Launch of www.TIA-942.org to Serve the ANSI/TIA-942 Community

ALAMO, Calif. - Dec. 28, 2014 - PRLog -- The international data centre industry is getting a long awaited information portal on the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard for Data Centers.

The global data center community has been plagued with individuals claiming to be proficient in understanding and applying the criteria of the ANSI/TIA-942 as either consultant and/or auditor. Similarly, there are data centers claiming to be compliant with ANSI/TIA-942 either by self-proclaimed statements or by means of an audit performed by an individual without the right credentials.

The market has also often requested TIA for guidance on which data centers are built in conformity and where organizations can find qualified ANSI/TIA-942 consultants and auditors.

www.tia-942.org addresses these issues by providing a single entry point where certified ANSI/TIA-942 professionals and data centers compliant with ANSI/TIA-942 from all over the world can list themselves.  www.TIA-942.org will verify their credentials by working with the respective organization and authorization bodies.  And these information will be accessible to the global data center community from a single site.

As a central repository and registry of information, www.tia-942.org will provide the following:

1.       Listing of ANSI/TIA-942 Certified Auditors and Consultants, and Companies providing consultancy and auditing services to help Data Centers to get certified to the ANSI/TIA-942 standard.  The listed Auditors/Consultants are professionals who have passed the CTDC® (Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant), CTIA® (Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor) and CTEA® (Certified TIA-942 External Auditor) certification exams ensuring that they are qualified to perform consulting or audit projects.

2.       List of worldwide Data Centers meeting the conformity to the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942 standard, thus allowing anybody in search of a data centre to easily find the right data centre for their business.

3.       Information, white papers and other resources providing a variety of information including on how to get a data center certified.

With the www.tia-942.org portal, the global data center industry will be able search for certified ANSI/TIA-942 professionals and data center compliant with ANSI/TIA-942 standards located all over the world.  The industry will now have the means to validate the consultants/auditors and data centers before contracting their services.

For press information contact monica@tia-942.org.

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit www.tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI's Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details.

About CTDC & CTIA

CTDC (Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant) and CTIA (Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor) are credentials awarded to professionals who had undertaken the CTDC and CTIA training programs and passed the strict requirement of the certification exams.  The CTDC & CTIA training programs are designed and delivered by EPI, and the CTDC & CTIA certifications are independently accredited by EXIN.

Click for more information on CTDC and CTIA (http://www.epi-ap.com/services/1/3/12/Standards_/_Compliance).

About EPI

EPI (Enterprise Product Integration), is a European-origin, global data centre specialist company operating world-wide in over 50 countries through direct operations and a large partner network.  EPI offers an extensive range of data centre expert services which include consulting, data centre auditing and certification, and training.

Established in 1987, EPI’s reputation has been built on delivering high quality technical expertise with a continuous drive for excellence and innovation.  In the early 2000s, recognizing the gap in data centre professional education, EPI’s group of data centre experts used their real-life hands-on experience from hundreds of global data centre projects, and embarked on a project to develop the world’s first certified data centre professional training program.  EPI has since grown its training portfolio to cover disciplines on data centre design and build, operations and governance, standards and compliance.  All of EPI’s courses are well-recognized for their quality of content and instructions, and have garnered the independent accreditations and examination certifications from EXIN.   EPI now enjoys the prestige of having trained and certified the highest number of data centre professionals in the world.

EPI’s training and certification programs consist of CDCP, CDCS, CDCE, CDFOM, CITM, CDRP, CDMS, CTDC, CTIA and CTEA.

EPI’s philosophy is, and always will be a commitment to focus on quality and that includes delivering services and programs that are updated and relevant in a fast-paced industry, and commitment to after sales service and technical support to protect our customers’ interests and meet their business requirements.

Visit www.epi-ap.com for more details.

About EXIN

EXIN is an ISO-certified global provider of independent information management certification and accreditation.  EXIN offer the most comprehensive portfolio of certificates and cooperate with hundreds of accredited partners worldwide, who provide training, develop courseware and manage examination centers.  EXIN is ISO-certified (ISO 9001:2008).  EXIN operate according to ISO 17024, ISO 27001 and EN 45011. EXIN has certified close to 2 million individuals and continues to grow.

Visit www.exin.com for more details.