On March 20, 2019, 2nd Degree Master iMason Mark Monroe, presented at the Data Center World conference in Phoenix an overview of DCPI, and a report of it’s first application.  The iMasons Data Center Performance Index (DCPI) is a new global rating system that measures the actual performance of colocation data centers. The index applies letter grades to a data center across three categories – Availability, Efficiency and Environmental. The intent is to give colocation customers a way to see how a data center performs over time, helping them make more informed decisions. It also provides a common mechanism for providers to showcase their performance to the industry.  DCPI has now been used by a large-scale purchaser of colo services, and this video also reports on that experience.