Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist

The CDMS® is a 2-day course is designed to expose participants to a step-by-step methodology which will enable them to reduce the risks involved when undertaking a data centre migration. It will also give participants a lot of valuable practical hints and tips by trainers having extensive experience in moving and consolidating mission critical data centre.

Audience Profile

The primary audience is an IT, Facilities or Data Centre Operations professional working in and around the data Centre (representing both end-customers and/or service provider/ facilitators) and having to deal with Data Centre Migration Projects and/or Data Centre Strategies, such as: Project Managers, Data Centre managers, Operations/ Floor /Facility managers, IT managers, Network/System Engineers, Data Centre Sales/Consultants, Logistic Managers.

Course Benefits

Develop and review their data centre strategy

Use different risk assessment methodologies together with practical tips specifically for data centre migrations to reduce the risk during a data centre migration

Understand different migration strategies

Understand the legal aspects when migrating a data centre

Understand the importance of Business Service Reviews and Service Level Objectives

Size and design the target data centre

Understand the importance of detailed discovery and how dependencies influence migration waves

Understand the safety requirements during migration

Get lots of practical tips when moving to another data centre

Course Syllabus

Data centre lifecycle

Reasons to migrate a data centre

Alternatives to data centre migration

Consolidation

Outsourcing

Cloud computing

Upgrade existing data centre or build new

Project management and methods

Scope statement

Statement Of Work (SOW)

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Allocate time to the project

Cost and estimation methodology

Project communication

Risk management and methods

Risk identification

Risk assessment methodologies

Qualitative approach

Semi-quantitative approach

Quantitative approach

Risk evaluation

Risk treatment

Risk in data centre migrations

Different data centre migration strategies

Heterogeneous migration

Homogeneous migration

Physical migration

Different IT transformations

Pre-migration transformation

Migration transformation

Post-migration transformation

Regulatory requirements

Contractual considerations

Legal aspects when decommissioning

The importance of Business Service Reviews

The concept of Availability

The concept of Recoverability

The importance of Service Level Objectives

Requirements on designing the target IT architecture

Information needed for high level planning

Requirements for the target data centre

Sizing the data centre

Architectural requirements

Cooling requirements

Power requirements

Security

The importance of discovery

Automated discovery tools

Asset management

Network and system dependencies

Detailed migration planning

Migration waves

Staffing

Warranties and insurance

Safety precautions

Technical safety review

Electrical safety

Lifting

Personal safety during migration

Fire safety during migration

Controversy between access and security

Access control

Managing security during migration

Security during migration

Key management

Practical hints and tips

Continuous improvement

Rehearsal

Route investigation

Resourcing

Logistics team

Packing

Transport

Installing the equipment

Post migration support

Main points to consider

Retiring ICT hardware

Retiring data centre facility systems

Retiring data centre building

Consider environmental aspects

Legal aspects

Project closure

Lessons learned

Phased completion of project

Criteria for project closure

The outcome of the project

End of project

Exam

Exam: Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist (CDMS®)

The CDMS® exam is a one hour, 40 questions, multiple choice and closed book exam. The attendee need to have 27 out of 40 questions correct in order to pass the exam.

The CDMS certificate is valid for 3 years, after which recertification is required.  Please see the EPI Recertification Program for available options.

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