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A New Standard for Data Center Quality Is Underway

Global demand for data center infrastructure is surging—driven by AI, cloud, and digital services. But scale alone isn’t enough. Quality must keep pace.

TIA has officially launched the development of a new Data Center Quality Standard, designed to address reliability, sustainability, and performance across today’s evolving supply chains. Grounded in decades of leadership through the QuEST Forum, this initiative will define a trusted framework for operators, suppliers, and regulators alike.

The latest revision of the TIA-942 Data Center Infrastructure Standard now includes enhancements to accommodate the increasing data growth, advancements in AI, and the growing focus on sustainability.

In this paper, we explore the CrowdStrike outage by examining publicly accessible data to understand the reported causes and consequences of the event. Additionally, we discuss how implementing the TL 9000 quality management standard could have reduced the occurrence of such incidents and lessened their impact.

TIA QuEST Forum's SCS 9001 Cyber and Supply Chain Security Standard has been designed with a holistic approach to ensure the security of ICT networks. By utilizing proven processes, controls, and measures, it continuously enhances security performance and aligns with emerging regulations worldwide.

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