Pi DATACENTERS Achieves Uptime Institute Tier IV Design Certification

Business Wire India

Pi DATACENTERS, India, the enterprise class Datacenter and Cloud service provider based at Amaravati, the new capital region of Andhra Pradesh, today announced that the company has been awarded Uptime Institute Tier IV Design Certification, achieving the highest standards for infrastructure, functionality and capacity as demonstrated on the design documents. To earn a Tier Certification of Design Documents, a facility is evaluated on mechanical, electrical, structural and site elements, and certified facilities also receive expert recommendations to enhance Operational Stability over the long-term.

"We are pleased to award Pi DATACENTERS with the Uptime Institute Tier IV Design Certification," said John Duffin, Managing Director, South Asia, Uptime Institute. "Achieving a Tier IV Fault Tolerant Design Certification illustrates that the facility meets the highest standards for infrastructure functionality and capacity as demonstrated on the design documents. This ensures that plans are configured to meet uptime goals and provide the sustainable business critical infrastructure needed, and is an important first step toward Tier Certification of Constructed Facility."

"We are thrilled to be part of the elite league of data centers in the world to have received the Uptime Institute Tier IV Design Certification," said Kalyan Muppaneni, Founder and CEO, Pi DATACENTERS. "This is another positive step forward in introducing world class data center design to Indian enterprises, with rigorous standards to help us continue to re-define a benchmark for excellence." 

About Uptime Institute

Uptime Institute is an unbiased advisory organization focused on improving the performance, efficiency, and reliability of business-critical infrastructure through innovation, collaboration, and independent certifications. Uptime Institute serves all stakeholders responsible for IT service availability through industry leading standards, education, peer-to-peer networking, consulting, and award programs delivered to enterprise organizations and third-party operators, manufacturers, and providers. Uptime Institute is recognized globally for the creation and administration of the Tier Standards & Certifications for Data Center Design, Construction, and Operational Sustainability along with its Management & Operations reviews, FORCSS® methodology, and Efficient IT Stamp of Approval.

About Pi DATACENTERS

Pi is an enterprise class datacenter and cloud service provider with a disruptive approach to technology, infrastructure and security, making it well poised to become a flag bearer, in the Indian data center market. Its Software Defined Strategic Data Center is a greenfield modular 5 Lakhs square feet infrastructure, spread across 10 acres. The datacenter is built to be Uptime Institute Tier IV and TIA 942 compliant. Its service portfolio is designed to cater to enterprises across industry verticals, ranging from tailored industry based cloud-enabled solutions around Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), to off-the-shelf services like co-location, managed hosting and managed services. Pi is ISO 27001|20000|22301|9001|14001 certified, PCI DSS and HIPAA compliant, reinforcing its strong operational processes to meet stringent compliance parameters of the industry.

Learn more at www.pidatacenters.com.