Certified Data Center Professional
In today’s digital era, enterprises depend on IT infrastructure to deliver critical services. At the heart of this infrastructure is the data centre, where availability, efficiency, and resilience are non-negotiable. However, many data centres fall short of meeting the rigorous demands of modern workloads, from AI to high-performance computing, putting businesses at risk.
Ensuring a high-availability environment demands expertise in power management, cooling strategies, fire protection, security, structured cabling, and industry best practices.
The CDCP® (Certified Data Centre Professional) course is a comprehensive 2-day program designed to equip participants with essential knowledge of the data centre infrastructure’s vital components.
This course provides insights into power and cooling systems, security measures, cabling structures, safety protocols, and efficiency enhancements; empowering data centre professionals to confidently support and enhance today’s data centres while preparing for future advancements.
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this course includes data centre specialists, facilities managers and IT professionals who work in and around data centres and are responsible for ensuring and enhancing their availability and manageability.
Course Benefits
Explain different types of data centres, their impact on business continuity, and the key factors affecting availability.
Examine international and national standards, industry guidelines, and compliance requirements for data centre design and sub-components.
Identify site selection criteria, building requirements, and supporting facility needs to establish a high-performance, resilient data centre.
Deploy raised floors and suspended ceilings while considering cooling, grounding, load management, and airflow optimization.
Design lighting layouts, emergency lighting systems, and positioning strategies to improve visibility, safety, and energy efficiency.
Develop power redundancy strategies, configure UPS systems, microgrids, transformers, batteries, and optimize power distribution techniques.
Assess EMF sources, shielding techniques, and best practices to protect critical IT equipment from interference and data corruption.
Deploy AI-driven cooling management, containment strategies, liquid cooling, and Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage (STER) to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Deploy network cabling designs, redundancy strategies, and TIA-942 cabling topologies for a resilient and future-ready data centre.
Install fire suppression systems, detection technologies, and safety signage while ensuring compliance with fire protection regulations.
Deploy physical security measures, access controls, surveillance systems, and safety protocols to protect data centre assets from threats.
Deploy BMS, DCIM, EMS, water leak detection, and alarm panels, ensuring continuous monitoring and proactive issue resolution.
Course Syllabus
Exam
Attendees will take a 1-hour CDCP® exam. The exam is 40 questions, multiple-choice, closed-book. The passing mark is 27 out of 40.
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