Data Center Infrastructure Specialist®
Data Center Infrastructure Specialist®
2 Days, 1 Professional Certification
The course will provide comprehensive coverage of the main data center components, principles, standards, data center technology advancements, the Infinity Paradigm and latest trends, enabling professionals to make the most appropriate data center choices for design, build and operation.
2 Days Classroom Session
1 Professional Certification Available
Virtual Sessions Available
Private Organization Training Available
This is a popular course
Upcoming DCIS℠ Events
Course Description
This course is fundamental for professionals with varied disciplines and positions. Executives, data center owners, managers, operators as well as engineers, technicians, designers, planners, project managers, sales, finance and compliance professionals, attend DCIS® to enrich their knowledge beyond the industry buzzwords. The DCIS® course provides end-to-end coverage of the mission critical infrastructure systems that support typical data centers and environments with high availability requirements.
Who should take this course?
- Data Center Engineers
- Data Center Technicians
- Sales Professionals
- Business Executives
- Data Center Owners
- Data Center Managers
- Data Center Operators
- Finance Professionals
- Data Center Designers
- Data Center Planners
- Project Managers
- Legal & Compliance Professionals
- College Students & Graduates
- Business Continuity Experts
what you study
The course will provide comprehensive coverage of the main Data Center components, principles, standards, data center technology advancements, the Infinity Paradigm and latest trends, enabling professionals to make the most appropriate data center choices for design, build and operation.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn the data center language and buzzwords
- Learn data center principles
- Understand data center systems & components
- Review data center standards and frameworks
- Learn latest data center trends
- The Infinity Paradigm
- Learn alternative technologies
- Become competent to validate or criticize vendors
Prerequisites
- None.
Course Features
& Engineering
Day 1
Data Center Overview
Data Center History
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Data Center Definitions
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The Data Center Beast
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Data Center Downtime & Outage
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Present Data Center Standards
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Future of Data Center Standards
The Infinity Paradigm®
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Application Ecosystem (AE)℠
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Core & Pyramid Models
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The Organization
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The 7 Abstraction Layers
- Application Layer
- Platform Layer
- Compute Layer
- ITI Layer
- SFI Layer
- Site Layer
- Topology Layer
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Application Delivery Model (ADM)
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Application Delivery Infrastructure (ADI)
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Data Center Node (DCN)
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Logical Infrastructure
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Physical Infrastructure
Grading Systems
Data Center Tiers & Classes
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Data Center Grade Levels
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AER, OER, EER, RER, SER
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Efficacy Score Rating
Data Center Development
Data Center Tiers & Classes
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Data Center Development Process
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Data Center Phases
Site, Civil & Architecture
Data Center Site Selection & Criteria
Data Center Site Proximity, Hazard & Risks
Data Center Topology
Data Center Structure
Data Center Construction
Data Center Interior Fit-out
Data Center Space Relationships
Data Center CR, ER, MDA, HDA and ZDA
Data Center Raised Floor System
Data Center Grounding & Bounding
Data Center Earthing
Power Systems
Data Center Site Selection & Criteria
Logical Electrical Flow
DC, AC, W, AV Rates and Concepts
Utility Service
High Voltage Systems
Switchgear
Transformers
Low Voltage Systems
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems
UPS Configurations
Battery and Battery Types
Generators
Fuel Tanks
Power Distribution
ATS, STS
Power Cabling
Busbar Trunking System (BTS)
EPO
Grounding
Lightning Protection System
Alternative Power Sources
EF, MF, EMF, EMI
EMF & EMP Shielding
Day 2
Data Center Cooling
Environmental Air
Cooling Capacity
Precision Cooling
Direct Expansion (DX) Systems
Non-DX Systems
Cooling Methodologies
Cold-Aisle / Hot- Aisle
CRAC/CRAH
Cooling Topologies:
Open CRAC Systems
Aisle Containment (Cold & Hot)
In-Row Cooling
In-Rack Cooling
Cooling Towers
Chillers
Data Center Water Supply
Fire Protection
Fire Types and Classes
Smoke and Heat Detection
Aspiratory Detection and Sensing
Sprinkler Systems
Gas Suppression Systems & Agents (FM200, Novec, etc.)
Fire Prevention Technology
Data Center Safety
Data Center Security
Physical Infrastructure Security
CCTV
Access Control
Mantraps
Barbwires
Security Protocols & Procedures
IT Infrastructure Security
Data Center Structured Cabling
Cabling Layout
Patching & Termination
Labeling
Intelligence
IT Infrastructure
System
Storage
Networks
Virtualization & Cloud
External Telecom Connectivity
High Availability Designs
Data Center Efficiency
Cost of Energy
Power Usage
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)
Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency (DCIE)
Applications and Hosting Models
Applications
Application Delivery Architecture
App Tiers
Colo vs Managed Hosting
ASP Hosting
Public & Private Clouds
Monitoring and Management
MMS, EMS, EPMS, BMS
Temperature Monitoring
Leak Detection
Integration
Network Operation Center (NOC)
Systems
Procedures
Control
Data Center Trends
Latest Data Center Technology Trends
Latest Data Center Industry Trends
Examination
Director of Data Center Software Solutions
Schneider Electric
“I think the course was good overall, and I expect to be able to take a lot back to my company."
Facility Engineer
Lockheed Martin
“This course was amazing, I suggest this course to everyone. I enjoyed the instructor the most, he was clear and concise."
Infrastructure Specialist
The World Bank
“The instructor was excellent and very knowledgeable. It was obvious that he was well versed in the information."
Data Center Strategy Planning
Bristol-Myer Squibb
“These courses gave me an opportunity to take a look at IDCA definitions from what we have at home and gives us something to standardize against.”
Data Center Infrastructure Specialist
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
"Informative course and it will definitely help me in my day-to-day operations and planning of the data center.”
Data Center Manager
Randolf Brooks Federal Credit Union
“The instructor is a walking encyclopedia of data centers! One of the best IT training classes I’ve ever been too!”
Data Center Engineer
Famers Insurance
“Course was great, learned quite of bit of information that I can take back and include into our operations.”
Data Center Technician
Amazon
“Very valuable way to understand the foundation and fundamentals of what goes on inside the data center world.”
