The Data Center Experts

Uptime Institute is recognized worldwide for the creation and administration of the rigorous Tier Standards & Certifications that enable data centers to achieve their mission while mitigating risk. Our professional services offerings leverage our Tier Standards & Certifications methodology with decades of field experience reviewing thousands of data centers around the world to help our clients solve a wide range of challenges in their broader IT organization.

Management & Operations Stamp of Approval

With continued demand for data across all business functions, today’s IT and data center infrastructure stakeholders are under continuous pressure to deliver value while maintaining cost and efficiency. The Management & Operations (M&O) Stamp of Approval provides the guidance and framework to drive best practices for the effective management and operations of a data center and offers third-party validation to existing facilities, independent of the Tier Classification System.

Hybrid Resiliency Assessment

Today's organizations have created complex infrastructures comprised of multiple data centers, colocation facilities and the cloud. Our Hybrid Resiliency Assessment is designed to provide IT executives and staff a deep evaluation of risks and expected performance of critical services which span data centers, colocation facilities and the cloud.

Data Center Risk Assessment

Whether you are considering an acquisition of a standalone data center facility, a merger with another organization with an existing data center portfolio or a consolidation or divestiture of your own data center assets, our Data Center Risk Assessment offering can help you reduce the risk associated with managing such large capital assets.  We use decades of experience looking at thousands of facilities world wide to help you examine both facility design and operations, identify risks, diagnoses issues, appraise strategic value and determine "most likely" Tier rating.

Efficient IT Lifecycle Management Assessment

Whether you're just starting a new energy initiative or your efforts thus far have not reached their full potential, significant impact can be achieved with a holistic approach to efficient IT that factors in all the critical elements. Uptime Institute offers evidence-based methodologies that lead to substantial improvements in resource consumption, reduced carbon footprint, and millions of dollars in cost reductions enterprise wide.

DCIM Product Selection Guidance

The average DCIM buyer spends over six months evaluating potential suppliers, and then an additional 6-12 months deploying the chosen solution. This results in significant staff costs and unnecessary delays if an organization’s business requirements demand a DCIM solution. Uptime Institute's DCIM consulting service helps data center executives understand the vendor landscape, deploy on a timely schedule, and avoid overspending.

Strategic Platform Selection Guidance - FORCSS^®

Determining the best choice between IT deployment alternatives for your firm can be a complicated decision, as you balance sometimes competing business, facility engineering, computing, operating, and market considerations. Uptime Institute has developed a system to capture, compare, and prioritize the various impacts of IT deployment alternatives, helping organizations align on a coherent strategy that balances Financial, Opportunity, Risk, Compliance, Sustainability, and Service Quality: FORCSS.

Facilities Management Operations Advisory Services

FMO Advisory Services provide a strategic approach to balance the data center objectives of availability, cost, and performance in your day-to-day operations. In interactive, on-site workshops, Uptime Institute Professional Services consultants offer the hands-on guidance you need to develop, implement, and refine a rigorous facility management program to govern the successful long-term operation of your data center.