Uptime Institute Announces Accreditation for Data Centre Managers

Posted: July 30, 2010 in Articles
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Accredited Tier Specialist provides intensive instruction for successful application of Tier Standards

 

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Uptime Institute (Institute) today announced the inaugural sessions of its new Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS) course. ATS builds upon the success of the Institute’s Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) course which has already accredited 97 elite design engineers from 15 countries during its first year.

 
Accredited Tier Specialist provides data centre managers and their support teams with clarity and insight on how to better improve data centre operations through use of Uptime Institute Standards. ATS courses are led by Uptime Institute Senior Faculty who developed and practically apply the Institute Standards at high available facilities worldwide. The three-day ATS course will address the successful application of both Tier Standard: Topologyand the newly released Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability from the operators’ and managers’ perspective.
 
“The evolving and expanding role of computerized function, especially in terms of revenue generating services, raises the stakes for sustained uptime and lowers tolerance for costly failures,” said Julian Kudritzki, vice president, Uptime Institute, LLC.  “Human error is the leading cause of data centre outages and ATS focuses on avoiding common mistakes and optimizing available resources.”
 
The ATS curriculum was developed for data centre owners and operators who apply the Tier Standards to ensure their critical facilities are designed, built, and operated to meet the uptime needs of the business. The course provides the knowledge to refute the myths and misconceptions that cause organizations to misdirect their investments. The tools detailed in the course will also improve attendees’ capabilities to communicate the needs of the data centre to upper management and thereby positively influence spending decisions.
 
Upon completion of the 3-day intensive course and subsequent examination, attendees will improve their existing skills as follows:
 
·         Apply the Uptime Institute Standards to maintain or improve uptime
·         Align infrastructure and staffing investment with the business case
·         Improve communication to stakeholders about the true potential of the data centre or portfolio
·         Effectively manage outside consultants and resources
 
Those that pass the examination at the conclusion of course instruction will receive a professional designation from the Uptime Institute. ATS awardees will be listed on a publicly available roster.
“Uptime Institute’s ATS course is an important addition to our portfolio of educational resources since it addresses the full range of physical infrastructure and personnel issues—for the benefit of the team directly responsible for sustained uptime,” continued Kudritzki.
 
The ATS 2010 Schedule is as follows:
o   3-5 November in Washington, DC
o   6-8 December in Seattle, WA
o   8-10 December in Denver, CO
Registration is now available for the three 2010 courses by visiting: http://ats.uptimeinstitute.com or by contacting David Manning at 206.877.3348 or .
 
About Uptime Institute
Uptime Institute is an unbiased, third-party data centre research, education, and consulting organization focused on improving data centre performance and efficiency through collaboration and innovation. The Institute serves all stakeholders of the data centre industry, including enterprise and third-party operators, manufacturers, providers, and engineers. This collaborative approach, complemented with the Institute’s capability to recognize trends on a global basis and to interface directly with owners, results in solutions and innovations freed from regional constraints for the benefit of the worldwide data centre industry. In October 2009, the Institute was acquired by the IT market analyst firm The 451 Group, which also owns Tier1 Research.
 
About Uptime Institute Professional Services

Uptime Institute Professional Services is the data centre management and engineering consulting arm of the Uptime Institute. It delivers due diligence assessments and Certifications of site infrastructure and site management. Uptime Institute Professional Services is vendor-neutral and focused on the end-user, without bias for design engineer or manufacturer. The consultant team members are exclusively senior-level and multi-disciplined with extensive prior hands-on data centre operations experience, thereby ensuring focus on long-term and highly operable solutions. Serving clients worldwide, Uptime Institute Professional Services is delivering consulting, Certifications, and Accreditations in over 25 countries. For additional information see http://professionalservices.uptimeinstitute.com