The 451 Group, a leading
independent IT research and analyst organization, acquired The Uptime
Institute. Uptime is best known as the developer of the Tier Classification
System, widely accepted as thede factoindustry standard for providing a consistent means to compare typically
unique, customized data center facilities from the perspective of expected site
infrastructure availability, or uptime.
The Uptime Institute was founded almost two decades ago by Kenneth G. Brill,
often hailed as one of the “fathers of the data center industry.” Brill will
step back from management and operational leadership of the Institute but will
continue to provide strategic guidance and function as a global spokesman on
behalf of the organization.
W. Pitt Turner, IV, who currently leads the Uptime Institute Professional
Services business-previously known as ComputerSite Engineering-has been
appointed executive director, Uptime Institute. He will report to Martin V.
McCarthy, CEO of The 451 Group. McCarthy will now also serve as Chairman,
Uptime Institute.