Uptime Institute, an independent division of Tier1 Research's parent company, The 451 Group, is pleased to release the most significant addition to its globally recognized standards. Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability is a tool for data center owners, operators, and managers to mitigate human error- the leading cause of data center outages. The Operational Sustainability Standard also addresses risks associated with the building itself and the site location.

The new Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability is a means to unify the uptime potential of the infrastructure with its management. When these two aspects are aligned, owners can achieve optimal, sustainable data center performance.

The Operational Sustainability Standard works in tandem with the Institute's international Tier Classification System (Tier Standard: Topology). Long-term data center availability is the resultant combination of the Tier of the infrastructure and the rigorous operations defined and classified in Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability.

This new standard is structured to guide data center operators in developing or tuning the facility management program by providing prioritized risk factors within three major elements: Management & Operations, Building Characteristics, and Site Location. This prioritization helps owners to best use available staffing and budgetary resources.

Tier Standard: Operational Sustainability is available for download HERE.

Additionally, a Video Introduction, which provides a first look into the intent and structure of the Operational Sustainability Standard itself, is available HERE.

For further information, please contact Julian Kudritzki at 206.273.7993 or jkudritzki@uptimeinstitute.com.