Uptime Institute is the Global Digital Infrastructure
Authority. With over 4,000 awards issued in over 122 countries around the
globe, and over 1,100 currently active projects in 80+ countries, Uptime has
helped tens of thousands of companies optimize critical IT assets while
managing costs, resources, and efficiency. For over 30 years, the company has
established industry-leading benchmarks for data center performance,
resilience, sustainability, and efficiency, which provide customers assurance
that their digital infrastructure can perform across a wide array of operating
conditions at a level consistent with their individual business needs. Uptime’s
Tier Standard is the IT industry’s most trusted and adopted global standard for
the design, construction, and operation of data centers. Offerings include the
organization’s Tier Standard and Certifications, Management & Operations
reviews and assessments including SCIRA-FSI financial sector risk assessment,
the Sustainability Assessment, and a broad range of additional risk management,
performance, availability, and related offerings. Uptime Education training programs
have been successfully completed by over 100,000 data center professionals,
such as the much-valued ATD (Accredited Tier Designer) and AOS (Accredited
Operations Specialist). The Uptime Education curriculum has been expanded by
the acquisition of CNet Training, Ltd. in 2023.