Uptime Institute TIER-Ready Program for Prefabricated and Modular Data Centers - press release
Uptime Institute
This September 2017 announcement introduces the TIER-Ready design review for prefabricated and modular products. Its aim is to make site-level Tier Certification faster and cheaper.
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Overview
The announcement describes the TIER-Ready design review launched by Uptime Institute for prefabricated and modular data center products. The program lets manufacturers have the design of pre-built modular solutions validated before site deployment. A product therefore arrives with a measure of design assurance, which reduces the effort needed for the eventual Tier Certification. The record is held as a press release dated September 2017.
The release names Schneider Electric, Compass Datacenters and Huawei among the initial participants. In its testimonial, Compass refers to 1.2 MW blocks validated under TIER-Ready. The example shows the modular approach resting on a repeatable validation model built around unit capacity blocks. The text is a commercial announcement and does not detail the technical criteria or the review method.
The release also states that Tier Certified data centers perform predictably under a wide range of conditions, including complete utility power failure. That wording underlines the value of certification, but it is equally clear that product-level TIER-Ready validation does not replace a site-level check of topology.
Key points
- TIER-Ready validates the design of pre-built modular solutions before site deployment.
- The goal is faster, cheaper site Tier Certification.
- Initial suppliers included Schneider Electric, Compass Data Centers and Huawei.
- Compass cited 1.2 MW blocks validated under TIER-Ready.
- Tier Certified data centers are described as performing predictably under a wide range of conditions, including complete utility power failure.
- The announcement is dated September 2017 and is a press release.
Using it in design
- Keep 'TIER-Ready (Uptime) status' as a metadata field in the prefabricated module catalog.
- Do not treat TIER-Ready status as a substitute for a site-level topology check; still require that review.
- Record block capacity (for example 1.2 MW blocks) as a catalog field for modular designs.
- Treat validated-design status as a separate criterion when comparing suppliers.
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Who should read it
Designers selecting prefabricated or modular data center products, suppliers, and project teams planning certification.
Publication details
- Authors
- Uptime Institute
- Publisher
- Uptime Institute
- Year
- 2017
- Document language
- English
- Source type
- Industry body
- Access
- Free to read
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- Copyright retained; citation only — the publisher’s terms apply to the original document
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Publisher press release / public web page; copyright Uptime Institute, no open licence. Citation only.
Citation
Uptime Institute (2017). Uptime Institute TIER-Ready Program for Prefabricated and Modular Data Centers - press release. Uptime Institute. https://uptimeinstitute.com/about-ui/press-releases/tier-ready-program-for-prefabricated-and-modular-data-centers
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