65% faster: TIER-ready as Your Shortcut to Uptime Certification
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Achieving Uptime Institute Tier Certification is a key objective for data centers seeking to meet the highest standards of reliability, resilience, and performance. However, the certification process can be both time-consuming and costly. Altron Modular, through its TIER-Ready certification for EdgeDC, EdgeDC+, and CoreDC, offers a proven solution to significantly shorten this journey, delivering a faster and more cost-efficient path to full TIER Certification while maintaining operational excellence.
"Waiting months for data center certification is no longer an option. With our TIER-Ready solutions, we’re not just shortening the certification process – we’re redefining what’s possible in data center deployment. We guarantee certification and achieve it in a fraction of the time," summarizes Milivoj Uzelac, CEO of Altron Modular.
What is TIER -Ready Certification?
Tier-Ready Certification is a program developed by the Uptime Institute that pre-certifies modular and prefabricated data center components. Altron Modular’s EdgeDC, EdgeDC+, and CoreDC are Tier-Ready, meaning they have been pre-validated to meet specific Tier III standards. These certified solutions allow data centers to bypass the typical design phase, which can take up to 100 hours and involve significant costs, often reaching tens of thousands of dollars. With TIER-Ready, operators can move directly into the construction and deployment stages with confidence, knowing that their infrastructure is already aligned with Tier standards.
"Prefabricated and modular solutions that have successfully undergone the 'Tier-Ready' certification process are more valuable to customers. These solutions guarantee buyers that the expected performance of these modular data centers has been reviewed and confirmed by the Uptime Institute, ensuring compliance with Tier certification standards. Since most aspects of a typical Tier Standard certification are completed during the design and development phase by the manufacturer of these prefabricated modular solutions, customers can achieve full Tier Constructed Facility certification in a shorter time and at lower cost compared to the traditional Tier data center certification process – within just 2–3 months," explains David Zíka, Business Development Director, Uptime Institute CEE.
Why TIER -Ready is Your Shortcut
The traditional TIER Certification process involves several phases, including extensive design work and multiple rounds of validation. With Tier-Ready certified components, this process is accelerated, cutting down the certification time by up to 65%. For example, if a full Tier Certification typically takes 100 hours of planning and design, using Tier-Ready components can reduce this to as little as 35 hours. This is possible because much of the certification groundwork has already been completed, allowing your team to focus on other critical aspects of deployment.
Altron Modular’s Tier-Ready solutions essentially allow you to “skip” the certification bottlenecks. The heavy lifting in terms of design and compliance is already done.
2. Cost Efficiency – Save $20,000 or More:
In addition to saving time, Tier-Ready certification can significantly reduce costs. For an EdgeDC or EdgeDC+ solution, the savings can reach up to $20,000, thanks to the elimination of design-phase delays and the reduced need for third-party consultants. Overall, using Tier-Ready certified components can save between 5-20% of the total project cost.
Moreover, the financial benefits are not limited to the certification fees themselves. Avoiding costly redesigns or adjustments during construction can further drive down expenses. Pre-certification also reduces the need for extensive third-party consulting, which can otherwise be a major expense in the certification process.
3. 100% Guarantee of Certification:
One of the key advantages of Altron Modular’s Tier-Ready solutions is the 100% guarantee that your facility will achieve full Tier Certification once the infrastructure is in place. This assurance provides peace of mind to operators, as the pre-certified modules are designed to meet all Tier standards, removing uncertainties and potential delays in certification.
The Altron Modular Advantage: EdgeDC, EdgeDC+, and CoreDC
Altron Modular has developed a range of Tier-Ready certified products, each tailored to different data center needs: EdgeDC R40-DX100, EdgeDC+EDPL300MDX, and CoreDC CORE500MDX.
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EdgeDC: A prefabricated solution designed for edge computing environments, providing rapid deployment and modular scalability.
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EdgeDC+: The perfect choice for organizations needing high-performance edge data centers.
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CoreDC: A modular, scalable solution that is optimized for efficiency and high availability. It can handle significant ICT loads and is ideal for organizations looking to expand their core data center capacity quickly.
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Small EdgeDC |
Medium EdgeDC+ |
Large CoreDC |
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Solution |
R40-DX100 |
EDPL300MDX |
CORE500MDX |
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Time to operate |
3 months |
6 months |
9 months |
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ICT load capacity |
77 kW |
252 kW |
448 kW |
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Rack capacity |
11 |
96 |
128 |
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Power Density/rack |
7 kW |
3,5 kW |
3,5 kW |
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Power Supply redundancy |
2N |
2N |
2N |
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Cooling redundancy |
N+1 |
N+1 |
N+2 |
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Cooling method |
DX |
DX |
DX |
Tier-Ready certification not only speeds up the certification process but also brings tangible business value. As Ondřej Horák, product owner with Altron Modular highlights: “The faster we can deploy a certified data center, the quicker our clients can start generating business value.” By eliminating the need for lengthy design phases, companies can get their data centers operational much faster, enabling them to meet market demand and gain a competitive edge.