All buildings undergo commissioning or tenant checks prior to the new owners taking possession or new tenants moving in, these checks ensure that all building systems (fire, security, environmental and IT systems) are working and meet the required specifications; in a mission critical facility such as a data centre these IST checks are of paramount importance.

The Data Centre Commissioning Special Interest Group (SIG) has therefore been formed to increase awareness of the best practices which should be adopted to mitigate risk of failure and optimise the chances of project success.