The ATS program will help advance your career by equipping you with the key skills in managing data centers to align with business objectives, communication techniques to articulate data center needs and priorities to leadership and tactics to influence spending decisions at the executive level.

This data center management course was built specifically for the professionals responsible for data center uptime. It provides a level of detail suitable to educate data center owners on how Tier Standards interact with their critical facilities. By applying these Tier Standards, you will learn how to maximize the compliance, efficiency and productivity of your business’s tier systems. You will also understand the facts and myths surrounding the Tier Classification System and be able to make the best possible call for your business.

Individuals who will directly benefit from the ATS program are

• Data Center Managers
• Consultants
• Architects
• Project Managers
• Sales Engineers
• Design/Build Contractors

This program is open to all professionals involved in data center management and oversight and does not require a licensed credential. This program focuses on data center management and does not address IT topology, IT architecture, installation/maintenance of equipment or software.

Successful completion of the ATS program, demonstrated through examination at the end of the program, will result in an Uptime Institute endorsement of the individual as an Accredited Tier Specialist.

Chapter 1:
Tier Classification System

• Tier concepts and definitions
• Principal data center facility
  infrastructure systems

Chapter 2: Cooling Systems

• Critical mechanical subsystems
• Redundant topology
• Continuous Cooling

Chapter 3: Electrical Systems

• Critical electrical subsystems
• Multiple distribution path requirements
• Engine-generator (power station) requirements
• Electrical system interaction with mechanical systems

Chapter 4: Ancillary Systems

• Critical ancillary subsystems
• Ancillary subsystem impacts on Tier Classification System
• Compartmentalization

Chapter 5: Common Discrepancies

• Faculty-led review of common non-compliant design elements from Certification submittals
• Myths and misconceptions

Chapter 6: Tier Certification

• Benefits
• Process

Chapter 7: Operational Sustainability

• Defining operational sustainability elements
• Strategic concepts

Chapter 8: Staffing & Organization

• Staffing development process
• Staff qualifications
• Organizational structure impacts

Chapter 9: Maintenance

• Building a preventive maintenance program
• Maintenance management system requirements for tracking activities
• Vendor support
• Predictive maintenance
• Lifecycle planning
• Housekeeping

Chapter 10: Training, Planning & Operations

• Developing a training program
• Vendor training
• Site policies
• Capacity and load management

Chapter 11: Building Characteristics and Commissioning

• Building characteristics impacts on operations
• Commissioning activities that define operations success

Chapter 12: Site Location Risk

• Defining risks to operational activities posed by natural and manmade factors