Specifying Data Center Criticality Levels

A framework for benchmarking a future data center’s operational performance is essential for effective planning and decision making. An appropriate specification for data center criticality should provide unambiguous, defensible language for the design and installation of a data center. 

This course analyzes and compares existing tier methods, describes how to choose a criticality level, and proposes a defensible data center criticality specification. We’ll also address how to maintain a data center’s desired criticality.