MarquisNet Opens New Data Center

Hi Rich --

great blog, I really appreciate it. If you could post the source of your stories, I would really appreciate it. I often notice that you have quotes from folks in your articles, without reference to where you got those comments from.

Thanks!

Hi Doug,

Thanks for the question. When I'm quoting someone in an article, it is from one of three sources:

1. An interview with an industry professional, either at an event or by phone.

2. In the case of a company announcement, from a press release.

3. From another blog.

I will almost always try to attribute and link other blogs. I'll often link and reference a press release, although not always. This was the case of the MarquisNet release above, which originated with a company release. I find very few real live people start their sentences "We are very excited about ..." which nonetheless has become fairly standard in releases.

In the future I'll try to be mindful of source differentiation when it will help the underlying story.

According to the uptime institute, one of the major criteria for Tier IV classification is 5 years of continuous operation with 99.999% uptime... How can this new facility possibly meet Tier IV standards? It seems to be something to do in Las Vegas to claim that new datacenters are above the strict guidelines of the Uptime Institute (that being said, the MarquisNet people are really good guys, and this is probably just a misquote.

Michael:

It's not a misquote. They're claiming Tier IV. The original release is on PR Newswire. It reads:

"The MarquisNet Riverside facility is a Tier 4 data center, which is the most robust type of data center featuring redundant systems for power and cooling, with multiple distribution paths that are active and fault tolerant."

MarquisNet's press release doesn't say that the site has been certified by the Uptime Institute; it just says that it's Tier IV. I've placed an inquiry with MarquisNet about the Tier IV statement, and haven't heard back from them. I'll post something if I do.

As background, the folks from Uptime have noted misuse of the Tier system, specifically in the blurring of tiers (i.e. "Tier III-plus").

Following up:

Laura Olson-Reyes of MarquisNet emailed back with additional information about their Riverside data center:

"The Tier 4 designation is based on the distributed redundant configuration based on N+1 architecture. The facility offers System + System redundancy, with two fully redundant electrical supply services derived from different utility primary feeders. We have not yet been audited by The Uptime Institute, but are currently going through the process of getting certified."