The Certified Data Centre Expert course is a five-day course designed to prepare participants to analyse a given business case, perform technical evaluation of a project plan and a set of designs for the implementation of a mission-critical data centre. The course also engages participants in product evaluations and demonstrates how to select equipment, develop equipment test scripts (IET) and integrated performance and validation testing (IPVT). CDCE® builds upon knowledge gained in CDCP® and CDCS® courses.
Participants who pass the exam will join the industry’s elite data centre project design experts.
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Mandar is senior test manager having 19 years of experience in IT industry in areas of health care (medical device), Business intelligence, Data warehouse, CRM and test automation.
Because it ensures your systems can absorb unexpected spikes in system demand, software performance engineering is central to enterprise risk management. From strategic planning through performance tuning, Software Performance Engineering Services provide for the stability of your existing and planned systems and safeguard the success of your business and IT investments.
The Data Centre Migration Specialist course is a two-day
course designed to expose participants to all aspects of a data centre migration. It provides a step-by-step methodology which will enable them to reduce the risks involved in such a complex undertaking. It will also provide participants with valuable and practical hints and tips used by seasoned data centre professionals who have done multiple complex migrations.
Mandar is senior test manager having 19 years of experience in IT industry in areas of health care (medical device), Business intelligence, Data warehouse, CRM and test automation.
Because it ensures your systems can absorb unexpected spikes in system demand, software performance engineering is central to enterprise risk management. From strategic planning through performance tuning, Software Performance Engineering Services provide for the stability of your existing and planned systems and safeguard the success of your business and IT investments.
The Data Centre Migration Specialist course is a two-day
course designed to expose participants to all aspects of a data centre migration. It provides a step-by-step methodology which will enable them to reduce the risks involved in such a complex undertaking. It will also provide participants with valuable and practical hints and tips used by seasoned data centre professionals who have done multiple complex migrations.
Problem solving should not be a spontaneous grasping for straws to try to plug a leak. Similarly, business strategies need to be aligned with the projects that are being focused on within an organization. KT thinking process advocates a focused, consistent method of clear thinking, root cause analysis and situation analysis processes to quickly isolate the problem in order to find a solution, as well as strategic alignment to guide project management and team collaboration.
Utilising a systematic approach, the three day course will cover the foundations of KT process namely:
- Situation Appraisal: The core of KT process, Situation Appraisal is used for listing, clarifying, prioritizing and assigning day to day concerns.
- Problem Analysis: The advanced problem solving technique developed by Kepner-Tregoe used for finding root cause and implementing fixes.
- Decision Analysis: A process used when required to make a choice between two or more alternatives and;
- Potential Problem Analysis: Used for identifying potential threats when planning activities and for avoiding reactive action when things go wrong.
The Certified Data Centre Specialist is a three-day course
designed to bring participants to the level of a suitable sparring partner with suppliers. They will be able to verify offers provided by vendors for correctness, effectiveness and efficiency. CDCS® is a must-have certification for professional data centre managers and personnel. CDCS® is a pre-requisite for individuals wishing to achieve the elite CDCE® (Certified Data Centre Expert) status.
Understanding the intent of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard is of
fundamental importance, not only for the successful
implementation of the data centre, but also for its sustainable operations. In this three-day course, the participant will learn how to design an ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centre. It will provide a clear understanding of the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard and possible implementation variations.
The Certified Data Centre Professional course is a two-day course designed to expose participants to the key components of the data centre. It will address how to setup and improve key aspects such as power, cooling, security, cabling, safety, etc, to ensure a high-available data centre. It will also address key operations and maintenance aspects.
To enable working engineers and professionals to face these new challenges, improve their companies’ performance and advance in their careers, EPI has successfully established the CITM® program with a focus on the IT business processes and soft skills essential to improve the competency as a manager. The Certified Information Technology Manager course is a three-day course which includes overall improvement of productivity and performance.
For many organisations across the world ANSI/TIA-942 has become the data centre standard of choice. This trend is increasing. It is imperative for these organisations to verify the correct implementation of the standard through a stringent audit process which is aligned with the ISO guidelines for auditing. This two-day course builds further on the technical understanding of the standard acquired in the CTDC® (Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant) course. It enables participants to develop skills and knowledge to conduct an internal audit program by applying widely recognised audit principles, procedures and techniques which are aligned with the ISO-19011 auditing guideline.
Risk management is the process of identifying vulnerabilities and associated threats, followed by estimating the level of risk and its impact on the organisation. Based on international standards (ISO/IEC27001) and guidelines (ISO/IEC 27005, NIST800-30, ISO/IEC 31000), the Certified Data Centre Risk Professional course is a two-day course designed to expose attendants to the overall risk management process.
The Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Manager
course is a three-day course which will enable participants to gain in-depth knowledge of managing data centre operations from planning to monitoring and reporting. This course breaks down the complexity of managing a mission-critical high-availability data centre facility into manageable and systematic processes. Not only are the topics covered based on international standards, the course includes best-practises by seasoned data centre professionals with many years experience managing global data centre facilities. The CDFOM® is an intensive course packed with a lot of information which brings tremendous value to the participants, enabling them to improve the operations of their data centre.
The Certified Data Centre Expert course is a five-day course
designed to prepare participants to analyse a given business
case, perform technical evaluation of a project plan and a
set of designs for the implementation of a mission-critical
data centre. The course also engages participants in product
evaluations and demonstrates how to select equipment,
develop equipment test scripts (IET) and integrated
performance and validation testing (IPVT). CDCE® builds
upon knowledge gained in CDCP® and CDCS® courses.
Participants who pass the exam will join the industry’s elite
data centre project design experts.
The CDFOM® (Certied Data Centre Facilities Operations
Manager) course is a three-day course which will enable data
centre managers to gain in-depth knowledge of managing data
centre operations from planning to monitoring and reporting.
This course breaks down the complexity of managing a
mission-critical high-availability data centre facility into
manageable and systematic processes. Not only are the topics
covered based on international standards, the course includes
best-practises by seasoned data centre professionals with many
years’ experience managing global data centre facilities. The
CDFOM® is an intensive course packed with a lot of information
which brings tremendous value to the participants, enabling
them to improve the operations of their data centre. The course is
fully aligned with the DCOS® (Data Centre Operations Standard)
The CDFOS® (Certied Data Centre Facilities Operations
Specialist) course is a three-day course which will enable
participants to fully understand the requirements of running the
day-to-day operations of a mission critical data centre.
Participants will gain all the required competences for running
the daily operations, understand which processes should be in
place, and the critical elements of those processes and how to
execute them. The course is fully aligned with the DCOS® (Data
Centre Operations Standard)
The CDCP® course is a two-day course designed to expose
participants to the key components of the data centre. It will
address how to setup and improve key aspects such as power,
cooling, security, cabling, safety, etc, to ensure a
high-available data centre. It will also address key operations
and maintenance aspects
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CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE EXPERT
1. CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE EXPERT
Global Accreditation & Recognition
Choose an optimum site for mission-critical data centres
based on current and future needs.
Describe all components important for high-availability in
a data centre and how to effectively setup the data centre.
Understand the design lifecycle stages for data centre
build projects and the phases involved in project execution.
Analyse a business case and develop a project brief that is
aimed at fulfilling the business resilience, site selection
and design requirements for a fit-for-purpose and suitably
redundant mission-critical data centre.
Conduct technical level design reviews for a given set of
preliminary design documents and perform a technical
compliance audit of a set of final design development
documents compliant to TIA standards.
Understand how to read electrical Single Line Diagrams
(SLD) and other related design documents, and be able to
detect the most common design mistakes.
Evaluate product datasheets and discriminate amongst
technical specifications and functional requirements for
suitability against a set of given design requirements for a
given site and business case.
Correlate equipment specifications to site design constraints,
such as room size and space, floor loading capacity,
cooling capacity, power quality conditions and maintenance
requirements while ensuring equipment selection does
not compromise desired tier level compliance.
Develop Individual Equipment Test (IET) and Integrated
PerformanceValidationTest (IPVT) plans for a mission-critical
data centre.
Develop guidelines and checklists for handover of a
mission-critical data centre facility, its architectural,
mechanical, electrical, IT elements and documentation.
Develop retirement plans for decommissioning and
handover of an aged mission-critical data centre facility.
Course Benefits
After completion of the course the participant will be able to:
Introduction
With few exceptions, enterprises today rely on IT for the
delivery of business-critical services - often directly to the
end consumer. It is therefore vital that the mission-critical
data centre is designed, maintained and operated with
high-availability and efficiency in mind. However, the fact is
most data centres do not meet the full availability, capacity,
safety or efficiency requirements that are often demanded.
The ever-changing technologies put even more pressure on
data centre managers along with the faster pace at which
these changes are required.
The Certified Data Centre Expert course is a five-day course
designed to prepare participants to analyse a given business
case, perform technical evaluation of a project plan and a
set of designs for the implementation of a mission-critical
data centre. The course also engages participants in product
evaluations and demonstrates how to select equipment,
develop equipment test scripts (IET) and integrated
performance and validation testing (IPVT). CDCE® builds
upon knowledge gained in CDCP® and CDCS® courses.
Participants who pass the exam will join the industry’s elite
data centre project design experts.
Roadmap
Audience
The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data
centre professional, who are involved in the design/build,
renovation or relocation of a mission-critical data centre.
Prerequisites
Participants must hold a valid CDCS® certificate in order
to register for the CDCE® class.
Certified Data Centre Expert
Certified Data Centre Specialist
Certified Data Centre Professional
2. Course Syllabus
Module 1
Data Centre Life Cycle
Data centre lifecycle stages and phases
Exercise: Stage/Phase/Milestone/Document mapping
Module 2
Design Preparation
Creation of a SON – Statement Of Need
Technology review
Conceptual sizing
How to calculate for computer room space
How to calculate facility space
How to calculate incoming power
Exercise: Conceptual sizing building and power
Analysing capacity of existing facility
Analysing investment options
Site selection
Permits and approvals
Exercise: Site selection
Conceptual design
Budget and project timeline
Business case preparation
Project delivery structure
Project management options
Project manager and team
Module 3
Design Planning
OSRA – Operational Systems Requirement Analysis
TFRA – Technical Facilities Requirement Analysis
Operations and maintenance review
RFP – Request For Proposal process
Vendor selection
Module 4
Design Development
Project planning
Design development
PDR – Preliminary Design Review
Equipment selection
FDR/V – Final Design Review/Validation
Exercise: Full design validation of power, cooling,
floor plans, fire suppression
Design freeze and LLTI
Creation of construction documents
BOM/BOQ – Bill Of Material/Bill Of Quantity
Exercise: Equipment selection
Module 5
Acquire
Requirements of purchase orders
Shipping terms
FWT/FAT – Factory Witness Test/Factory Acceptance Test
Sequencing
Incoming goods inspection and handling
Asset management
Module 6
Construct
Temporary essential services
Erection of the building
Permanent essential services
Building inspection
Snag list
COF – Certificate Of Fitness
Module 7
Fit-Out
Fit-Out
Builders cleaning
As-Built Drawings
Module 8
Test & Commissioning
IET – Individual Equipment Test
IPVT/IST – Integrated Performance Verification Test/
Integrated Systems Test
Common mistakes with IET/IPVT
Deep cleaning
Exercise: IET/IPVT scripting
Module 9
Hand-Over
Facility hand-over requirements and documents
PCC – Practical Completion Certificate
DLP – Defect Liability Period
Defect Management
ICT Systems Installation
ICT Systems Testing
Hand-Over/DLP Expiry
FCC – Final Completion Certificate
Module 10
Retirement
Reasons and definitions of retirement
Building the business case and project plan
Sequencing
Transfer of site
Demolishing of site
Legal matters
FCC – Final Completion Certificate
EXAM: Certified Data Centre Expert