Understanding Data Center Tiers

Data centers must be able to meet their clients’ needs successfully. Because businesses and their needs vary, a data center that can accommodate one type of business client may not be suited to take on another kind, and vice versa. The Uptime Institute, as a division of 451 Group, developed a system to certify data centers based on the demands the center is able to reliably meet. These data center tier ratings have been in use since the mid-1990s, and they enable business clients to determine if a given data center will be capable of handling their needs. What Are The Data Center Tiers? Data center tier certifications fall into […]