The document provides information about the Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS) certification course offered by EPI. The 3-day course is designed to teach participants about data centre design, maintenance, operations, and standards to an expert level so they can effectively evaluate vendor proposals and verify that requirements are met. The course covers topics like data centre design, power infrastructure, cooling, fire protection, networking, efficiency metrics, and more. Upon passing the exam at the end of the course, participants will receive the CDCS certification which is valid for 3 years. The CDCS certification demonstrates expertise in data centre management and is a prerequisite for the elite CDCE certification.
The Data Center Standard Bicsi 002, by Betty Bezos. Presented in Data Center Summit Latin America 2010.
Explicación de la norma Bicsi 002, por Betty Bezos. Presentada en el Data Center Summit Latinoamérica 2010
A chilled beam is a type of convection heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system designed to heat or cool large buildings.It is now regarded as the most space efficient and environmental friendly method of heating and cooling a building.The primary advantage of the chilled beam system is its lower operating cost.Chilled beams reduce energy consumption.It is now regarded as the most space efficient and environmental friendly method of heating and cooling a building.It improves the comfort levels by cutting out the intrusive noise and aesthetic problems.It provides good energy efficiency and reduction in carbon dioxide emission. Since they do not require high forced air flows, chilled beam systems also require reduced air distribution duct network.
When developing data center energy-use estimations, engineers must account for all sources of energy use in the facility. Most energy consumption is obvious: computers, cooling plant and related equipment, lighting, and other miscellaneous electrical loads. Designing efficient and effective data centers is a top priority for consulting engineers. Cooling is a large portion of data center energy use, second only to the IT load. Although there are several options to help maximize HVAC efficiency and minimize energy consumption, data centers come in many shapes, sizes, and configurations. By developing a deep understanding of their client’s data center HVAC requirements, consulting engineers can help maintain the necessary availability level of mission critical applications while reducing energy consumption.
The data center market has expanded dramatically in the past few years, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Many clients and building owners are requesting modular data centers, which can be placed anywhere data capacity is needed. Modular data centers can help cash-strapped building owners add a new data center (or more capacity) to their site, and can assist facilities with unplanned outages, such as disruptions due to storms. Owners look to modular data centers to accelerate the “floor ready” date as compared to a traditional brick and mortar.
The Data Center Standard Bicsi 002, by Betty Bezos. Presented in Data Center Summit Latin America 2010.
Explicación de la norma Bicsi 002, por Betty Bezos. Presentada en el Data Center Summit Latinoamérica 2010
A chilled beam is a type of convection heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system designed to heat or cool large buildings.It is now regarded as the most space efficient and environmental friendly method of heating and cooling a building.The primary advantage of the chilled beam system is its lower operating cost.Chilled beams reduce energy consumption.It is now regarded as the most space efficient and environmental friendly method of heating and cooling a building.It improves the comfort levels by cutting out the intrusive noise and aesthetic problems.It provides good energy efficiency and reduction in carbon dioxide emission. Since they do not require high forced air flows, chilled beam systems also require reduced air distribution duct network.
When developing data center energy-use estimations, engineers must account for all sources of energy use in the facility. Most energy consumption is obvious: computers, cooling plant and related equipment, lighting, and other miscellaneous electrical loads. Designing efficient and effective data centers is a top priority for consulting engineers. Cooling is a large portion of data center energy use, second only to the IT load. Although there are several options to help maximize HVAC efficiency and minimize energy consumption, data centers come in many shapes, sizes, and configurations. By developing a deep understanding of their client’s data center HVAC requirements, consulting engineers can help maintain the necessary availability level of mission critical applications while reducing energy consumption.
The data center market has expanded dramatically in the past few years, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Many clients and building owners are requesting modular data centers, which can be placed anywhere data capacity is needed. Modular data centers can help cash-strapped building owners add a new data center (or more capacity) to their site, and can assist facilities with unplanned outages, such as disruptions due to storms. Owners look to modular data centers to accelerate the “floor ready” date as compared to a traditional brick and mortar.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission-critical data centers, simple is better. Data centers are faster and cheaper to build, and more reliable with lower total cost of ownership (TCO), when they start with a dramatically simplified design and build process that incorporates these elements: reference designs, pre-fabricated/modular architecture, partners that bring comprehensive capabilities into play, and coordinated planning around software, operations, and service. What you will learn: The top 5 weaknesses of today’s design/bid/build approach A simplified approach using reference designs and pre-fab products can preserve Day 1 capital and improve speed to market An integrated solution provider (Design, Build, Hardware and Operations) can optimize CapEx, OpEx and TCO.
Data Center Cooling Design - Datacenter-serverroommarlisaclark
Keep your data center cool and healthy with our smart Data Center Cooling Design which makes sure your data centers never get exhausted and work efficiently. Visit: http://www.datacenter-serverroom.com/rack-row-room-data-center-cooling
This Slide's will help those guys who are looking for to study the Data Center Design . In these Slide's, you can understand the concept of raised floor, importance of raised floor, why raised floor is needed in a Data Center, and many more concepts ..
Hope it will gave you the good understanding to related topic.
Green data Data Center is the only way going forward.To improve efficiency and PUE count we are leveraging technology and resources to cut down on emissions and utilizing power in a better way to reduce losses.This project speaks about the latest trends in Green IT and also how can banks use the technologies to upgrade their legacy systems
Review of TIA-942 data standards and some of the best practices surrounding a data center.
Sri Chalasani (Plante & Moran) is available to provide consulting on data center and infrastructure solutions.
sehubungan dengan kebutuhan Internet of things (IoT) di segala bidang, maka diperlukan data center yang memenuhi standar, salah satu bagian vital pada data center yaitu bagian HVACnya, berikut saya lampirkan PPT pemaparan singkat mengenai HVAC pada data center, mohon maaf PPTnya masih acak-acak2an :D
semogaa bermanfaat
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.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission-critical data centers, simple is better. Data centers are faster and cheaper to build, and more reliable with lower total cost of ownership (TCO), when they start with a dramatically simplified design and build process that incorporates these elements: reference designs, pre-fabricated/modular architecture, partners that bring comprehensive capabilities into play, and coordinated planning around software, operations, and service. What you will learn: The top 5 weaknesses of today’s design/bid/build approach A simplified approach using reference designs and pre-fab products can preserve Day 1 capital and improve speed to market An integrated solution provider (Design, Build, Hardware and Operations) can optimize CapEx, OpEx and TCO.
Data Center Cooling Design - Datacenter-serverroommarlisaclark
Keep your data center cool and healthy with our smart Data Center Cooling Design which makes sure your data centers never get exhausted and work efficiently. Visit: http://www.datacenter-serverroom.com/rack-row-room-data-center-cooling
This Slide's will help those guys who are looking for to study the Data Center Design . In these Slide's, you can understand the concept of raised floor, importance of raised floor, why raised floor is needed in a Data Center, and many more concepts ..
Hope it will gave you the good understanding to related topic.
Green data Data Center is the only way going forward.To improve efficiency and PUE count we are leveraging technology and resources to cut down on emissions and utilizing power in a better way to reduce losses.This project speaks about the latest trends in Green IT and also how can banks use the technologies to upgrade their legacy systems
Review of TIA-942 data standards and some of the best practices surrounding a data center.
Sri Chalasani (Plante & Moran) is available to provide consulting on data center and infrastructure solutions.
sehubungan dengan kebutuhan Internet of things (IoT) di segala bidang, maka diperlukan data center yang memenuhi standar, salah satu bagian vital pada data center yaitu bagian HVACnya, berikut saya lampirkan PPT pemaparan singkat mengenai HVAC pada data center, mohon maaf PPTnya masih acak-acak2an :D
semogaa bermanfaat
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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
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 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.
Grid Connected Electricity Storage Systems (1/2)Leonardo ENERGY
Development and use of Renewable Energy Sources is one of the key elements in European Electricity Research. However, connecting energy sources such as photovoltaics and wind turbines to the electricity grid causes significant effects on these networks. Bottlenecks are stability, security, peaks in supply & demand and overall management of the grid. Energy storage systems provide means to overcome technical and economic hurdles for large-scale introduction of distributed sustainable energy sources. The GROW-DERS project (Grid Reliability and Operability with Distributed Generation using Flexible Storage) investigates the implementation of (transportable) distributed storage systems in the networks. The project is funded by the European Commission (FP6) and the consortium partners are KEMA, Liander, Iberdrola, MVV, EAC, SAFT, EXENDIS, CEA-INES and IPE.
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Facility personnel often face the choice of maintaining aging equipment or buying new. Now there is another, more cost-effective, option to increase equipment reliability, efficiency and productivity….modernization. Learn key considerations and advantages of upgrading existing equipment to current technology.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
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CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE SPECIALIST
1. CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE SPECIALIST
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 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.
Roadmap
Audience
The primary audience for this course is an IT, facilities or
data centre operations professional working in and
around the data centre and having the responsibility to
achieve and improve high-availability and manageability
of the data centre.
Prerequisites
Participants must hold a valid CDCP® certificate in order
to be able to register for the CDCS® class.
Global Accreditation & Recognition
Understand the design life cycle of data centres and the
stages involved
Discuss the data centre requirements in great level of
detail with vendors, suppliers and contractors to ensure
that these requirements are met
Validate design plans, quotes and offers proposed by
vendors/contractors
Understand redundancy levels for both the data centre
design/setup and maintenance
Understand the various building considerations such as
bullet proofing, mitigation of seismic activity, fire ratings
and thermal stability
Understand how to install a raised floor that meets
requirements, avoiding misalignment, level differences
and leakage
Understand how to read a Single Line Electrical Diagram
to identify and avoid the most common design issues
Choose the correct UPS and parallel configuration, learn
and avoid classic parallel installation mistakes
Understand how to calculate battery banks, validate
offered configurations to ensure they meet requirements
Understand what distance to keep to avoid EMF issues for
human safety and equipment disturbances
Understand the fundamental cooling setup, CFM, Delta-T
and other important factors
Understand contamination factors and limitations
Understand full details of fire suppression options, how to
calculate gas content and verify installations
Understand how to measure data centre energy efficiency
and how to improve it
Course Benefits
After completion of the course the participant will be able to:
Certified Data Centre Expert
Certified Data Centre Specialist
Certified Data Centre Professional
2. Course Syllabus
Data Centre Design/Life Cycle Overview
Overview of the phases of a data centre life cycle
Planning, re-alignment and continuous improvement
Standards and Rating Level Definitions
Rating level history
Difference between Uptime and TIA-942
Rating level definitions
Redundancy options (N+1), 2N, 2(N+1)
Concurrent Maintainability/Compartmentalisation
Example configurations
Substation and feed requirements
Maintenance options
Operational processes guidelines/standards
Skill development
Building Considerations
Building location considerations
Floor and hanging loads requirements
Fire rating for walls and glass
Blast protection
Bullet proofing
Forced entry protection
Advanced Raised Floor & Suspended Ceiling
Raised floor installation guidelines
Techniques to install a proper and leveled raised access floor
Common mistakes
Choosing the right tiles and their locations
Seismic-mitigating floor constructions
Choosing the correct suspended ceiling
Advanced Power
Power infrastructure layout;
Formulas which you should know for the data centre
Single Line Electrical diagrams; how to read to ensure
key components are present for protection
Over current protection devices (MCB/MCCB/VCB/ACB/Fuses)
definitions and what to use where
Earth Leakage devices (RCB/RCD/ELCB/GFCI/ALCI/RCBO),
definitions and what to use where
Sizing of protective components
Lightning strikes and surge protection devices (TVSS/SPD),
how they operate, where to use and how to install
Power cabling and cable run considerations
PDU/DB setup and minimum requirements
Generators;
Generator types: Standy/Prime/Continuous
Component make up and functions
Fuel storage and calculation
Paralleling of gen-sets
Generator room/area requirements
UPS Systems;
Required specifications for UPS systems
How to read data sheets and select the correct UPS
Requirements for parallel configurations and avoid pitfalls
such as single point of failures
How parallel installation should be done, classic
mistakes made by installers and how to avoid these
Harmonic Filters;
Active/Passive filters and their application
Battery Banks;
Battery bank terminology
Designing battery banks, how to calculate, and double
check the battery bank to be installed
Battery charging pitfalls and ensuring the right charger
is being installed and used
Using parallel battery banks; how to properly install them,
limitations and risks when using batteries in parallel
How to test batteries correctly and make decisions on
cell/block or string replacement
Battery casing choices; ABS, V0, V1, V2
Alternative energy storage; flywheel, re-usable cell,
compressed air UPS, etc.
Advanced Electro Magnetic Fields
Sources of EMF
Difference between single, three phase and bus-bar EMF
Options available to measure EMF and how to interpret the
results from single-axes and composite measurements
Guidance on safe distance for equipment and humans
Calculation of EMF attenuation factor for shielding material
permeability and saturation factors
Advanced Cooling
Important definitions; dry-bulb, wet-bulb, dew-point, RH, sensible
and latent heat
Psychometric chart and ASHRAE recommendations
Environmental class definitions and thermal specifications
Temperature/humidity measurements guideline
Heat dissipation methods
Altitude impact on temperature intake to ICT equipment
Floor plan setup for effective cooling
Differences in tile surface and supporting structure and the air-
flow performance impact
Rack door construction and the flow performance impact
Equipment Delta-T and its impact
Optimising airflow
Thermal units conversions
Calculations for air volume displacement (CFM/CMH)
Cooling capacity calculations
Air-conditioning selection
De- / humidifying options
Air conditioning efficiency
SHR impact on cost saving
Efficiency indicator
New cooling principle and techniques (Submerged, VSD/VRF/
ECF/water- and air side economisers)
Redundancy guidelines for air-conditioners avoiding classic
misconceptions and mistakes for meeting ANSI/TIA-942 compliant
designs
Installation requirements
Connections to fire panel and EPO
Commissioning of air conditioners
Set points and calibration
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
Advanced Fire Protection
The fire triangle and elements to stop a fire
Detection systems in detail (VESDA, VIEW, smoke sensors)
Considerations for installation of sensors
Proper testing of smoke sensors
Water based systems i.e. deluge, wet-pipe, dry-pipe, pre-action
and why most of them don't work and how to detect this
Details on Inert and Halocarbon systems and how to select the
correct system for your data centre
How to calculate the gas content ensuring the appropriate level
is installed to suppress the fire including safety considerations
Other requirements for gas systems such as release times, hold
times, pipe install requirements and other important factors
Requirements for the fire detection panel
Installation verification, methods, what to check and how
New advanced fire suppression technologies
Design and Install Scalable Networking Cabling System
ANSI/TIA942 cabling structure topology
ToR, EoR Design
Intelligent patching systems
Installation best practice such as routing, bending radius, separation
from power, containment fill ratio, fiber link loss calculator, bonding
and grounding requirement
Standard for telecommunications labeling and administration
Environmental Specifications and Contamination Control
Acoustic noise effects, regulations, specifications and limits
Data centre contaminations and classifications
Measurements, standards and limits
Preventive measures and avoidance
Data Centre Efficiency
Business drivers to go Green
High-availability or Green?
Green guidelines and standards
How to measure it and what are acceptable numbers compared
to the general industry
PUE classes defined by Green Grid and issues with PUE
Techniques for saving energy in all parts of the data centre
i.e. application/system level, cooling, power distribution
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EXAM: Certified Data Centre Specialist