This course is fundamental for sales professionals, executives, data center owners, managers, and operators, 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. The course will provide full understanding of the main components that comprise the Data Center build, highlighting benefits of each, to allow for the most appropriate system and component selection.
DCIS® Syllabus
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
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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 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
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
Network Operation Center (NOC)
Systems
Procedures
Control
Data Center Trends
Latest Data Center Technology Trends
Latest Data Center Industry Trends