About Us

The Uptime Institute provides education, publications, consulting, certifications, conferences and seminars, independent research, and thought leadership for the enterprise data center industry and for data center professionals. The Institute's data center engineering and management consulting arm, Uptime Institute Professional Services, helps clients develop and execute solutions that are responsive to their unique business needs to ensure their data centers are managed for uninterruptible uptime over sustained periods.

In October 2009, The 451 Group, a leading technology-industry analyst and data company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation, acquired the Institute. In addition to Uptime Institute, The 451 Group owns and operates 4 additional independent divisions:

451 Research, www.the451group.com, is an analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. The company's analysts provide critical and timely insight into the competitive dynamics of innovation in emerging technology segments.

Tier1 Research, www.tier1research.com, is a single-source research and advisory firm covering the multi-tenant datacenter, hosting, IT and cloud-computing sectors, blending the best of industry and financial research.

TheInfoPro, www.theinfopro.com, is a leading IT advisory and research firm that provides real-world perspectives on the customer and market dynamics of the enterprise information technology landscape harnessing the collective knowledge and insights of leading IT organizations worldwide.

ChangeWave Research, www.changewaveresearch.com, is a research firm that identifies and quantifies "change" in consumer spending behavior, corporate purchasing, and industry, company and technology trends.