Data centers have historically faced over-engineering at several phases of the certification process, from the early design of the facility to the adoption of emerging technologies.
What can companies do to avoid selecting a program that increases costs due to over-engineering? Neil Lakomiak of UL offers solutions in his article “How to Avoid Over-Engineering Your Data Center” for IT Business Net. UL Cloud Certification via standard UL 3223, created in collaboration with ESD, helps mitigate risk for data center owners and operators by providing a set of criteria to increase end-user transparency, provider accountability and proper data center documentation.