – Uptime Institute

May 24 2016 | 38 mins



DCIM Market Overview and Procurement Strategies
Matt Stansberry

May 3 2016 | 43 mins



M&O Excellence Series: CenturyLink’s insights from portfolio wide benchmarking wide benchmarking with M&O Stamp of Approval
Lee Kirby, Uptime Institute - CTO and Kelly Sullivan, CenturyLink - Vice President, Global Data Center Operations

Mar 29 2016 | 29 mins



The opportunity cost of doing nothing
Scott Killian, VP of Efficient IT Programs – Uptime Institute

Mar 22 2016 | 21 mins



What you don't know will hurt you
Keith Klesner, SVP North America – Uptime Institute

Mar 17 2016 | 47 mins



Avoid wasting time and money procuring and implementing DCIM
Matt Stansberry, Director of Content & Publications – Uptime Institute

Dec 11 2015 | 42 mins



AOL discusses IT Efficiency and Server Decommissioning
Jeff Davis - AOL

May 22 2015 | 13 mins



Achieving Management and Operations Excellence
Lee Kirby

May 21 2015 | 6 mins



Uptime Institute Efficient IT Keynote
Julian Kudritzki

May 20 2015 | 36 mins



Avoiding a Crisis in Facility Management
Julian Kudritzki, Chief Operating Officier, Uptime Institute

Apr 6 2015 | 41 mins



Low Complexity + Low Cost = High Availability
Keith Klesner, Vice President - Strategic Accounts, Uptime Institute

Apr 6 2015 | 54 mins



New Engine Generator Tier Certification Standards Explained
Christopher Brown, Vice President, Global Standards & Global Tier Authority – Uptime Institute

Apr 6 2015 | 47 mins



Data Center Commissioning: Early and Often
Ryan Orr, Senior Consultant – Uptime Institute

Dec 16 2014 | 53 mins



For more of the older webinars and videos please visit our archives.

Accredited Operations Specialist (AOS) Course

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 Operations Specialist Awardees will be better equipped to:

  • Align critical facility operations to consistently evolving requirements to support business priorities in a highly sustainable manner
  • Gain the knowledge to apply the Tier Standard Operational Sustainability to continuously improve critical facility operations
  • Increase ability to provide a consistent and proven set of standards, processes and measurements across an entire data center portfolio
  • Establish the capability to protect investment in critical facility equipment and systems that increases the return on investment
Please see Eligibility for further description and sample job titles.

The course is three days of intensive instruction and hands-on exercises that cover the key concepts of critical facility operations. The curriculum covers the critical functional areas in operations and culminates in an examination. For individuals that pass the examination, Uptime Institute will award an Accredited Operations Specialist endorsement. The course is administered by Senior Faculty with field experience in the practical application of the Tiers, Operational Sustainability, and M&O Stamp of Approval criteria worldwide.

Accredited Operations Specialist 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.

The cost of the 2018 session is US$4,985/attendee.

For further information, please contact info@uptimeinstitute.com.
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