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Uptime Institute
Data center standards body behind the Tier Standard; runs accredited data center design and operations courses.
Official website ↗Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS)Uptime InstituteIn this 16 hour program you learn the Uptime Tier Classification System, how redundant cooling, electrical and engine generator systems affect a facility's Tier, common design discrepancies, and the staffing and maintenance practices behind operational sustainability.Certification$4,98516 hrsUptime Institute Accredited Operations Specialist (AOS)Uptime InstituteYou learn how to run a critical facility day to day: building staffing plans, setting up preventive and predictive maintenance programs, writing site policies and methods of procedure, planning training, and managing capacity and load before limits are reached.Certification$4,9855 daysUptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer (ATD)Uptime InstituteAimed at engineers of record and senior design managers, this course teaches you to design mechanical, electrical and ancillary systems that meet Tier Standard criteria, spot disqualifying design omissions, and judge compliance yourself in a mentored design analysis lab.Certification$4,98516 hrs