ToolsIDCA audits involve advanced tools,
real tests and actual measurements.
Per IDCA’s guidelines, all experts during the
engagements of audits, assessments, project
management, testing & commissioning services
must include series of effective measurements
and tests conducted on-site to achieve concrete
results and render solid benefits to the data center
operators and end-users. Such tools are used
as seen fit by the DCCAs, depending on the site
conditions and auditor’s expert judgment while
conducting the audit, testing and commissioning.
These tools include but are not limited to: Voltage
Multimeter & Trender, Thermal Scanner, EMF Meter,
Power Quality Meter, Ground Earth Tester, Lux
Meter, Humidity, Velocity and Temperature Meter,
Insulation Multimeter, Batter Tester, RMS Clamp
Meter, Network Meter, etc.
ReportsComprehensive, detailed, informative, logical,
educating, life saving and essential!
Due to its universally effective approach, IDCA
audit reports are highly regarded for their
comprehensiveness, details, and effectiveness
for the organization under assessment. The audit
reports typically become part of the organization’s
educational process in order to educate and
inform the data center operations, maintenance,
design and implementation staff to understand the
mistakes, flaws and shortfalls and ensure such will
not repeat themselves in the future. In addition,
the report becomes a reference point for upcoming
projects and a benchmark of compliance matrix for
minimizing risks and non-compliances in the future.
The data center undergoing IDCA audit can expect
to receive grade certification and classification per
every high-level component of its infrastructure,
i.e. SFI G1, Site G2, and G3. The report will also
include the results of measurements and scans in
accordance to IDCA.
Who's the auditor?Data Center Certified Auditor (DCCA)®
At the midst of the data center, big data, and cloud management boom, official IDCA Data Center Certified Auditors (DCCAs)® play a critical role in the coming age. A DCCA® has traveled a long and extensive journey, fulfilling requirements after requirement to reach the stage of being able to assess and certify mission critical data centers. All DCCA®️s have become a Data Center Authority (DCA)®️, which means they are industry veterans, with many years of in-depth expertise, successfully completed all IDCA education and certification ladder; have contributed significantly to the data center industry and community; and on top of all the above, have completed the rigid DCCA® program.
Why IDCA?Application-centric, cutting edge, IT and Facility
encompassing, Infrastructure and Operation
enabling, educating, assuring, cutting-edge.
The data center is a blend of art, science, technology, and innovativeness across disciplines and platforms. The inception of data center lifecycle starts with the organizational and business requirements. Accordingly Site, Civil, Architecture will be specified, on top of which Power & Cooling, Safety & Security, IT, etc. will be implemented all to host and deliver the Application. Current market players have saturated their own presence with redundant advice and requirements that are not suited for today’s data center and information technology industry and community. Their requirements possess numerous loopholes, lack of applicable and capable disciplines, methods and practical measures, which are vivid to the expert eye. They show minimal appreciation on the IT parameters, and more so on virtualization and cloud prove unaware of the latest cooling trends, and much more. IDCA has therefore filled the coexisting gaps, capitalized on the lessons learned.
